MiracleMessages

Kevin: One of my new favorites is unfolding right now... an Aztec Indian man named Jose Ruiz who was sold into slavery at age 8 in Zacatecas, Mexico, escaped, ended up in Corpus Christi, Texas, has been on the streets for 40+ years, hasn't seen his family in decades. The post was shared over 200 times, and a Univision reporter drove 6 hours into the mountains, located the farm where he grew up, and was able to find his family.

And literally just a few minutes ago, Jose Ruiz showed up at our partner's site in Corpus Christi, Texas, as we had previously scheduled. We showed him the video from his brothers, and I just watched his reaction. Wow.

Here's the original post, and the others in my feed tell the rest of the story: https://www.facebook.com/kfadler/posts/10100332500767736

Beverly (Kevin typing): Jesse Florence. I just took to him. He had seven siblings. I couldn't find him. I was driving you crazy. Jessica crazy. Brian and I was getting into it. When I found him, and the moment became a reality, I wouldn't let him hide. He almost fainted when he saw me. It just broke my heart. He got a chance to reconnect with his family. And they know he is alive and well. He quit drinking. I had a part of that. It made me feel good. For weeks and weeks I was looking, everywhere: Glide, the Ferry Building. I was losing sleep. But it was worth it. To see his face, that's why I do what I do. He's looking good.

Beverly: we need more mental health facilities: more psychiatrists, more therapists, more drug programs. They should invest in some mental facilities for these people. Stop putting the bandaids on it.

Brian: If they added more housing in the city, that would be a blessing for the homeless.

Jess: In addition to both of those, every housed person in San Francisco should have a conversation with one person who is experiencing homelessness. For many people in San Francisco, the issue of homelessness is faceless. People care more about helping the people that they know. I think that would make a big difference.

Beverly: also, people need to learn how to reintegrate into society. A lot of these people don't know.

(Kevin typing)

Brian: socks

Beverly: hygiene kits, gift cards – burger king, target

Jess: looking someone in the eye and talking to them, giving them a nice hello, that goes a long way

Kevin: Great question. We hear this a lot. We are launching a new program in the next few weeks called "Miracle Packs," a monthly care package subscription with socks, our 1-800-MISS-YOU cards, and other key items. If you're interested in getting one of these packs, you can sign up on our website: http://miraclemessages.org/getinvolved