Some months ago, I blogged about a young man living in our dumpster.  That was in January, and several of you have asked me for an update.

The truth is that he has lived in our recycling dumpster for about 2 1/2 months.  Our members made sure that he had food, water, showers, and transportation.  Maybe even more importantly, he met many of our members who befriended him and help him.  In his way of thinking, he had been burned at homeless shelters in the past, and he was more comfortable living in our dumpster than anywhere else.  He was respectful to us, made friends with many of our members, and often attended our worship services.

Here’s the latest update.  One of our members made contact with a guidance counselor at our local High School.  Because he had attended the school in the past, their guidance counselor was able to get him re-enrolled (even though he is 20) in a special needs program.  And since he is attending High School, the local youth homeless coalition was able to get him a place to stay.  Tonight, he is staying in a local (and pretty nice!) hotel.  By the end of the week, if all goes well, he will be in an apartment and working on his High School diploma at Agua Fria High School once again.

We thank our members for their love for “the man in the dumpster.”  And we thank the guidance counselors at AFHS who went beyond the call of duty to work out a solution for him.  Since he still has a long way to go, we ask you to continue to keep him in prayer.  And if you’re a student at AFHS, look him up.  He could use some friends!