Day 25- EndaIt was cold last night as I slid into my sleeping bag. I was fortunate to find a spare blanket in the gite where we were staying. I also had a roof over my head and the prospect of a breakfast in the morning even if it was only stale baguette with jam and tepid coffee. When I awoke this morning the sun was shinning but the fields were covered in a blanket of heavy frost. I looked at my clothes ,not a great choice,it was either shorts or my one pair of long pants. My one jumper had worn thin and developed holes from the constant rubbing of my backpack. I thought of my wardrobe full of clothes at home. Like many others I was used to taking all these things for granted.
I thought of all the things I was missing on this Camino : clean sheets , a real towel rather than a small chamois square, shampoo instead of soap to wash my hair, cups of coffee/tea whenever I wanted one, a choice of food as a time I decided. I then thought of all the luxuries in my life : coffee with friends, meals out, holidays , hairdressers, shopping sprees the list just went on and on. This is an example of what homeless people go through day in day out. I don't think I could live like this indefinitely could you?We have the means to help the less fortunate to make their lives just even a little bit better. St Vincent de Paul faces these problems everyday.It is not just the homeless it is also families and children. A bread earner may lose his job, there could be sickness in the home, the family may not have the means to pay everyday bills. Some parents can't even buy simple Christmas/ birthday presents for their children or supply them with the necessary requirements for school. Why should a child feel different when we can help even in a small way? Would you like to help? Please go to our donate page now.Every little bit helps no matter how small. "There go I but for the grace of God ." Thank you
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