Posted on 03/01/2017 8:52:03 AM PST by lowbridge
LaMont Hammond and his 8-year-old son did not have enough money for a hotel room, so the proud father took his son to the nearby Waffle House to plan his next move.
That is where he met security guard Amen Webster who said he could see the pain all over Mr. Hammond's face.
Webster went over to Hammond's table and asked what was wrong.
"I really was about to cry, but I was trying to be strong for my son. I did not have enough money for a hotel room. They were all too expensive. I was stressed out because I didn't want my son to have to stay in the streets," the 37-year-old said.
"I have been homeless before and I can see it a mile away. I just trusted in the Lord and decided I would let them stay with me" Webster said.
(Excerpt) Read more at fox5atlanta.com ...
God bless this security guard. This is worth more than tithe offerings and ashes on the forehead.
That was very nice of Officer Webster to do that. Sometimes it takes someone familiar with a certain type of suffering to see it in others. I’m somewhat surprised the Dad allowed his name, his picture and his sons to be published, but perhaps being discreet was of low priority right now.
The main thing is to get a roof over their heads. Bedsides, many folks of his under 40 generation do not really expect full privacy. They already describe their lives fully while on Facebook.
All things said, it would behoove the Officer to lock up the any alcohol, money box , homeowners’ deed and gun closets during this charitable gesture.
God bless this security guard. I hope this works out.
Good story, thanks for posting.
The security guard took him to his apartment and went back to work. That’s a lot of blind trust. Hoping for the best. At least the guy has a job.
Jesus separates the sheep from the goats based on how we treat the least of these. Heaven and hell right there.
Matt 25 prophey judgment of the Lord Jesus Christ.
“When were you homeless Lord? “
“All things said, it would behoove the Officer to lock up the any alcohol, money box , homeowners’ deed and gun closets during this charitable gesture”........I totally agree with all you’ve said but unfortunately in this day in time the skeptic comes out in all of us but we’re all hoping for the best. :)
When I was single I did a lot of this. My parents did this constantly. It used to be extremely common among Evangelicals, Baptists, Church of God in Christ, Pentecostals, Mennonites, Amish to do this both in the church structure and outside the church structure. Not so much with mainline UCC/UMC/Lutheran/Episcopalian.
I did a study on this back in ‘64 (actually a study on the paths to upward mobility in the inner city of Chicago).
How prevalent is this now? I have not seen any papers on this in a long, long time.
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