Josephine shares :
Imagine waking up every morning with only a piece of cardboard, a thin jacket and maybe a thin blanket in the winter. Can you imagine the cold they have to bear? This is the real situation of the homeless. They are homeless primarily because they have lost their jobs and could not afford housing. Does anyone care about them? Does anyone notice them? Who will help them? But little did these people know that there are kids out there who are ready to help even when you have to wake up as early as 4 in the morning. In January every year, different middle school classes (6th – 8th grade) from Christian Academy in Japan (CAJ) go out in the cold to give food to the homeless at Ikebukuro station. This year, nine groups of about 10 students per group took turns each day to reach out to the homeless. My group went out on Jan. 14th. The night before, I packed five breakfasts consisting: a ham & cheese sandwich, a hard boiled egg, a banana, 2 plain croissants, 2 chocolate croissants, a can of coffee, and an almond chocolate bar. I also packed 5 smaller bags with 2 plain croissants and 2 chocolate croissants. An evangelistic “hope” booklet was inserted in each bag too.
