WHO IS YOUR NEIGHBOR?

Nashville Inner City Ministry serves all people.  I would like to introduce you to Stacy and Michael Farley. At the present time the Farley’s are homeless living in a make sift shanty in an area known  as “Tent City.”  In other words they live under the interstate bridge just outside my office.  

The Farley’s, Stacy and Michael,  came to Nashville six months ago. They, like many, were looking for hope yet found hopelessness. Stacy has a high school diploma which she received in her hometown of Anderson, KY. Stacy’s dream is to enroll in cosmetology school and learn a productive skill. When I ask what she wanted more than anything else in the world, her statement was, “to gain custody of my three children.”  Michael grew up in Northport, Alabama. When asked his favorite sport he said “football” and, of course, not just any football but Alabama football!  Michael loves scary movies and life has been difficult for him since he did not finish high school.  When asked what he would like to have more than anything else, he answered, “I’d like to have a house.”

We at Nashville Inner City Ministry have enjoyed meeting the Farley’s and are looking forward to working with them in their search of spiritual, emotional, and economic healing…the pursuit of HOPE.  We CAN do better for our fellow man.

Thanks to all of those who are searching for solutions to the poverty that surrounds us. Jesus said to “…love your neighbor as yourself.” (Matt 19:19)  Lets’ keep working on it.

Lytle Thomas
Executive Director