People Are Not Your Problem, They Are Your Purpose

“Why don’t these bums just get a job?!” For a long time, that was my sentiment about people I saw begging on the street for money. Without compassion, I was convinced that if I did give them money, they would just use it for booze or drugs. So instead I just shook my head in disgust and walked on by.

After many years of this unkind, uncaring attitude, I found myself working in a large inner-city church and having to meet with people on the streets every day as they dropped by to have their various needs met. Eventually I found that by getting to know them and their often tragic stories—many of which are included in this memoir—they ministered to me as much as I ministered to them, changing my heart.

Softcover Trim Size: 5 x 8

Page Count: 112

About the Author:

Marcia Magee McClelland was the administrator at St. George’s Anglican Church in downtown Ottawa, Canada for more than thirteen years. Along with her very many duties, she was actively involved with ministering to the fragile people on the city streets on a daily basis. Her work with the homeless proved to be the more rewarding experience.