Regarding Douglas:

For many years, I lacked compassion.

Then, I changed.

The, I became a board member and ultimately board president of the Evansville Christian Life Center. That's when I went from lacking, to changing, to understanding!

People like Douglas have high intrinsic value, regardless of circumstance, and deserve respect.

Among other things, at the ECLC, we served nearly 50,000 free hot meals/year. Not in a soup line, but with volunteers providing "sit down service". We didn't preach, we didn't charge, we simply said come in and be served.

I applaud what you did with Douglas...not only because you didn't charge him, but because you cared enough to know his name, to notice him, and to treat him with respect.