Breakfast with the Homeless and Working Poor

Many of us have an image of homeless people in our minds. It could be the man with a cardboard sign asking for money by a freeway ramp or someone sleeping in an alley in the middle of the day. You won’t usualy hear people talking about a homeless person by name, or mentioning what a great conversation they had with a homeless man or woman that morning.

Today’s episode of Stories that Touch your Heart offers a different perspective from two women who eat free Saturday breakfasts with the homeless and working poor in the basement of a church on Milwaukee’s south side. Sandra Mandell, 44, and Patricia, 90, (a widow who was not comfortable sharing her last name) linger for a while at Ebenezer Stone Ministries, chatting with the regulars, getting to know people and even developing friendships with some individuals. They enjoy the conversations and sense of community that develops over the breakfast table.