Casey and Zeek

You know how it is. You pass these folks on the street corners and intersections all the time. We passed these two today, Casey and Zeek, on a corner in south Salem. Casey’s sign he held said, “Need food, blankets, tent. God bless.” Their image and message moved us. Right across the street was a Goodwill center. We went in and bought them a sleeping bag (the item behind them). I took it to them, and Zeek the dog nearly took my leg off protecting his master, but I kind of surprised them , so it was a natural reaction. We gave them the sleeping bag and a few bucks, and Casey shook my hand and thanked me. I’m not sure why out of all the people we see in this situation we were drawn to these two. Maybe we helped them for a day or two.

There but for the grace of God...