welcome to real life.

a few random people have popped in and out of my life these past few days. one girl from meford, ontario who i met while walking through vancouver, was sitting on the ground outside of a strip club begging for money. she had no place to stay that night as the shelters were full and hostels and hotels too expensive. she wants to go back to ontario but now she has a child in vancouver who she doesn't want to leave behind. she had markers and a colouring book to keep her company that night. the next girl, an 11th grader from a school here in Abbotsford, randomly (or not) sat beside me in the park up the street as i was reading. we talked for an hour and a half about things from God to animals to fears to life. interesting girl who loves being miserable. and lastly, an 18 year old guy. issues with drugs, drinking...he had a huge scare when a couple of thugs held him captive in his apartment for a few hours because his roommate owed them money. the next night he stayed at our place. now, despite death threats, he's moving back in with his roommate. all good people in different walks of life. the 11th grader asked me how God could be when there is so much misery in the world -- when bad things happen to good people. somehow, i doubt 'faith' was what she needed to hear.