I was going to blog about my day at the North Carolina Legislative Building in Raleigh, but I’ve decided to instead write about what happened after I returned from my day lobbying for H88, The Electoral Fairness Act. After returning from downtown Raleigh, I noticed Hope was missing. Fair enough, we both had the day off and I chose to leave her to hang around with a bunch of bureaucrats. After about twenty minutes or so, Hope charges in with a wild-eyed expression and a bag of ice in each hand. She said God told her to take water to the homeless people in Moore Square (in downtown Raleigh, where I just came from). Now getting ideas like this was nothing new for Hope, but acting on them was.Man, I was pissed. First, I was pissed that she was going to go to a part of town she’s never been. Secondly, she’s going to be mixing with a possibly mentally unbalanced population giving stuff away to people. It’s sometimes hard to tell people who are mentally unbalanced that you’re only giving away water (and not, for example, your wallet). The final and biggest reason I was pissed is that I was going to have to go down there to watch her back. I had to be ready for anything.
Anyway, we made it downtown and parked at Moore Square in front of the bus terminal. I was there just an hour earlier and couldn’t find a parking spot anywhere. Hope was a bit hesitant at this point, but jumped out of the car, unloaded her cooler on wheels and rushed across the street. Apparently God changed her orders. Now she was giving water to people riding the bus instead of to the homeless. I was amazed how quickly all of her water went. I was also amazed how appreciative everyone was. It was an incredibly hot day, and I typically preach the virtues of proper hydration. Despite my previous reservations, it was a lot of fun and helpful to so many people. Well, until Hope began discussing it as a ministry outreach project. The little time we spent downtown and she’s already sounding like some damn politician for Jesus. My recommendation: just be happy and give away some water.
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