Saturday, May 13, 2006

Stealing Laundry

The other night, during the start of prayer meeting, there was large commotion about three doors down the alley (there are not streets and to call it an alley is even pushing it). I asked what was going on (understanding when everything is calm, is hard enough, when things get emotional, forget it). They said that someone had lost some of their laundry from off their line.

I guess that describes the level of poverty here that clothes hanging on the line are not safe. People steal them, sell them for quick cash and buy drugs or just food.

I think of the vast amount of clothes that are donated to Goodwill every day and then try to reconcile that to clothes being stolen off the line.

We really are not in Kansas anymore...