Costa Mesa Town Square Facebook thread regarding homeless solutions
Tina Hoffman I volunteered with several different church ministries serving the Costa Mesa Motor Inn from 2000 -2009 and was invited into the rooms of many we were assisting. Most seemed to be exclusively spanish speaking families up to 7 in one room aka six children including newborns and both parents sincerely trying to work extremely hard long hours at any available jobs regardless of how physically exhausting while creatively utilizing the at the time 28 day immediately renewable stay limit as their only resource for semi safe housing since any of the other nearby apartments some would suggest as less expensive required documentation they couldn't provide. Thoughout that entire duration and ever since then I am also aware that CMMI is / was also one of the top OC underground recommendations for the homeless including recently released from prison attempting to find a break from living on the streets even if only for a few hours much more attractive to them in comparison to other shelters enforcing life altering restrictions and accountability
Tina Hoffman Sometimes what we percieve as rejection is God's protection
Tina Hoffman Good point. Alot of what God allows in life from other forces sure doesn't seem like manifestation of His promise to "protect" and answer prayer but after personally experiencing so many undeniable miracles as a direct result of hurtful rejection and frustrating slammed doors including when His answer to something I want is NO!!! LoL regardless I try to continue Believing for myself and others that He will eventually fulfill His promise to work out everything for good somehow better and beyond what we could ever desire or imagine which seems impossible to envision in the midst of life altering devastation with no solution in sight but then on the other hand if the how and when was known then there would be no need for Faith LoL In the meantime I'm grateful that at least some good results from surviving each unpleasant situation increasing ability to empathize and discover resources to share with individuals and communities enduring multifaceted trials more effectively than if I were from Pollyannaville LoL