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Random Acts of Charity or Planned Release of Goods
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#charity #altruism #alms #almsdeeds #tzedakah #messianicjews #christianjews #2018
***DESIRED ALMSDEED to gladly receive: 1-WAY TRIP TO ISRAEL***
***ARE THERE ANY JEWS (Messianic-Christian) left IN THE WORLD?***
***ATTENTION: EXILE ALL CHRISTIANS TO "Biblical Cosmology-oriented" ISRAEL (away from Heliocentric America) NOW!***
*JANUARY-FEBRUARY*
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*MARCH*
In March, the locals of Lehi, American Fork, Sandy, Draper, and Midvale offered me food, liquid refreshment, monies, gift card(s), care package(s), groceries, Religious book(s), newspaper(s), backpack(s), gloves, Religious/Inspirational card(s), lodging, Hotel room(s), temporary shelter, ride(s), dryer service, help, networking contact(s), and encouragement. *End result: food, a writing pad, another pair of pants, and foot powder (to use as "shoe fume neutralizer" for a new pair of American Eagle shoes from Payless ShoeSource...so "in lay-expats terms": foot powder to conceal the "material witness" odors of American Eagle BOOTIE-style shoes [w/ mid-range heels] that are clearly in-reach at Payless)
-LEHI, UT-
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*Outside of a Vacant Strip Mall Space (a former location of Potbelly [Sandwich Chain]) adjacent to Pizza Studio [Pizza Restaurant]: 1 ???Pizza Studio Manager??? requested me to "take down the tent and leave" the Strip Mall Property (of just the Pizza Studio, and the vacant space)...I was approached, while I rested inside my pitched tent behind the vacant space (after camping overnight); 1 Local Police Officer relayed a request for me to "take down the tent and leave" the Strip Mall Property (in response to a complaint from the aforementioned ???Pizza Studio Manager???)...while I prepared to pack out of my tent
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*Parking Lot of Maverik [Gas Station/Convenience Store] (an old location - UNDER CONSTRUCTION): 1 [in a vehicle] offered monies, after mentioning that they remembered me from a past encounter years ago, also inquired about "my travel situation & story"
*Outside of 7-Eleven [Gas Station/Convenience Store] adjacent to Spicy Thai Express [Thai Restaurant] (a former location of Thai Drift Swift [Thai Restaurant]): 1 offered gloves...while I prepared to eat some food (from the Spicy Thai Express next door) alongside the building; 1 Customer offered hot chocolate; 1 Customer (who is a member of the U.S. Air Force [???on Reserve duty???], ???member of LDS???, has a family [Spouse and Children], resides in New Mexico, and plans to study abroad in Jerusalem [and move to Israel]) [w/ a vehicle] offered monies (i.e., the change from the transaction), 'to pay for food & beverage,' 'to pay for groceries' (from a local Grocery Store), a Religious book (later that evening), ride, additional help (if needed), and encouragement (to be blessed by God), also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I finished off a hot beverage (purchased earlier); 2 Customers (each) [on another day] offered monies...while I sat alongside the building; 1 [w/ a vehicle] offered monies, and 'to pay for food & beverage'...while I stood alongside the building; 1 Customer [on another day] offered 'food & beverage,' and encouragement (to stay warm)
*Texaco/Holiday [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Homeless Person, encountered many times before, offered 'to pay for a soda'...soon after I finished washing dishes (that were used to prepare a bowl of oatmeal). [NOTE: Surprising, because that same Homeless Person berated me about always taking money from others, and aggressively attacked my backpack sticker (i.e., my "CONFESSION TOWARDS SALVATION" statement that promotes the name of Jesus Christ) a week and a half ago at the IHOP Restaurant in American Fork.]; 1 Customer (who sells products at Costco), encountered earlier, offered an inflatable pillow (that they sell at Costco). [NOTE: Earlier that day, I encountered the Customer outside of the Beans & Brews in American Fork, where they inquired about my 'travel situation & story.']
*Outside of Texaco/Holiday [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Customer offered monies...while I finished off a bowl of oatmeal alongside the building
*Denny's Diner: 1 Customer (w/ a companion) offered monies, after asking, "Do you need a meal?"...while I sat on the couch inside the entryway; 1 Manager offered a FREE hot chocolate, after briefly asking about "my travel situation & story" (such as where I've been, because they had not seen me for over a year); 1 Customer (w/ a companion) offered 'to pay for a meal'...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my tablet
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*Maverik [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Worker (who was a ???new hire??? w/ another Worker [encountered before]) requested me to leave, by stating, "You are not allowed! [Now,] please leave."...soon after I entered the recently interior renovated building (w/ my hiking gear); 1 Worker (the aforementioned), encountered before, [on another day] requested me to leave the front of the building, yet said that I could stand in the Outdoor Dining Area...while I calmly stood alongside the building (...as usual...LAUGHABLE)
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*7-Eleven [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Manager, encountered many times before, relayed a verbal BAN/BAR (from the Store Owner), by stating that I was no longer allowed to enter 'that specific' 7-Eleven location, because the Store Owner accused me of causing a serious plumbing issue (that was pricey to get fixed) in the Ladies restroom. [NOTE: I plead "NOT GUILTY," because the plumbing issue arose the day after a severe snowstorm. Moreover, I suspect that this was a matter of discrimination, because a few years ago (in February 2015) that same Store Owner (the aforementioned, in parentheses) (who was also the Store Manager, at the time) demanded me to "leave the building," because of lengthy restroom usage (while I cleaned my socks in the Ladies restroom).]
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*Pizza Studio [Pizza Restaurant]: 1 Worker offered a FREE cookie ('my selected cookie')
*Del Taco [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Worker, encountered many times before, offered FREE 'water/beverage' (large drink cup) (w/ my order)
*Outside of Maverik [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Customer [w/ a Child in a vehicle] offered 'food & beverage' (in a bag)...while I stood alongside the building; 1 Customer [w/ a dog (Canine) in a vehicle] [on another day] offered monies, after they asked about "my travel situation & story" (i.e., where I've been, because they had not seen me for over a year); 1 Customer (w/ a companion, and dog [Canine]) [w/ a pickup truck that displayed a Carpet Services Company decal, and California license plate] offered monies
*Firehouse Subs [Sandwich Chain]: 1 Customer (w/ a companion) offered 'to pay for a meal'...while I waited to use the Self-Service Soda Fountain Machine, to refill an old water bottle
*Starbucks [Coffeehouse Chain]: 1 Barista, encountered many times before, offered food (warm coffee cake) (w/ my order of coffee refill [w/ my Starbucks Reusable Cup])...after I asked if the bakery food items were marked down (at night); $$$1 ???Manager??? [on another day] offered newspapers (end-of-day newspapers)...after I asked about the newspapers$$$
*Outside of Arby's [Fast-Food Chain] across from Del Taco [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 "Drive-Thru" Customer offered 'to pay for food & water/beverage'...while I sat (and dozed off) at an Outdoor Dining table; 1 [ANONYMOUS] offered a meal (including a meat sandwich... :( )...then a Worker informed me of the charitable donation; 1 Customer (w/ a companion) [on another day] offered 'to pay for food/beverage,' also inquired about my travel situation...while I sat at an Outdoor Dining table; 1 Del Taco Worker, encountered many times before, offered help (if needed), and encouragement (???to continue doing what I'm doing as a Christian???)
*Smashburger [Gourmet Hamburger Restaurant]: 1 Worker offered a beverage (drink cup)
*Outside of Starbucks [Coffeehouse Chain]: 1 Customer (w/ a companion [who works as a local Painter]) offered monies, after inquiring about "my travel situation & story"...while I drank a coffee refill (purchased earlier) at an Outdoor Dining table; 1 "Drive-Thru" Customer [on another day] offered monies...while I stood in the Outdoor Dining Area; 1 Customer (the aforementioned companion [in parentheses] of a Customer) (who works as a local Painter), encountered before, offered monies, after mentioning that they remembered me from The Home Depot (in American Fork) years ago, also inquired about "my travel situation & story"
*Outside of Costa Vida [Mexican Grill Restaurant Chain] across from Popeyes [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Customer (w/ a companion) [w/ a vehicle] offered 'to pay for food & beverage'...while I quietly sat (on my inflatable pillow) alongside the Restaurant; 1 Popeyes Customer [on another day] offered food (i.e., the leftover meat from a meal [in a "To-Go" box] from Popeyes)
*Outside of a Vacant Strip Mall Space (a former location of Dickey's Barbecue Pit [Barbecue Restaurant Chain]) adjacent to Starbucks: 1 offered monies, after asking, "Can you use a couple of bucks?! It may not be much[, but it could be enough to brighten your day.]"...while I sat (w/ a coffee refill [purchased earlier] in my Starbucks Reusable Cup) at an Outdoor Picnic table; 1 Starbucks "Drive-Thru" Customer offered 'to pay for food' (from the Starbucks next door)
*Outside of Firehouse Subs [Sandwich Chain] adjacent to Ramen 930 [Fast Casual Japanese Ramen Restaurant] (a former location of Riced [Asian Cuisine Restaurant]): 1 ???Ramen 930 Customer??? (w/ a companion) offered money...while I prepared to leave the Restaurant area (after entering the Firehouse Subs to refill a few old water bottles at the Self-Service Soda Fountain Machine)
-AMERICAN FORK, UT-
*IHOP Restaurant: 1 Customer (w/ Children) offered food (i.e., the leftovers from a meal [in "To-Go" boxes]), after asking, "Are you homeless and hungry?" before mentioning that their Daughters wanted to offer me food...soon after I entered the entryway; 1 Customer (w/ Children) [on another day] offered a beverage (later that morning), and 'to pay for food'...while I sat (on a couch) in the entryway; 1 Waiter [on another day] offered a FREE water/beverage (in a "To-Go" cup); 1 Customer (w/ a group) [on another day] offered 'to pay for dinner'...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my tablet; 1 [ANONYMOUS] [on another day] offered 'food & beverage' (i.e., a short stack of pancakes [in a "To-Go" box], and 'my beverage of choice')...then a Waiter informed me of the charitable donation, while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my tablet; 2 Customers (each) offered an omelette (i.e., a MEATY omelette [in a "To-Go" box]... :( )
*Parking Lot Exit of The Meadows [Shopping Area] on State Street/US-89 (U.S. Highway 89) near Popeyes [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 (who works for Roxberry Juice Co. [Smoothie Shop]) [in a vehicle w/ a group] offered a bread roll (from Texas Roadhouse [Steak House Restaurant]), after mentioning that they remembered me from a past encounter at the nearby Roxberry Juice Co.
*Walmart [Large Retail Department Store Chain]: 1 Shopper [w/ groceries] offered monies, and encouragement (to be blessed by God)...after I searched through my hiking gear for hand warmers on a bench in an entryway (before braving the chilly weather outside); 1 Shopper [on another day] offered fruit...while I used a Self-Checkout machine
*Outside of Beans & Brews [Coffeehouse Chain]: 1 Barista offered a FREE beverage ('my beverage of choice')...while I sat at an Outdoor Dining table
*Del Taco [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Worker offered 'water/beverage' (i.e., $$$a water cup [per request]$$$, and cup of coffee); 1 Worker offered FREE tacos (meat tacos... :( ); 1 Worker, encountered before, offered a FREE veggie burrito...soon after I stated to another Worker (the aforementioned), who offered me a few meat tacos, that "I DON'T EAT MEAT"
*Outside of Cafe Zupas [Gourmet "Soups, Salads, & Sandwiches" Restaurant]: 1 Customer offered monies, after asking, "Do you want to get something to eat? [Well, here's some money, so that you can pay for something to eat.] They have good food [here, at Cafe Zupas]."...soon after I looked through a window to check out the size of the crowds. [NOTE: Also, I walked over to take a closer look at the Restaurant, because the two storefront signs looked darkened and burned around the edges, as if the signs were recently damaged by electrical wire fires.]
*Zaxby's [Fast Casual Dining Chain]: 1 Worker offered FREE food (in a "To-Go" box), and additional help (if needed)...while I finished off food (purchased earlier) at a Dining Room table
*Parking Lot of Gordmans [Department Store] (a closed location): 1 [w/ a pickup truck] offered a ride
*Outside of Beans & Brews [Coffeehouse Chain] adjacent to Tenney's Pizza [Pizza Shop]: 2 Youths [w/ an Adult in a vehicle] offered 'food & beverage' (i.e., a pizza pie, and can of soda), and encouragement (w/ an appreciative note on a piece paper)...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my tablet at an Outdoor Dining table; 1 Tenney's Pizza Customer [w/ a companion in a vehicle] offered monies, after mentioning that they remembered me (from past years), also briefly asked about "my travel situation & story"...while I stood (w/ "food and beverage" recently offered as charity); 1 (a companion of the aforementioned Tenney's Pizza Customer) offered monies
*Pier 49 Pizza [Pizza Restaurant Chain]: 1 Worker, encountered many times before, offered a FREE beverage (drink cup) (w/ my order)
*Outside of Pier 49 Pizza [Pizza Restaurant Chain] adjacent to Painter's Palette [Paint & Pottery Studio]: 1 Painter's Palette Manager offered "Time & Space" (temporary shelter) inside their Studio (to finish off my food), also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I finished off some food (purchased earlier) at an Outdoor Dining table
*Outside of Costa Vida [Mexican Grill Restaurant Chain]: 1 Local (who is a Catholic, originally from Columbia, currently in the process of a painful divorce, and has an Adult Child who works at Costa Vida) offered 'to pay for a meal,' lodging (in their home), a ride, Religious/Inspirational card, additional help (in the future, if needed), and encouragement, also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I stood alongside the Restaurant
-SANDY, UT-
*Outside of Daylight Donuts [Doughnut Shop] adjacent to Beans & Brews [Coffeehouse Chain]: 1 Beans & Brews Customer offered 'to pay for a beverage' (from Beans & Brews)...while I ate a snack alongside the Doughnut Shop; 1 Customer (???w/ a group???) [on another day] offered 'to pay for a doughnut'...soon after I moved my hiking gear around; 1 Beans & Brews Customer [w/ a group in a vehicle] offered 'to pay for food & beverage'...soon after I exited the Doughnut Shop w/ a doughnut (that a Customer offered 'to pay for' as charity); 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered a gift card (from Beans & Brews)...while I finished off food (that a Beans & Brews Customer offered 'to pay for' as charity) alongside the Doughnut Shop; 1 [w/ a Youth in a vehicle] offered 'food & water' (i.e., a few bags of chips, and bottled water from the trunk of their vehicle), and monies, after asking, "Do you need anything?"...while I quietly sat (on my inflatable pillow); 1 [w/ a vehicle] [on another day] offered a backpack (day pack)...while I stood alongside the Doughnut Shop; 1 ???Homeless Person??? (who often hangs out at the Coffeehouse) offered a doughnut (in a bag), and encouragement (to take care ???of myself???); 1 Worker offered FREE 'food & water' (if needed); 1 Beans & Brews Customer [w/ a vehicle] [on another day] offered a gift card (from Beans & Brews)...while I finished off a bagel; 1 Worker, encountered many times before, offered doughnuts (i.e., the remaining doughnuts in the display case [in a box])...while I stood alongside the Doughnut Shop
*Outside of Starbucks [Coffeehouse Chain]: 1 offered a gift card (from Freebirds), after asking if I wanted anything to eat...while I stood in the Courtyard (of the Coffeehouse); 1 offered a cup of water
*Outside of Freebirds World Burrito [Burrito Restaurant] across from Starbucks: 1 Starbucks Customer offered chips (i.e., a small bag of chips ???from Starbucks???)...while I stood w/ food (that a Customer offered 'to pay for' as charity) at an Outdoor Dining table in the Courtyard (between Freebirds and Starbucks)
*Beans & Brews [Coffeehouse Chain]: 1 Barista, encountered before, offered a FREE biscotti ('my selected biscotti'); 1 Barista [on another day] offered FREE candies ('my selected candies'); 1 Barista, encountered many times before, [on another day] offered FREE 'food & beverage' (i.e., a biscotti ['my selected biscotti'], and cup of coffee); 1 ???Homeless Person??? (who often hangs out at the Coffeehouse) [on another day] offered a care package (i.e., the remaining items in an old care package)
*Outside of Village Baker [Bakery Restaurant]: 1 Customer [w/ a group in a vehicle] offered monies (i.e., the change from the transaction), and 'to pay for food & beverage,' after asking, "Have you eaten [any dinner this evening]?"...while I prepared to eat a snack on an outdoor bench (next to an Outdoor Dining table) on one side of the Restaurant
*Daylight Donuts [Doughnut Shop]: 1 Worker, encountered many times before, [on more than 1 occasion] offered FREE 'food & water/beverage' (including 'my doughnut of choice')
*Parking Lot of The Habit Burger Grill [Fast Casual Restaurant Chain]: 1 [in a vehicle] offered food (in a bag)
*Parking Lot Entry Lane of South Center [Shopping Center] near [a certain Sandwich Chain]: 1 [a certain Sandwich Chain] Customer (w/ a few companions) offered 'to pay for a meal' (from [a certain Sandwich Chain])
*Outside of Exxon [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Customer offered 'to pay for food'...while I stood alongside the building
*Village Inn [Casual Dining Restaurant]: 1 Customer offered monies (to pay for food), and encouragement (to be safe), after asking, "Are you OK with this money? I would like to see you go in and get something warm to eat." also asked about my travel situation...while I stood inside the entryway (to get shelter from the rainy weather outside); 1 Customer (w/ a large group) offered pie (i.e., a slice of pie [in a "To-Go" box] [during "Free Pie Wednesday"]), also asked about travel situation; 2 Customers (???a Couple???) offered monies, 'to pay for food & water/beverage' (from Wendy's [Fast-Food Chain]), a Hotel room stay, ride, and additional help (w/ area maps/directions), also inquired about "my travel situation & story"
*The Home Depot [Home Improvement Store]: 1 Store Associate offered dryer service (w/ a hair dryer, to finish drying my socks), and a networking contact (i.e., information about a Jewish Person from Israel, who now works at The Home Depot, and recently joined LDS), also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I dried a few pairs of socks w/ a hand dryer in the Ladies restroom
*IHOP Restaurant: 1 Waitress (who used to be a Traveler [???Homeless Person???]) offered a FREE hot chocolate, and "Time & Space" inside the entryway, also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...soon after I entered the entryway (to get temporary shelter from snow pellet/hail flurries); 1 Waitress [on another day] offered FREE coffee ('my order of coffee')...while I finished off a pot of coffee (ordered earlier) at a Dining Room table; 1 Customer (w/ a companion) offered 'to pay for food'...while I sat (on a couch) in the entryway (during heavy rainfall outside)
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*Parking Lot of The Home Depot [Home Improvement Store]: 1 General Manager, and 1 Store Associate requested me to "take down the tent and leave," before stating that they would call the Police if I'd return...while I prepared to pack out of my pitched tent, inside a storage shed (after camping overnight)
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*State Street/US-89 near Check City [Loan Agency]: 1 Local (who is a member of LDS) [in a pickup truck] offered bottled water, 'to pay for food & water/beverage' (from Wendy's), and a ride, also inquired about "my travel situation & story"
-DRAPER, UT-
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*Outside of a Vacant Strip Mall Store (a former location of Whole Foods Market [Grocery Store]): 2 Local Police Officers requested me to "take down the tent and leave" the Strip Mall Property (in response to a complaint [phone call] from someone at one of the businesses in the Strip Mall), before warning that they would have to take me to JAIL for the active warrants on my record, if I'd return to the Property...while I rested inside my pitched tent alongside the vacant Store (after camping overnight)
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*Taco Time [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Worker, encountered before, offered a FREE burrito (bean burrito)...while I refilled a few old water bottles at the Self-Service Soda Fountain Machine. [NOTE: Initially, the Worker offered me a meat burrito. Once again, I explained that I do not eat meat. So they offered a bean burrito, instead.]
-MIDVALE, UT-
*Bus Stop on Fort Union Boulevard/7100 South near [an international Fast-Food Chain]: 1 UTA Bus Driver [in a transit bus], encountered earlier, offered a FREE ride...while I waited for another bus that was over an hour late/delayed
-SOUTH JORDAN, UT-
*Walmart: 1 Store Associate offered 'to pay for groceries,' and encouragement (???to pray for me???), also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I dried a few pairs of socks w/ a hand dryer in the Ladies restroom
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*Walmart: 1 Store Manager (w/ Store Associates, and Security) requested me to "leave the Store and never return," or they would call the Police, after mentioning that they already trespassed me from the Store, before escorting me out of the Store...while I sat on a bean bag chair in the Garden Center
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*APRIL*
In April, the locals of Lehi, and American Fork offered me food, liquid refreshment, monies, gift card(s), coupon card(s), drawing(s), temporary shelter, ride(s), help, job suggestion(s), sales/advertising website information, and encouragement. *End result: food, more tape, more trash bags, new plastic floor covering (for my tent), shoe insoles, new pair of shoes (boots) [NOTE: I bought the new pair of shoes at Famous Footwear (Shoe Store). Sadly, Famous Footwear just exceeded the expected market limits for bootie-style shoes w/ an expensive price range of $40 to $60.], and new hand truck (luggage cart)
-LEHI, UT-
*Outside of 7-Eleven [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered a beverage (from Chick-fil-A [Fast-Food Chain]), and gift card (from [a certain Sandwich Chain])...I was approached, while I sat (on my inflatable pillow) alongside the building
*Costa Vida [Mexican Grill Restaurant Chain] adjacent to Cubby's Chicago Beef [Sandwich Chain]: 1 Worker offered a FREE dessert (sweet cinnamon tortillas)...while I finished off some food (from the Cubby's next door) at a Dining Room table
*Starbucks [Coffeehouse Chain]: 1 Barista (who was off-duty [in casual clothing]) (w/ a companion), encountered many times before, offered 'to pay for my coffee refill,' also inquired about my travel situation; 1 Barista, encountered many times before, offered a FREE croissant...while I packed up to leave the Coffeehouse (before closing); 1 Barista [on another day] offered a FREE coffee refill ('my ordered coffee refill' [w/ my Starbucks Reusable Cup])
*Del Taco [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Customer (w/ a companion) offered burritos (in a "To-Go" bag)...soon after I finished off a snack inside a Dining Room
*#UNDISCLOSED#: 1 offered 'to pay for food' (from [a certain Sandwich Chain]), and encouragement (to have good luck getting back to Israel), also inquired about my travel story...while I stood in the Outdoor Dining Area of [a certain Sandwich Chain] (after finishing off a meal [purchased earlier])
*Denny's Diner: 1 Waitress offered a FREE hot chocolate (w/ my order of hot chocolate); 2 Customers (w/ a group) offered 'to pay for food/beverage'...while I prepared to eat a few pancakes (purchased earlier) on the couch inside the entryway; 1 Waitress [on another day] offered a FREE beverage (i.e., 'my beverage of choice' [in a "To-Go" cup])...while I sat on the couch inside the entryway
*Outside of Texaco/Holiday [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Customer [w/ a companion in a vehicle] offered monies, after asking, "Do you need anything?"...after I finished off a bowl of oatmeal alongside the building
-AMERICAN FORK, UT-
*Outside of Chi-Ku Pan-Asian Kitchen [Asian Cuisine Restaurant] (a closed location) adjacent to Costa Vida [Mexican Grill Restaurant Chain]: 1 Costa Vida Customer (who is a Manager at a Ridley's Family Markets [Grocery Store] in Utah, and soon to be married), encountered before, offered monies (i.e., the change from the transaction), 'to pay for food,' and encouragement, after mentioning that they remembered me from a past encounter at a Ridley's in Orem (where they offered me charity) a few years ago, also inquired about my travel situation...while I peeked through the windows of the closed Chi-Ku Restaurant. Also, the Costa Vida Customer, who used to work as a Manager at a Ridley's in Orem, still works as a Manager for Ridley's at another location in Utah.
*IHOP Restaurant: 1 Customer (who is a member of LDS) (w/ a group) offered monies, a gift card (from [a certain Sandwich Chain]), coupon cards (from Roxberry Juice Co. [Smoothie Shop]), 'to pay for a meal,' and encouragement, also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I prepared to use my tablet PC (on a couch) in the entryway; 1 Customer (w/ a companion) [on another day] offered 'to pay for food/beverage'...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my tablet; 1 Customer offered monies, after asking, "Can you use [this money]?"...while I stood inside the entryway; 1 Customer [who wore an MHC-style scrubs uniform under a jacket] (w/ a companion) offered monies, and encouragement, also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I sat (on a couch) in the entryway; 1 Waiter (???who was off-duty??? [in casual clothing]) (who is a Homeless Person that lives out of their vehicle, and used to work at a local Denny's Diner), encountered many times before, [on another day] offered coffee, 'to pay for my order pancakes' (after I requested to redeem a "FREE Short Stack of Pancakes" receipt coupon), and "Time & Space" (temporary shelter) inside the Dining Room...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my tablet; 1 Customer (w/ a Child) [on another day] offered a gift card, after saying, "I would like to pay for your meal. There might be a little [money] leftover [on the gift card] for ya!"; 1 [ANONYMOUS] [on another day] offered 'to pay for food'...then a Waitress, encountered many times before, informed me of the charitable donation; 1 Waitress, encountered many times before, [on another day] offered "Time & Space" inside the Dining Room; 1 Waitress (who was off-duty [in casual clothing]) (w/ a Child), encountered many times before, offered monies, and encouragement, by saying, "I hope things get a lot better for you! I see you here all the time!"...while I quietly sat (w/ a cup of coffee) at a Dining Room table (after finishing off a plate of pancakes); 1 Customer [on another day] offered 'to pay for food/beverage,' also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my tablet (on a couch) in the entryway; 1 Waiter (who is a Homeless Person that lives out of their vehicle, and used to work at a local Denny's Diner), encountered many times before, offered 'to pay for my beverage' (w/ my order that the aforementioned Customer offered 'to pay for'), before mentioning that they remembered me from previous encounters at a Denny's Diner in Lehi (where they offered me charity, when they worked as a Waiter at the Denny's), also inquired about "my travel situation & story"; 1 Customer (w/ a companion) [on another day] offered an omelette (in a "To-Go" box); 1 Waiter (the aforementioned), encountered many times before, [on another day] offered beverage (coffee/hot chocolate), 'to pay for my food' (i.e., a plate of pancakes [after I attempted to redeem a receipt coupon for a "FREE Short Stack of Pancakes"]), and "Time & Space" inside the Dining Room...while I sat (on a couch) in entryway; 1 Waitress, encountered many times before, [on another day] offered a FREE hot chocolate ('my order of hot chocolate' [in a "To-Go" cup]); 1 Waiter (who is a Homeless Person that lives out of their vehicle, and used to work at a local Denny's Diner), encountered many times before, [on another day] offered a FREE hot coffee, and more food (in the future)...while I stood at the front counter (soon after I entered the Restaurant); 1 Waiter (the aforementioned), encountered many times before, [on another day] offered FREE hot coffee, and "Time & Space" inside the Dining Room, after asking about my day...while I quietly sat (on a couch) in the entryway; 1 Customer (w/ a companion) offered monies, after asking, "Have you eaten yet? [Well,] good luck!"; 1 Customer (w/ a group) offered 'to pay for food & beverage,' after asking, "Have you had anything to eat?"...while I used my tablet PC (plugged into a power outlet); 1 Waiter (the aforementioned), encountered many times before, [on another day] offered a FREE hot chocolate, 'to pay for my food' (i.e., a plate of pancakes [after I attempted to redeem a receipt coupon for a "FREE Short Stack of Pancakes"]), and "Time & Space" inside the Dining Room (while a storm brewed outside); 1 Waitress [on another day] offered a FREE water (in a large plastic "To-Go" cup) (w/ my order to redeem a receipt coupon for a "FREE Short Stack of Pancakes")
*Outside of Beans & Brews [Coffeehouse Chain]: 1 [w/ a vehicle] offered a ride, and help (i.e., to help me put on my hiking backpack)...while I attempted to put on my hiking backpack at an Outdoor Dining table. [NOTE: I appreciated the offer, because I recently experienced a back sprain.]
*Outside of Walmart [Large Retail Department Store Chain]: 1 Shopper offered pizza (i.e., an old slice of pizza [in a bag] [that they initially intended to offer to another Homeless Person])
*Exxon/Fast Gas [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Worker, encountered many times before, offered a burrito...while I sat at an in-store Dining table; 1 Customer [w/ groceries] [on another day] offered monies, after asking, "Are you alright?"...while I finished off a snack (w/ a cup of tea [in my Starbucks Reusable Cup])
*Corner of The Meadows [Shopping Area] near America First Credit Union: 1 [in a van w/ a group] offered money...while I waited to cross the street; 1 [in a van w/ a group] offered monies
*Del Taco [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Worker, encountered many times before, offered a FREE coffee, and encouragement (to have a good night)...after I finished off some food (purchased earlier) at a Dining Room table; 1 Customer (w/ a group) [on another day] offered a burrito; 1 Customer (w/ a few companions) [on another day], encountered many times before, offered 'to pay for food & beverage' (including coffee)...while I finished off some food (purchased earlier) at a Dining Room table
*Walmart [Large Retail Department Store Chain]: 1 Store Associate, encountered many times before, offered a job suggestion (to start working at Walmart), and encouragement (they would love to see me work for Walmart)...while I used a Self-Checkout machine; 1 Shopper [w/ groceries] [on another day] offered tacos (from Del Taco)...while I sat on a bench in an entryway (during a snowstorm)
*Parking Lot Lane of a Shopping Area near Nothing Bundt Cakes [Cake Shop]: 1 [in a vehicle w/ a companion] offered food (i.e., the leftovers from a meal [in a "To-Go" box] from Denny's)
*Sonic Drive-In [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Worker offered 'to pay the difference' (i.e., the remaining unpaid cents on my order)
*Costa Vida [Mexican Grill Restaurant Chain]: 1 Worker, encountered before, offered 'to pay for food,' and "Time & Space" inside the Dining Room (to stay warm)...soon after I tossed away some trash into a trash receptacle. [NOTE: A few weeks ago, a Local, who is the Worker's Mother (a Catholic, and originally from Columbia), introduced me to the Worker, after they offered 'to pay for a meal.']
*Outside of Costa Vida [Mexican Grill Restaurant Chain]: 1 Customer offered food (i.e., a meat enchilada [in a "To-Go" container])...just before I finished off a dessert (that the aforementioned Worker offered 'to pay for') at an Outdoor Dining table; 1 Homeless Person (who spent years in Prison, stayed in California, and believes in the ???Sun God Deity???), encountered many times before, offered a drawing (i.e., a Religious/Inspirational drawing on a sheet of notepad paper), and encouragement (???to be blessed by God???); 1 Customer [w/ a group in a vehicle] [on another day] offered monies, and said, "I like your ['CONFESSION TOWARDS SALVATION' backpack sticker] sign."...while I sat at an Outdoor Dining table; 1 offered 'to pay for food & beverage,' also inquired about "my travel situation & story"; 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] [on another day] offered money, and sales/advertising website information, after asking, "Hey sister, can I help you out with a bit of money? I know it's not that much [but maybe it can still help]. Thank you, sister!" also inquired about "my travel situation & story"; ???1 offered 'to pay for food & beverage'???; 1 Customer and 1 Child (who handed off the money) [w/ a companion in a vehicle] offered monies, after asking, "Can we help you out [with some money]?"...while I finished off "food and beverage" (that another offered 'to pay for') at an Outdoor Dining table; 1 Customer [w/ a companion in a vehicle] [on another day] offered monies, after saying, "You look like you need some help. [You might] wanna go in and buy yourself some dinner."...while I sat at an Outdoor Dining table; 1 Worker [w/ a vehicle], encountered before, [on another day] offered 'to pay for food'
*State Street/US-89 near IHOP Restaurant: 1 (w/ another Adult and a large group of Children) offered a gift card (from IHOP)...while I walked (w/ my hiking gear, and a smoothie [from Roxberry] in hand) towards the IHOP
*Parking Lot Lane of The Meadows [Shopping Area] near Kohl's [Department Store Chain]: 1 [in a van w/ a group] offered money
*Cubby's Chicago Beef [Sandwich Chain]: 1 Customer (w/ a group) offered monies, after asking, "Can I help you out?" also inquired about my travel situation...while I prepared to leave, after finishing off "food and beverage" (purchased earlier) at a Dining Room table
*Beans & Brews [Coffeehouse Chain]: 1 Customer (w/ a few companions [encountered many times before]), encountered many times before, offered monies, also inquired about my travel situation (esp. 1 of the aforementioned companions [in parentheses])...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my tablet (w/ a cup of coffee [purchased earlier]) at a Dining Room table; 2 Baristas (each) [on more than 1 occasion] offered a FREE coffee refill (w/ an in-house coffee mug)
*Outside of Exxon/Fast Gas [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Customer offered 'to pay for food & beverage,' also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I stood alongside the building; 1 Customer offered monies, and encouragement (to have good luck), after inquiring about "my travel situation & story"; 1 Customer [who wore a work shirt for a local business] [w/ a vehicle], encountered before, [on another day] offered monies, after asking, "Do you need to get something to eat?"
*Outside of CoreLife Eatery [Restaurant]: 1 Worker offered food (in a "To-Go" container)...while I finished off a waffle (from Waffle Love [Belgian Waffle Restaurant]) at an Outdoor Dining table (after I picked up a FREE slice of bread inside the Restaurant, earlier that evening)
*Parking Lot of The Meadows [Shopping Area] near Costa Vida [Mexican Grill Restaurant Chain]: 1 Costa Vida Worker, encountered before, offered a burrito (i.e., 'my burrito of choice' from Costa Vida), after they dumped trash into a trash dumpster, also inquired about my travel situation (including a question about the comfort state of my feet in shoes [boots] that did not seem comfortable [to them] to wear, because the heels [of my shoes] were worn around the edges)
*Outside of IHOP Restaurant: 1 Youth (w/ a group) offered monies...soon after I exited the Restaurant
*Firehouse Subs [Sandwich Chain]: 1 Worker offered a FREE meal (w/ a coupon card [that they found on the order counter])...after I placed down a bag of chips (to purchase) on the order counter
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*Arby's [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 ???Manager??? said that I could not do laundry in the Ladies restroom...while I cleaned my bra w/ a sink in the Ladies restroom
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*MAY*
In May, the locals of American Fork, Lehi, and Orem offered me food, liquid refreshment (water, beverage, alcoholic beverage, etc.), monies, gift card(s), discount(s), shoes, lodging, temporary shelter, ride(s), help, job opportunities, networking contact(s), Food & Shelter Agency information/suggestions, Religious service information, and encouragement. *End result: food, a new luggage cart [NOTE: Once again, I had to get another luggage cart, and retire a recently purchased, yet damaged, Milwaukee HAND TRUCK that FAILED TO LAST A WEEK (at the wheel axle)!], more tape, another micro USB cable, another bag ("weekender bag"), car sunshade (to protect my hiking gear from the sun and heat), and more laundry detergent
-AMERICAN FORK, UT-
*IHOP Restaurant: 1 Waiter (who used to work at a local Denny's Diner), encountered many times before, offered beverage (e.g., coffee, and hot chocolate), and "Time & Space" (temporary shelter) inside the Dining Room...I was approached, while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my tablet (on a couch) in the entryway; 1 Waitress, encountered many times before, [on another day] offered 'to pay for my coffee'...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my tablet (w/ a pot of coffee [ordered earlier]) at a Dining Room table; 1 Waitress (the aforementioned), encountered many times before, [on another day] offered 'to pay for my coffee' (w/ my order to redeem a receipt coupon for a "FREE Short Stack of Pancakes")
*Walmart [Large Retail Department Store Chain]: 1 Shopper [w/ groceries] offered a beer (from a pack of bottled beers)...while I sat on a bench in an entryway
*Outside of Exxon/Fast Gas [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Worker [w/ a broom and dustpan], encountered many times before, offered coins (i.e., a few coins that they picked out of a puddle of water in a parking space), after reminding me that "their Boss" (the Manager) only allows me to have 15 minutes inside the building...soon after I stood up to move my inflatable pillow (that I was sitting on) on a sidewalk curb alongside the building, while the Worker cleaned around the parking lot; 1 Customer [on another day] offered 'to pay for food & beverage'...soon after I placed down my hiking gear; 1 Customer (who is a member of LDS, originally from the Virgin Islands, and 'stays in Utah and California') offered monies, and encouragement (to take care), also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I stood alongside the building. The Customer sparked up conversation about Religion (w/ emphasis on "God the Father" [???to be the Alpha Parent???]), Spirituality, LDS, the significance of the Atonement (i.e., to be "'at-one-with' God" via the "Cross of Christ" to undo the consequences of sin), etc. In consideration of the Atonement, I explained the significance of the "Blood of Jesus" (in Christian Bloodline Theory) on converts to the "Body of Christ," and proposed that the act of renouncing/denouncing Non-Jewish Bloodlines/Blood should be included as a Rite of Passage into the "Body of Christ"; 1 [in a vehicle w/ a companion] offered granola bars; 1 Customer [w/ groceries] offered monies...while I sat (on my inflatable pillow) on a sidewalk curb alongside the building; 1 [in a pickup truck w/ a truck bed full of bread (e.g., hamburger buns, hot dog buns, bagels, etc.)] [on another day] offered food, after asking, "Have you eaten anything? [Well] go back to the back of the truck, lift up the lid, and get what you want."...while I sat (w/ a cup of coffee/cappuccino [purchased earlier]); 1 Customer (who is a close Relative of the Zapplz [Caramel Apples & Treats - Candy Store] Owners) [w/ a vehicle] offered monies, and encouragement (to be blessed by God), also inquired about my travel situation; 1 Customer offered monies, and encouragement (to be blessed by God), after asking, "Can this [money] help you out at all?"...while I stood alongside the building
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*IHOP Restaurant: 1 ???Assistant Manager???, encountered many times before, said that I could no longer sit inside the Restaurant w/o making a purchase, because it was considered "Loitering"...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my tablet (on a chair) inside the entryway
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*Del Taco [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Worker, encountered many times before, offered a FREE taco (w/ my order); 1 Worker, encountered many times before, offered 'to pay for my order of cookies,' after saying, "You always do the surveys, and that really helps us out."
*Outside of Beans & Brews [Coffeehouse Chain]: 1 Customer (w/ a Teenager) offered 'to pay for food & beverage,' and encouragement, also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I sat at an Outdoor Dining table
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*Outside of a Vacant Property (a former location of Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar [Restaurant]): 1 ???Property Manager??? requested me to "take down the tent and leave" by a certain time, or their Maintenance Crews would take down my tent and toss it away...while I rested in my pitched tent inside a trash dumpster enclosure behind the vacant Property (after camping overnight)
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*Behind a Vacant Strip Mall Space adjacent to Gordmans [Department Store] (a closed location): 1 ???Property Manager??? (the aforementioned), encountered before, said that I was not allowed to camp (w/ a tent) in the trash dumpster enclosures throughout The Meadows [Shopping Area]...while I rested in my pitched tent inside a trash dumpster enclosure behind the vacant space of a Strip Mall Property (after camping overnight)
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-LEHI, UT-
*Outside of Texaco/Holiday [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Child (w/ a group of Children) [w/ an Adult in a van] offered 'food & beverage' (i.e., a muffin, and bottle of chocolate milk)...while I finished off a rice crispy treat (from Cubby's) (on my inflatable pillow) alongside the building; 1 Customer offered bottled water...while I stood alongside the building; 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered monies (i.e., the change from the transaction), and 'to pay for food & beverage,' before requesting to take a selfie (photo snapshot w/ a cellphone) w/ me...while I sat (on my inflatable pillow). Also, they asked me for my name, and mentioned that they journal about their encounters w/ others (e.g., the people they offer charity to); 1 Homeless Person (who is also a Backpacker) [on another day] offered monies, and encouragement, also inquired about my travel situation...while I removed old receipts from my purse
*Parking Lot of Legends Boxing [Boxing Gym] next to [a certain Sandwich Chain]: 1 [in a vehicle] offered a ride, by asking, "Do you need a ride?"...before I made a visit to [a certain Sandwich Chain] (that shares the same parking lot w/ the Boxing Gym) to finish off a gift card (that was offered to me as charity)
*Corner of Main Street & 1350 East near Culver's [Fast Casual Dining Chain]: 1 [in dressy attire] [in a vehicle w/ a companion] offered monies, and encouragement, after saying, "Hello, sister! God bless [you]! Have a wonderful Sabbath Day! God bless."...while I waited to cross the street
-OREM, UT-
*Outside of a Vacant Strip Mall Store (a former location of Scrapbooking Craft & DYI [Seasonal Art Supplies Store]): 1 [in a vehicle] offered monies (to pay for food, and additional money to pass to another Homeless Person who sat nearby), and encouragement...while I packed out of my tent alongside the vacant Store (after camping overnight); 1 [in a vehicle] [on another day] offered 'food & water' (i.e., a sandwich [in a "To-Go" box], and cup of water from Denny's)...while I took down my tent on one side of the vacant Store (after camping overnight); 1 Local [on another day] offered monies (i.e., a few "2 dollar bills")...while I packed away my tent
*Denny's Diner: 1 Customer (w/ a companion) offered monies (to pay for food), after asking, "Have you had anything to eat?"...while I sat (on a couch) in the entryway (to get shelter from the rainy weather outside); 1 [ANONYMOUS] offered 'to pay for a meal' (including pancakes)...then a Waitress (encountered many times before) informed me of the charitable donation, after I attempted to place a "To-Go" order (for pancakes from the Value Menu) at the front counter; 1 Waitress [on another day] offered 'to pay for my order of coffee,' by stating, "This one's on me tonight."; 1 Customer {on another day] offered monies, after asking, "Is this [hiking gear] your stuff? Here's $$$ dollars."...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my tablet (plugged into a power outlet) on a magazine rack inside the entryway; 1 Customer (w/ a companion) [on another day] offered a gift card...while I recharged my tablet PC w/ a power outlet
*Target [Large Retail Department Store Chain]: 1 Shopper offered monies...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my tablet in an exitway; Over 3 Store Associates [on more than 1 occasion] offered more "Time & Space" inside the Store (to sit and recharge my tablet PC [w/ a power outlet] inside the Dining Room of the Cafe); 1 Shopper (w/ a companion) [w/ a shopping cart] [on another day] offered monies...while I sat in an exitway (during a rain shower outside); 1 ???Assistant Manager??? offered water (in a large cup from the in-store Starbucks); 1 Shopper offered monies; 1 Shopper [w/ a shopping cart] offered coins ('spare change')...while I sipped a cup of tea (that was offered from a Store Associate at the in-store Starbucks, earlier that evening); 1 Shopper [on another day] offered monies...while I sat in an exitway; 2 Shoppers offered monies, after 1 of the 2 Shoppers said, "We know you're not asking for anything, but we just want you to have a good night."; 1 Child offered monies; 1 Shopper (w/ a Teenager) offered monies, and said, "Happy Mother's Day!"; Over 3 Children offered monies, and said, "Have a nice day!"; 1 Shopper [on another day] offered food (granola bars), monies, and encouragement, also inquired about "my travel situation & story"; 1 Shopper offered money; 1 Shopper offered monies, after asking, "Do you need some money?"; 1 Shopper (who is a member of LDS, and has a Child that works at Target) offered food (i.e., dinner at their home), lodging (e.g., an overnight stay [w/ a bed] in their home, or space to setup camp in their garage [to stay out of the rainy weather]), help, Food & Shelter Agency information/suggestions, and encouragement, before "telling me their Facebook page link," and "requesting my Facebook page link," also inquired about "my travel situation & story"; 2 Teenagers (w/ an Adult) [on another day] offered 'food & water' (i.e., an ice cream sandwich, and bottle of sparkling/flavored water); 1 Shopper [w/ a shopping cart] [on another day] offered money, before saying, "Have a good one!"...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my tablet (w/ a cup of coffee [in my Starbucks Reusable Cup]); 1 Shopper (w/ a companion) [w/ a shopping cart] [on another day] offered help, by asking, "Do you need anything?"...while I recharged my tablet PC (w/ a power outlet)
*Corner Bakery Cafe [Fast Casual Dining Chain]: 1 Customer (w/ a group of Children) offered 'to pay for food'...while I stood inside the entryway (to get temporary shelter from rainy weather); 1 Customer [on another day] offered a meal (in a "To-Go" container)...while I used the Ladies restroom
*Starbucks/Target: 1 Store Associate offered water/beverage (i.e., a cup of hot water, and a few teabags)...while I looked towards the menu; 2 Store Associates (each) [on more than 1 occasion] offered a FREE coffee refill (w/ my Starbucks Reusable Cup); 1 Shopper [on another day] offered monies, and encouragement, also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...soon after I placed down my hiking gear around a Dining Room table
*Corner of State Street/US-89 & 400 North: 1 [in a vehicle w/ a group] offered a ride...after I crossed the street
*Maceys [Grocery Store Chain]: 1 Shopper offered monies, and encouragement, after they said that they placed the money on my backpack (yet the money was found on my tote bag on my luggage cart)...while I used a stall in the Ladies restroom
*Ridley's Family Markets [Grocery Store]: 1 Shopper (who stood behind me in a checkout line) offered a discount (i.e., an Advantage Card [rewards card] discount w/ their phone number)...while I stood in a checkout lane (and the Cashier requested my phone number to activate an Advantage Card [rewards card] discount for my grocery transaction)
*Parking Lot Exit of Orem Plaza [Shopping Center] on Center Street near Rancherito's Mexican Food [Mexican Fast-Food Chain]: 1 (who was homeless for 3 years in California) [in a vehicle] offered 'to pay for food & beverage' (from Rancherito's), and a job opportunity (w/ a phone number written on the back of a business card), after asking, "Are you hungry?"
*Parking Lot Entryway of Sherwin-Williams (Columbia Paint & Coatings) [Paint & Coating Manufacturing Company] on State Street/US-89: 1 Local (who is Jewish, has Wife from Micronesia, and is a member of a Christian [Messianic focused] Congregation) [in a pickup truck that displayed a "Ten Commandments" decal] offered monies, Religious service information (about their Christian [Messianic focused] Congregation that meets every weekend for Shabbat), a networking contact (who they phone called about a place for me to stay), and encouragement, after they asked if I was homeless, also inquired about my 'travel situation & story.' Initially, they asked if I was homeless. I responded, "Yes (technically homeless)." :) Next, I mentioned that I'm a Christian-Pilgrim-Backpacker. Then, they mentioned that they are Jewish, and a member of a Christian (Messianic focused) Congregation. Also, they explained that they are attacked by Utahns (esp. Trinitarians) for their mono-God focused Old Testament-oriented views about GOD AS ONE (w/ one nature and one throne) in consideration of Hebrew translations (of the Christian Bible). They called God "Elohim" w/ emphasis on "God the Father" (???to be the Alpha Parent???). I responded by explaining that the "Lord God" and the "Holy Spirit" are one w/ the "Godhead." They responded that the term "Godhead" is not found in Hebrew translations of the Bible. (Yet, the term "Godhead" is found in Acts 17:29 and Colossians 2:9 of the King James Version translation.) So, I pulled out my Bible, and supported my views w/ the following passage from 1 John 5:7 (KJV): "For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one." (Colossians 2:9--For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.)
*Menchie's Frozen Yogurt [Frozen Yogurt Shop]: 1 [ANONYMOUS] offered monies (to pay for my bowl of frozen yogurt)...then a Worker informed me of the charitable donation, while I prepared a bowl of frozen yogurt
*Outside of Chevron/Jacksons [Gas Station/Convenience Store]/Gandolfo's New York Delicatessen [Deli]: 1 Child [w/ an Adult in a vehicle] offered coins ('spare change')...while I sat (on my inflatable pillow) (w/ a cup of coffee from juice 'n java [Fresh Juice/Espresso Bar]) alongside the building; 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered 'to pay for food & beverage' (from Gandolfo's), and encouragement (???to have a good day???); 1 Customer [on another day] offered bottled water...soon after I placed down my hiking gear; 1 Customer [w/ groceries] [w/ a vehicle] offered food (i.e., bananas, and a packet of almonds [in a grocery bag])...while I finished off a bottle of tea (purchased earlier) (on my inflatable pillow); 1 Customer [w/ a companion in a vehicle] [on another day] offered monies, after asking, "Do you want some money?"...while I sat (on my inflatable pillow); 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] [on another day] offered monies, after asking, "Are you just traveling? [Well] I know it's not much, but this [money] is what I have [to offer]. Stay dry [, and out of the rainy weather]."...while I finished off a snack
*Outside of Maceys [Grocery Store Chain]: 1 Shopper [w/ a shopping cart] offered monies, after asking how I was doing...while I used my tablet PC (plugged into an outdoor power outlet) on a lawn chair alongside the Grocery Store; 1 Shopper (who was homeless for 7 years) [w/ groceries] [on another day] offered 'food & alcoholic beverage' (i.e., a piece of chicken, and beer), monies, and encouragement, also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my tablet (plugged into an outdoor power outlet)
*Orem Boulevard/Courtesy Way near Rancherito's Mexican Food [Mexican Fast-Food Chain] towards Center Street: 1 [in a vehicle] offered a ride
*Outside of Sinclair/Holiday [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered monies, after briefly asking about my travel situation...while I stood alongside the building; 1 Customer (w/ a companion) offered monies, and 'to pay for water/beverage,' also inquired about my travel situation...while I sat (on my inflatable pillow); 1 Customer offered bottled water ("Core Hydration: Perfect pH Water"); 1 Customer [on another day] offered a ride...while I stood alongside the building; 1 Customer [w/ a bicycle] offered a coin (that they picked up off the sidewalk nearby), and monies (later that evening), after stating, "It sucks being homeless!"; 1 Customer offered a sandwich...while I sat (on my inflatable pillow); 1 Customer offered monies; 1 Customer (w/ a Child [in a Youth Sports Team uniform]) [w/ a vehicle] [on another day] offered pizza (i.e., a pizza pie from Little Caesars [Pizza Shop Chain]), after asking if I had dinner...while I stood alongside the building; 1 Customer offered monies...while I sat (on my inflatable pillow) (w/ a cup of coffee [purchased earlier]); 1 [w/ a vehicle] [on another day] offered bottled water; 1 Customer [w/ a bicycle] offered monies, and encouragement (to have a good day); 1 Customer [w/ a group in a vehicle] offered 'to pay for food & beverage'...while I ate some popcorn (on my inflatable pillow); 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered monies, and encouragement (to take care of "[my]self")...soon after I tossed away some trash into a trash can; 1 Customer offered a ride; 1 Customer [on another day] offered money...while I sat (on my inflatable pillow) (w/ a cup of coffee [purchased earlier]); 1 [w/ a companion in a vehicle] offered bottled water...while I sat alongside the building; 1 Youth (w/ a group) [on another day] offered 'food & water' (including bottled water)...while I sat (on my inflatable pillow); 1 Customer (w/ a Child) [on another day] offered monies, after asking, "[Are] you doing alright there?"...while I drank a cup of coffee (on my inflatable pillow); 1 Customer offered help, by asking, "Do you need anything my friend?"; 1 Customer (w/ a Child) offered monies; 1 Customer offered monies, after saying, "I don't know if you need it [or not], but here's some [money to] help [you out]."...while I stood alongside the building; 1 Youth [w/ an Adult in a pickup truck] [on another day] offered a candy bar...while I prepared to inflate my inflatable pillow; 1 Customer [w/ a companion, and a vehicle that displayed a Colorado license plate] offered monies...while I sat (on my inflatable pillow)
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*#POLICESHUTTLE#Outside of Sinclair/Holiday [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Local Police Officer [w/ a Police vehicle] offered 'to pay for food & beverage,' and a ride...while I stood alongside the building
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*Sinclair/Holiday [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 2 Workers (each) [on more than 1 occasion] offered FREE popcorn (small tub of popcorn), after inquiring if that was the only item that I intended to purchase
*Outside of Zaxby's [Fast Casual Dining Chain]: 1 "Drive-Thru" Customer offered 'to pay for food,' after asking, "Do you want a sandwich?"...while I stood alongside the Restaurant
*Shell/Last Chance Store [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Customer (who was homeless for 3 years in California), encountered before, offered money, and additional help (if needed), after mentioning that they remembered me from a recent encounter near Rancherito's (where they offered me charity), also inquired about my travel situation...after I prepared a bowl of oatmeal (w/ the in-store microwave oven)
*Outside of 7-Eleven [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 [w/ a vehicle that displayed a Texas license plate] offered 'food & beverage' (i.e., a bag full of groceries [later that hour]), after asking about any desired food and beverage...while I sat (on my inflatable pillow) alongside the building; 1 Customer offered food (i.e., the remaining taquito in a bag)
*Shake Makers [Restaurant] (a former location of Iceberg Drive-Inn [Fast-Food Chain]): 1 Worker [on more than 1 occasion] offered a discount; 1 Youth offered money, before saying, "I hope you can use that dollar for something!" (later that evening)...then I noticed the Youth (???a Customer???) place the money under a handle of my hiking backpack (near my "CONFESSION TOWARDS SALVATION" backpack sticker), while I monitored my hiking gear (through the windows) from inside the Restaurant
*Outside of Dollar Tree [Discount Retail Store Chain] near KFC-A&W [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Shopper (who works at a Popeyes in Lehi), encountered many times before, offered a beverage (bottle of Coca-Cola), and monies (to pay for food), after saying, "You're always so nice! You are very nice to me! (Then, they handed me monies, and looked towards the KFC-A&W on the other side of the parking lot.) Go get yourself some chicken [over at the KFC]."...while I stood alongside the Store (after shopping for groceries, earlier that afternoon)
*Outside of Shake Makers [Restaurant] (a former location of Iceberg Drive-Inn [Fast-Food Chain]): 1 Customer offered coins ('dollar coins'), and said, "I know it's not much, but [go] get yourself some fries or something."...while I sat (w/ a cup of coffee from a local Gas Station) at an Outdoor Dining table; 1 Customer [on another day] offered water (in a drink cup)...while I quietly sat at an Outdoor Dining table; 1 Customer offered food (onion rings), also inquired about "my travel situation & story"; 1 Customer [who wore a FEDEX shirt] offered food (i.e., the leftovers from an order of fish w/ fries)...while I played a game of Sudoku
*Outside of Wendy's [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Customer offered fries, after asking, "Are you hungry? Do you want some fries?"...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my tablet (plugged into an outdoor power outlet) alongside the Restaurant; 1 Youth [in a Youth Sports Team uniform] (w/ another Youth) offered food (chicken nuggets); 1 Customer offered food (side salad)
*State Street/US-89 near Mon-A-Lea [Mobile Home Park]: 1 (who was homeless for 3 years in California) [w/ a Child in a vehicle], encountered many times before, offered monies (to pay for food), and help (to get new shoes, later that day), after "mentioning that they remembered me from a recent encounter near Rancherito's (where they offered me charity)," and "requesting my shoe size," also inquired about "my travel situation & story"
*Chevron/Jacksons [Gas Station/Convenience Store]/Gandolfo's New York Delicatessen [Deli]: 1 Gandolfo's Worker, encountered many times before, offered FREE cake (slice of cake), and a FREE water/beverage (w/ a cup)...after I inquired about the "FREE CAKE with a Google or Yelp online review" offer that was posted on the front display case in the Deli
*Parking Lot of a Shopping Area near Denny's Diner: 1 (who was homeless for 3 years in California) [in a vehicle w/ a Child], encountered earlier that day, offered shoes (i.e., a used pair of shoes from Savers [Thrift Store Chain]), also inquired about "my travel situation & story"
*Parking Lot Exit Lane of Orem Plaza [Shopping Center] near Savers [Thrift Store Chain]/Community Donation Center: 1 [in a vehicle] offered monies (to pay for shoes), and encouragement, also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I walked towards Savers (to donate a used pair of shoes [recently offered to me as charity] that were too large for my feet)
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*JUNE-...*
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*ALMSDEEDS*
MORE DONATIONS:
+ I donated food to a Utah Charity via a drop box at a Gas Station in American Fork.
+ I donated shoes to Savers [Thrift Store Chain]/Community Donation Center in Orem.
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*$$$...$$$: Charity after Request [*PRICELESS EFFORT*]
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*#UNDISCLOSED#: Restricted Details about Location of Encounter
*[*FUNNY*]...[*FUNNY*]: Laughable Charitable Occurrence (such as favorable machine error happenstance)
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