The big event

Last night was a night to remember. It was the evening of my organization's annual fundraiser. Out at the Indianapolis Colts Pavilion, I met several of the players and had them all autograph the back of my Tackling Homelessness shirt - a really cool, personal memento. There was BBQ, a live and silent auction, and all kinds of fun mingling.

Still, I nearly cried several times throughout the evening. I was amazed by the generosity of the folks attending the event, and by the faiths of some of the players. Somebody paid $400 for one of the players to sing a song he had written called "I Run to You" and it was all about Jesus. That was a teary moment for me. Another one was during the testimony of a woman who told us about how she became homeless and lost her husband and son in the process, but through Horizon House and our partnership with a company called Herff Jones, she became housed, cleaned up her drug habit, and has a full-time permanent job. She also has her son back. My third teary moment was as I watched one of our board members who had been homeless and received services from us. He still doesn't have much money, but he's constantly giving back - financially and with his presence and voice. As I thought about him I realized that makes him a hero in my book, and it reminded me that God can turn even our most desperate circumstances into something truly amazing. We doubled our funds raised this year from last year, and the even was just a lot of fun. I'm so privileged to have been able to attend.

You can see photos from the event here.