Homeless week

Homeless week was August 1-8 this year in Australia.

It is easy to think that homelessness is not our problem, but the motto for this year was “Will you be homeless in 2020?”

Around 105 000 Australians each year are classified as homeless where no place to sleep. Some people may be sleeping rough or couch surfing at mates places.
I know it is very easy for me to forget about the needs of Aussies in our own backyard and think that poverty is only in the third world. Yes, we should be advocating for people overseas who are in desperate need, but there is also a place to think about people here in Australia who don’t know when their next meal will be. As Christians God tells us to love people and there are many examples in the gospels of Jesus caring for the sick and hurt.

There are practical things we can do to support people in our own backyard doing it tough-maybe helping out at soup kitchen once a month or donating second hand clothes to other worthy organisations.

For further information on homelessness in Australia feel free to check out the below links:
http://www.homelessnessaustralia.org.au/