However, passions and desires to do the right thing are often overwhelmed by the reality of just how difficult a task we face.
The “mountain” just seems un-climbable.
In 1849, surveyors made a great discovery of Chomolungma, also known as Mount Everest - the tallest mountain in the world, at 29,029 feet.
Everest was also considered un-climbable. Anything over 24,000 feet was referred to as the “Death Zone”. Sadly, hundreds have died in the attempt to reach the top of Everest.
The first man to officially make it to the top of Everest was Sir Edmund Hillary.
Turns out, the mountain was climbable after all… it just took 100 years to do it.
Caring for the homelessness, social justice, justice ministry… call it whatever you want, but we can climb this mountain if we work together.
Homelessness is not just a mountain that we can observe from a distance. It’s not just a mountain that we attempt to climb, make it halfway up, and then turn around and go home. It’s a mountain that we can and need to intentionally climb and refuse to allow ourselves to not make it to the top.
At The Mustard Seed, with the help of literally thousands of volunteers and supporters, we will keep on climbing until we make it to the top.
- Bill Nixon, Director of Public Education, The Mustard Seed
@billbytheminute
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