| "The Cross" is a self-improvement base located in | | | | funding? |
| Amarillo, Texas. It's an Outreach Ministry for | | | | Outreach Ministry |
| veterans, homeless people without money, and the | | | | The quick response by the Amarillo Fire Department |
| unemployed; all of whom want to find work. It | | | | prevented major damage to it. "The Cross" continues |
| serves the community, and the surrounding area, | | | | to serve our veterans and homeless people, as |
| where citizens looking for helpers can readily fine | | | | reported by the Amarillo Globe News. |
| workers. | | | | Dumas indicated that The City of Refuge Outreach |
| The Amarillo Globe "Police Briefs" headlines read, | | | | Ministry has no plans to initiate arson charges against |
| "Police suspect arson in Outreach Ministry" being set | | | | anyone over The Cross being set afire. |
| afire on Wednesday, January 27, 2009. The | | | | The Amarillo Globe reported that The Cross |
| ramifications of it being set afire, as reported by the | | | | Outreach Ministry, which is operated by Christian |
| Amarillo Globe News, is the focus of this | | | | Heritage Church, feeds breakfast to Amarillo's |
| commentary. | | | | veterans and homeless people. Our veterans, citizens |
| Police investigators told Pastor Gary Burd that a | | | | of Amarillo, and homeless people have a place to |
| criminal report was filed at 3 PM, according to the | | | | wait--at The Cross--while they seek day labor. |
| Amarillo Globe. It said that "a disgruntled client" might | | | | Self-Improvement Base |
| have set The Cross (known also as the "City of | | | | "The Cross" offers Amarillo's veterans and homeless |
| Refuge" Outreach Ministry) afire. | | | | people the following self-improvement services: |
| But there are two altogether different explanations. | | | | - Daily Devotionals and Prayers, |
| Casey Dumas--an Outreach Ministry pastor at The | | | | - Continental Style Breakfast and Sack Lunch to go, |
| Cross who teaches the good new of Christ to our | | | | - Family Pantry Boxes are distributed, |
| veterans & homeless people of Amarillo, and to all | | | | - Employment Counseling, |
| who attend his daily sermons--said that it might have | | | | - Free Referrals for Multiple Needs, |
| been set afire by the estranged husband of a | | | | - Clothing Distribution, |
| volunteer, who works there. | | | | - Hygiene Products Distribution, |
| Or, he said, it could've been an acquaintance of the | | | | - Access to Phone, Fax, and Copier, |
| volunteer's husband who was tying to frame her | | | | - Bibles and Christian Literature, |
| husband for doing it, in an act of revenge; since | | | | - Mail/Message Posted and Announced for Retrieval, |
| arson investigation uncovered evidence of | | | | - Outreach Ministry for the Hospitalized and the |
| premeditation, rather than The Cross being set afire | | | | Incarcerated. |
| in a spontaneous act of passion. | | | | "The Cross" does much more than help Amarillo's |
| The motivation--whether The Cross was set afire in | | | | homeless people. Amarillo's veterans can request |
| an act of passion or one of revenge--is irrelevant to | | | | assistance for self-improvement with: |
| the theme of this article, which is the mission of The | | | | - Benefits, |
| Cross to help the needy and our veterans find work, | | | | - Counseling, |
| and a base for spreading the Good News of Christ. | | | | - War Trauma Recovery Program (Planned for the |
| Dumas said that the investigation is ongoing. He | | | | near future). |
| indicated that The City of Refuge Outreach Ministry | | | | Several homeless people at The Cross said that they |
| has no plans to initiate arson charges against anyone | | | | have plans for self-improvement, after they find |
| over The Cross being set afire. | | | | work to pay for GED classes. |
| The Cross, a Base For Veterans to Find Work | | | | The Cross being set afire could be a detriment to |
| I've heard radio host Michael Savage demean | | | | the noble work that it does, if the decent people of |
| veterans and homeless people for excreting human | | | | Amarillo quit making charitable contributions to it |
| waste in business areas of San Francisco. But he | | | | because of the evil deed. |
| gave no solution to the problem, like how to help the | | | | Or, Amarillo citizens--and maybe even people from |
| homeless find work, other than incarceration. | | | | around the world--could increase support for The |
| "The Cross" in Amarillo has a solution to homeless | | | | Cross due to publicity, which resulted from it being |
| people needing to heed the call of nature. It has a | | | | set afire. Please support The Cross Outreach Ministry |
| public restroom, which is available to: | | | | base for our veterans and homeless people because |
| - Our veterans, | | | | it is a valuable service to the community and |
| - Homeless people, | | | | surrounding area. |
| - Anyone who wants to find work.Think of the | | | | "Your money, or your life." We know what to do |
| alternative. It reeks. What would happen if "The | | | | when a burglar makes this demand of us, but not |
| Cross" were forced to close its doors, due to lack of | | | | when God does. |