06/17/2026
🏠Story from an open home…
One pair of jeans was all he asked for.
He came in late at night with only the clothes on his back, after going through a very traumatic situation that most of us couldn’t even imagine. We got him settled with a hot meal, and then we took him up to the giving room so we could get him anything and everything he needed.
As he looked around, we explained we were going to pack him a bag full of clothes, hygiene items, new shoes, and anything else he wanted. If we didn’t have it, we told him we would go out and get it the next morning. After a little bit of silence he said, “Can I just have one pair of jeans? These aren’t mine.”
As we began to talk him into other things, we realized he didn’t want any shorts or pajamas. When we asked what he would sleep in, he responded by saying, “I just sleep in jeans because sometimes at night I have to be ready to get up because bad things happen. I just like to sleep in jeans so I’m ready.”
The first night he was with us, he slept in a new pair of jeans, but the second night we got to see him let his guard down and sleep in a pair of brand new comfy pajama pants. Thank you, Jesus, for this house where our guests feel safe enough to sleep in comfy pajamas instead of jeans. 🙌🏼❤️