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Web Journal of an Alien Street Priest
This blog is about the daily activities of Fr. Damien Sims of San Francisco and his work on Polk Street with prostitutes and the punk culture.
Wednesday, October 08, 2003
it was great to sleep all afternoon and then watch a movie last night. back to the old grindstone today. went to foodbank. 20 year old just took me out to lunch, made some money on a date, and wanted to take me out. have known him since he was 14. he has always considered me "his safety net." some safety net i am, really, if he only knew. as i left restaurant all the guys were coming out around the bar to begin thei rnight of trying to make money. as i look back over the past nine years i don;t feel like the same person i was then, and am not. and i have a greater trust in God, for i know that all things do work together for those who love God. In the good times, the dark and bad times, God has been there, and what more can i ask. Thanks be to God! Deo Gratis

posted by River  # 4:30 PM
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Tuesday, October 07, 2003
spent yesterday afternoon at angle island with friends, great to be out of town and in nature and with friends. last night was quiet. ran into 30 year old, christopher, whom i have known since he was 21, just got out of prison after 3 years, back on h. same cycle, prison and drug use and prison. he is a sweet guy, but his life has been in a vicisious circle. he seems really broken, and lost now, no enthusiams, none of the same fun he was, just a broken human being. he is the broken body of christ, and it is in the faithfulness of christ to the resurrection that we must trust and know that guys like chris are our neighbor whom we are to c are for, even when they do not care for themselves.

posted by River  # 1:42 PM
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Sunday, October 05, 2003
just got up. slept from 3:00 am. the nighit was cazy. people were high, drunk. yelling, one guy went down the street knocking over planters, and anything in sight. death , 19 sent for me. she was in a cardboard box, high fever in hemlock alley. i gave her some ibroprophen and water. she refused to go to hospital, because they treat her badly. my guess is she has cried wolfe so many times they just assumed she is trying to get attention. so often, especially with the younger people, when they are lonely, cold, and want a warm place they will go to the emergency rooma nd pretend to be sick, and hence many staff view homeless people with doubt and do not often treat them with respect. it is getting chilier, in the 50s and i have few blankets left and it pains me to not have them. i have only one for myself now, in that i gave the other a way and am tempted togive it a away, but would get sick with just a sheet. young jk, 19,wanted to talk last night. he appeared to be coming down from speed, very paranoid. felt his friends were not treating him well, talked about over hearing someone snitching and how he told others. and we talked about the drama of the street and how to get into the middle o fit only brings it to u. like all of us, these guys have drama when they cannot deal with themselves and want to find meaning or simply to be get attention. and so the night went. i was damn glad to go to bed. Deo Gratis!Thanks be to God!

posted by River  # 2:13 PM
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