(still in Vinita at my folks' place this week; waiting to hear from a few other leads on shelter/bed)
in the meantime, the suicide crisis up in Canada caught my attention online. to summarize: since Oct. 2015 there have been over 100 suicide attempts and 2 completed suicides in the Attawapiskat community in Ontario Canada!
just one suicide attempt that i personally witnessed at a homeless shelter in Austin TX was enough to get my attention and to keep talking to that individual until the paramedics arrived and took them to the hospital nearby. (the person survived, thank God!)
now multiply that by 100, stretched out over the last 6 months, its INSANE!
i'm monitoring the situation online to hear what the community needs, aside from prayer and encouragement.
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