// November 20th, 2008 // 4 Comments » // journal
I met Herman today during lunch. We had a good time reconnecting. Today was a good day for him…his mind was very clear. We started talking about the money I have stored away for him – and how I feel bad that we haven’t found a good way to spend it on him. He told me to keep the money for now, and that it was better for me to hold on to it until he gets his apartment. I can tell he trusts me.
The good news is that Herman is next on the list to get an apartment through the agency he’s working with. Please pray that something opens up soon. He’s been on the waiting list for over 2 years and he’s getting close.
Herman started talking about a little group of homeless friends that spend nights together in the Wilmington Train station (pictured above) – from about 7:30 PM to around 6 AM…Hollywood, Hum’bird, Angel, Herman and another “old mama”.
He was talking about how they have “groupness“.
I said, “oh you mean you have community?”
He said, “No, groupness…you know – we look out for each other.”
I said, “Oh yeah, groupness”
There you go, a new vocab word…
group·ness (grōō’p nēss)
n. Slang
- a social group of 5 people or less whose members are unrelated but reside in a specific locality, share food and blankets, and often have a common heritage, and who look out for each other…
I’m sorry for not updating you on Herman…
I still meet with Herman almost every Wednesday.
Herman is still on the street. We still have the money sitting/waiting for him…I still give him clothes and food (And Bibles – which he in turn hands out
– but he’s not open to getting counseling right now. After his time in prison, he had a good stretch where he showed some improvement towards his outlook.
Now he’s back in a rut…causing trouble on the street…but we’re still his friend, still trying to love on him.
I will bring some new love to the blog SOON!