When you live on the street, you learn skills to survive.

When you live on the street, you learn skills to survive.

As the temperatures in Rome and Floyd County are dropping fast, a simple problem becomes urgent: how do you keep your feet warm when your shoes are worn out and replacement isn’t an option?

One of our new friends (pictured here with me) showed us the answer.

With a tiny sewing kit, bubble wrap, aluminum foil, a pair of well-worn shoes, and a lot of ingenuity, he went to work. Stitch by stitch. Layer by layer. Using what he had to solve what mattered most—warm feet in cold weather.

This isn’t a craft project.

This is survival.

At Loving Others Ministry, we see this kind of resilience every week. We serve men and women who have learned hard skills simply to stay alive. Our calling is to meet immediate needs—clothing, shoes, warmth—while also sharing the hope of the Gospel through respect, prayer, and presence.

Sometimes ministry looks like handing out coats.

Sometimes it looks like listening and learning.

And sometimes it looks like recognizing the dignity, creativity, and strength already present in the person standing in front of you.

Tonight, these shoes mean warmer feet.

And they remind us why we do what we do—loving others the way Christ loves us.

Please pray for our new friend and for all those facing the cold. If you’re able, consider donating warm clothing or supporting the ministry so we can keep showing up, meeting needs, and sharing the Gospel—one person, one story, one act of love at a time.

This is the Gospel lived out.

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