This past weekend, Al got some free tickets to a Rangers game and invited a few of us to go. She also invited M to go with us. We've known M and his family for a couple of years through New Hope and the various programs that have gone on in that area.
A couple of months ago, there was a fire at M's apartment complex. To be specific, it was the third fire at the apartment complex in the past two years. But this time, most of his family's possessions were water damaged, leaving them with very little. LINC got involved, mediating some community meetings that have us all extremely hopeful. A group of neighbors from the area are in the process of planning a community garage sale that will benefit the folks that lost everything in the fire.
Back to our day at the Rangers' game. Al had mentioned doing something with M a couple of weeks ago, so when the opportunity arose, she asked him if he'd want to go with us. Come to find out, it was his first baseball game. We started way up in the nosebleed section, but we were able to move down closer... 8 rows back from the Rangers' dugout.
