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Random Acts of Charity or Planned Release of Goods
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#charity #altruism #alms #almsdeeds #tzedakah #messianicjews #christianjews #2020
***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!***
***DEMAND the declaration that ISRAEL IS THE OFFICIAL PLACE OF REFUGE FOR CHRISTIANITY, JUDAISM, AND THE ORDER OF MELCHISEDEC!***
*JANUARY*
In January, the locals of Broken Arrow, Tulsa, Catoosa, and Sand Springs offered me food, liquid refreshment, tobacco (cigarette[s]), monies, gift card(s), coupon(s), casino vouchers, groceries, care package(s) (crackers, bottled water, toiletries, pocket size facial tissue, etc.), blanket(s), Motel room(s), temporary shelter, ride(s), help, Food & Shelter Agency information/suggestions, Shelter information/suggestions, temporary shelter suggestions, Religious Church service information/suggestions, Religious Group advice, overseas travel advice, and encouragement. *End result: food, more bandages, more shoe insoles, a replacement luggage cart, more [finger wrap/protection] waterproof adhesive tape, more pocket size facial tissue, and more laundry detergent
-BROKEN ARROW, OK-
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*Parking Lot of Lowe's [Home Improvement Store]: 1 Local Police Officer (w/ another Local Police Officer as backup) issued me a verbal trespass from the Lowe's (???in response to complaints from the Lowe's Management???), and relayed a request to "take down the tent and leave a parking lot shed"...I was approached, while I rested in my pitched tent, inside a storage shed (after camping overnight)
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*Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center: 1 ???Security Manager??? demanded me to leave the Hotel, after reiterating that they told me to leave earlier that morning (when I was in the Ladies restroom)...while I ate some breakfast (w/ a cup of coffee) at a Dining Room table in the Breakfast Room
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*Outside of QuikTrip (QT) [Gas Station/Convenience Store] across from Zoe's Kitchen [Fast Casual Restaurant Chain]: 1 Customer [w/ a moped/motorcycle] offered cigarettes (if wanted), monies (including a stack of dubs [$20 dollar bills] at C-note value [in multiples]... O_O *EYES_OPENED_TOWARDS_ISRAEL* ), and casino vouchers (i.e., cashout vouchers from the local Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa)...while I stood on one side of the building; 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] [on another day] offered monies (to pay for dinner or something else)...while I sat (w/ a bottle of tea) at an Outdoor Dining table
*IHOP Restaurant: 1 Waitress offered FREE coffee (w/ a refill [in a "To-Go" cup])...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my tablet (on a couch) in the entryway; 1 Customer (w/ a companion) offered food (i.e., the additional pancakes from a meal [in "To-Go" boxes]); 1 Customer (w/ a group) offered 'to pay for food/beverage' (if wanted), after asking if I had anything to eat (that evening); 1 Customer (???1 of the group [in parentheses] w/ the aforementioned Customer???) offered monies; 1 Customer (w/ a companion) offered monies, after asking, "Excuse me, can you use an extra five [dollars]?"; 1 Waitress [on another day] offered FREE beverage (in a "To-Go" cup), and "Time & Space" (temporary shelter) inside the Dining Room...while I sat (on a couch) in the entryway; 1 Customer offered 'to pay for pancakes'; 1 Customer (w/ a Child) offered monies, and encouragement (to have a good night), after asking if I had anything to eat; 1 Waitress, encountered many times before, [on another day] offered FREE 'food & beverage' (i.e., 'my order of pancakes' [later], and a cup of coffee [in a "To-Go" cup]), and "Time & Space" inside the Dining Room...soon after I entered the entryway; 1 Customer (w/ a companion) [on another day] offered monies, after asking if I was homeless...while I sat (on a couch) in the entryway (as it rained outside); 1 Customer (w/ a companion) [on another day] offered 'to pay for a meal' (including a coffee [in a "To-Go" cup])...then a Waiter informed me of the charitable donation, while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my tablet (on a couch) in the entryway; 1 Waiter [on another day] offered 'to pay for food & beverage' (including a coffee [in a "To-Go" cup]), also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I sat (on a couch); 1 Waitress, encountered before, offered a FREE beverage (hot chocolate [in a "To-Go" cup])...while I played a game of Sudoku (w/ a cup of coffee [that the aforementioned Waiter offered 'to pay for'])
*Kum & Go [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 [ANONYMOUS] (Customer) offered monies...then I noticed the [ANONYMOUS] (Customer) place the money on my hiking gear, while I monitored my hiking gear (through the windows) (as I prepared a cup of coffee) from inside the building; 2 Workers (each) offered a FREE coffee refill (w/ my Starbucks Reusable Cup); 2 Customers (each) [w/ a vehicle] offered food (i.e., the remaining fries [in a box] ???from a Fast-Food Restaurant??? [from the 2nd Customer]), monies (from the 1st Customer), and encouragement (to have good luck [from the 1st Customer]), after the 1st Customer asked if I was OK, also asked about my travel situation...while I stood (w/ a cup of coffee/cappuccino [that another Customer offered 'to pay for'], and cup of coffee [in my Starbucks Reusable Cup]); 1 Worker [who wore an Auto Shop jacket w/ badge] [on another day] offered 'to pay for my coffee refill' (w/ my Starbucks Reusable Cup), yet stated that I couldn't stay outside the building for long
*Outside of Kum & Go: 1 Customer offered money...while I walked towards an entry door; 1 Customer offered 'to pay for a cup of coffee/cappuccino'...while I sipped a cup of coffee (w/ my Starbucks Reusable Cup) alongside the building; 1 Customer [on another day] offered a gift card (Vanilla Visa), and encouragement (to have a Happy New Year)...while I stood alongside the building; 1 Worker, encountered before, [on another day] offered a FREE coffee, after asking if I already got my cup of coffee for the day...while I ate a snack on one side of the building
*Reasor's [Grocery Store Chain]: 1 Shopper [who walked w/ prosthetic legs] (who stood behind me in the checkout line) offered 'to pay for my groceries'...after I pulled money out of my purse in a checkout lane; 1 Office Clerk [who wore a name tag] [on another day] offered Food & Shelter Agency information/suggestions (about Agencies in Tulsa and Broken Arrow), also asked about my travel situation...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my tablet at a Dining Room table in the Deli
*Outside of QuikTrip (QT) [Gas Station/Convenience Store] near Wendy's [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Customer [in a vehicle] offered a ride (if needed), after asking if I was waiting for a ride, also asked about my travel situation...while I stood near an Outdoor Dining table; 1 Customer [in a pickup truck] [on another day] offered a ride, and temporary shelter (inside their truck for a few hours), after asking about my travel situation...while I stood on one side of the building (as it rained outside)
*QuikTrip (QT) near Wendy's [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Customer (who attends the Life.Church [Evangelical Church], and used to live out of their car w/ 2 dogs [Canines]) offered a ride (if needed), Shelter information/suggestions (about the services provided at the local YWCA, Salvation Army, John 3:16 Mission, Tulsa Dream Center, etc.), temporary shelter suggestions (to just hang out at the local Walmart), Religious Church service information/suggestions (about Church services at the nearby Life.Church, the LDS Church in Broken Arrow, etc.), and encouragement (to stay warm and safe), also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I dried a pair of socks w/ a hand dryer in the Ladies restroom; 1 Customer (w/ another Customer) [w/ a vehicle], encountered earlier, [on another day] offered encouragement (w/ prayer), after asking about my travel situation...while I stood (w/ a snack [recently purchased]) inside the building
*Outside of Panda Express [Asian Gourmet Restaurant Chain]: 1 Worker (w/ Co-workers inside the Restaurant) (after they dumped trash into a trash dumpster), encountered earlier, offered FREE 'food & water' (including bottled water)...while I sat at an Outdoor Dining table (after finishing off some food [purchased earlier])
*Liberty Laundry [Laundromat]: 1 Worker offered 'to pay for a mid-size (4 LOADS) washer load,' after asking if I could use a larger washer...while I loaded my bedding (including sleeping bags, and chair cushion [camping pad]) into a standard-size (2 LOADS) washer
*Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Worker (w/ a Co-worker) offered 'to pay for my food,' after asking me what I really wanted to eat...after I ordered a few simple sides at the order counter. Initially, the Worker seemed concerned about my "simple-dimple" order of inexpensive sides, and asked about my desired order of food. I responded, "I don't eat meat" but requested that they "double up" on the ordered sides (w/o meat); 1 Manager [on another day] offered 'to pay for a meal'...while I stood at the order counter (to place an order)
*Outside of QuikTrip (QT) [Gas Station/Convenience Store] across from Arby's [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Customer [w/ a companion in a vehicle] offered 'to pay for food & beverage,' a ride, and encouragement (on my travels to Israel), also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I stood (and turned right-side out a pair of recently cleaned gloves) near an Outdoor Dining table; 1 Customer [who wore a sweater w/ the slogan "ARMY"] (who served in U.S. Military campaigns in Egypt [???and Israel/Iraq???]) [w/ a vehicle] [on another day] offered temporary shelter (inside their vehicle [to stay out of the strong winds]), a ride, overseas travel advice (to join a Kibbutz in Israel), Religious Church information/suggestions (about the local Rhema Bible Church), and encouragement, after commenting about my "Cross of Christ" armband, also inquired about my travel situation...while I stood on one side of the building
*Starbucks [Coffeehouse Chain]: 2 Customers (who are both Students at Rhema Bible Training College) offered 'to pay for food & beverage,' and encouragement (w/ prayer [from the 1st Customer]), before requesting my GoFundMe.com page link, also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I looked at a few items around the order counter
*Michaels [Arts & Crafts Retailer Chain]: 1 Store Associate [who wore a nose ring] offered a snack (from a recently opened snack bag [on the front counter]), after asking if I was hungry...soon after I made a purchase at the front counter
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*IHOP Restaurant: 1 Manager (w/ a Local Police Officer as backup), encountered before, requested me to leave the entryway...while I sat (and dozed off) (on a couch) in the entryway (to get shelter from rainy weather outside). [NOTE: I wasn't the only Homeless type booted from the "pancake shelter from the rain" entryway. A Homeless Person (encountered before), who sat (w/ a cellphone plugged into a power outlet) (on a couch) just inside the Lobby, was booted, too.]
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*#POLICESHUTTLE#Outside of QuikTrip (QT) [Gas Station/Convenience Store] near Wendy's [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Local Police Officer (w/ another Police Officer as backup) offered a Motel Room stay (courtesy of the Police Department Chaplains), and ride (to a Motel), after asking why I was standing outside, also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I stood on one side of the building (as it rained outside). [NOTE: In response to the Police inquiry about motives for standing outside in the rain, I explained that the (Night Shift) Worker told me to leave the building, because they had a lot of work to do (as the only one on-duty) that night. But the (Night Shift) Worker reassured that they usually don't mind if others (such as the homeless) stand inside the building. Also, I mentioned that I (and another Homeless Person, separately) was booted from the IHOP Restaurant by the IHOP Manager (w/ a Police Officer as backup) earlier that night.]
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*Outside of Sinclair/SNS Stop N Save [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Customer offered a soda (can of Pepsi)...while I stashed away grocery (purchased earlier) alongside the building (during rainy weather)
*Arby's [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Customer offered 'food & beverage' (i.e., a few mozzarella sticks, box of curly fries, and medium-size drink cup), after mentioning that they had an extra drink cup...while I stood near a Dining Room table
*Parking Lot of a Shopping Area near Starbucks: 1 Local [w/ a Child (in a child safety-car seat) in a vehicle] offered a ride, and encouragement (to be blessed by God), also asked about "my travel situation & story"...while I walked across the parking lot towards the Starbucks
*Hampton Inn Tulsa/Broken Arrow [Hotel]: 1 Hotel Staff Member offered help (w/ information about the John 3:16 Mission [written on a Post-it note]), after "knocking on the Ladies restroom door" and "requesting me to leave the Ladies restroom" ???because homeless were not allowed to hang out in the Ladies restroom???, before suggesting that I check out one of the cheaper Hotels nearby (and mentioned the rates per night for a nearby Hotel)...while I used the toilet in the Ladies restroom
*Outside of QuikTrip (QT) [Gas Station/Convenience Store] near Hampton Inn Tulsa/Broken Arrow [Hotel]: 1 Customer [w/ a group in a vehicle] offered monies, and encouragement (to take care of [myself]), after asking if I was "on the streets"...while I stood alongside the building; 1 Customer [on another day] offered monies, after asking, "How you doin'? Can I help you out with a couple of bucks?"...while I ate a snack on one side of the building; 1 Customer offered a hot coffee/cappuccino, by saying, "I got you a coffee! It's French Vanilla [cappuccino]. I hope you like it!"; 1 Customer offered 'to pay for food & beverage,' before asking about my travel situation...while I sat (and dozed off); 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered a care package (e.g., crackers, bottled water, soap, toothpaste, pocket size facial tissue, a maxi pad, etc.) (from their Church)...while I finished off some food on one side of the building; 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered a coupon (for a "FREE Pizza Slice"), after saying that they were doing a promotion for the MLK Day March...while I sat on one side of the building; 1 Customer offered monies, also asked about "my travel situation & story"
*QuikTrip (QT) near Hampton Inn Tulsa/Broken Arrow [Hotel]: 1 Customer offered a ride, after asking if I was waiting for a ride, also asked about my travel situation...while I stood in an entryway
*North Aspen Avenue/South 145th East Avenue: 1 Local (who was on their way to Church [to pickup their Wife]) [in a vehicle] offered a ride, before mentioning that it was just too cold for me to be walking, also asked about my travel situation...while I walked towards the next Shopping Area
*Panera Bread [Restaurant Chain]: 1 Customer offered monies (to pay for food), and encouragement (???to have good luck on my travels???)...while I prepared a cup of coffee at the coffee table
*Outside of Dunkin' Donuts [Doughnut Company and Coffeehouse Chain]: 1 [in a vehicle w/ a Customer] offered monies, before saying, "You take care of yourself!"...while I sat on one side of the building; 1 [w/ a vehicle] offered monies...while I jotted down some notes w/ my writing pad; 1 Customer (w/ a companion) [on another day] offered 'to pay for a cup of coffee'...while I sat (and dozed off); 1 Customer [w/ Children in a vehicle] offered a doughnut...while I sat (w/ a cup of coffee [that another Customer offered 'to pay for'])
*Outside of QuikTrip (QT) [Gas Station/Convenience Store] next to Zips Car Wash: 1 Customer [w/ a companion in a vehicle that displayed a Cherokee Nation license plate] offered monies...while I sat alongside the building; 1 Local Worker [in a work jacket ???for a local business???] offered monies; 1 Customer offered 'to pay for food/beverage'; 1 [w/ a companion in a pickup truck] offered monies, by saying, "I don't know your situation[, but here's some money] so you can go buy yourself some food."...while I sat (w/ food [that another Customer offered 'to pay for']); 1 Customer [w/ a companion in a vehicle] offered monies...while I ate food alongside the building; 1 Customer (who is a member of the local BattleCreek Church [Baptist Church]) [on another day] offered coins ('spare change'), 'to pay for food & beverage,' Religious Church service information/suggestions (e.g., an invitation to the next BattleCreek Church service, and information about help they could offer me on my travels), and encouragement (to be blessed by God), after asking what I wanted to drink...while I sat alongside the building; 1 Customer offered monies...while I ate food alongside the building; 1 (w/ a Customer) [w/ a vehicle] [on another day] offered monies...while I sat alongside the building; 1 Customer (w/ a Child) offered 'food & water' (including bottled water)
*QuikTrip (QT) next to Zips Car Wash: 1 Customer (who is a Lyft [Taxicab-style Transportation & Car Rental Service] Driver) [w/ a vehicle] offered a ride, also inquired about "my travel situation & story"
*Parking Lot of Dairy Queen Grill & Chill [Ice Cream & Fast-Food Chain] (a.k.a. DQ Grill & Chill): 1 [in a vehicle w/ a companion] offered monies, after asking, "Is there anything that I can do for you?"...while I walked across the parking lot towards an entrance
*Outside of Mazzio's Italian Eatery [Italian Casual Dining Restaurant Chain] near Walmart [Large Retail Department Store Chain]: 1 [in a vehicle w/ a companion] offered monies...while I sat (on a sidewalk curb) on one side of the Restaurant
*Dairy Queen: 1 Worker offered a FREE beverage (large drink cup), after requesting my Facebook page link, also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...soon after I entered the Restaurant
*Outside of Mazzio's Italian Eatery [Italian Casual Dining Restaurant Chain] near Reasor's [Grocery Store Chain]: 1 [w/ a vehicle] offered monies, before saying, "I hope things get better for you!"...while I finished off some food (w/ a cup of water) (purchased earlier) (on a sidewalk curb) on one side of the Restaurant
*Parking Lot of County Line Shopping Center near Coney I-Lander [Hot Dog Restaurant Chain]: 1 [in a vehicle w/ a companion] offered monies...while I walked across the parking lot
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*Michaels [Arts & Crafts Retailer Chain]: 1 Store Associate [who wore a nose ring], encountered before, demanded me to leave the Ladies restroom (in response to a complaint from another Store Associate [who peeked into the Ladies restroom earlier]), after explaining that I couldn't be "doing what I was doing" (i.e., cleaning up w/ a washcloth at a sink) in the Ladies restroom (because of other Shoppers), before escorting me out of the Ladies restroom...while I used a washcloth at a sink in the Ladies restroom
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*Target [Large Retail Department Store Chain]: 1 Shopper offered socks...while I dried a pair of socks w/ a hand dryer in the Ladies restroom; 1 Manager, encountered many times before, offered "Time & Space" inside the Dining Room of the in-store Starbucks...while I sat (w/ a cup of coffee [in my Starbucks Reusable Cup]) inside the exitway
-TULSA, OK-
*QuikTrip (QT) [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Security Guard, encountered earlier, offered monies, help (w/ directions to the Tulsa International Airport), and encouragement (w/ Religious words of support for Jesus Christ), after commenting about my "Cross of Christ" armband (earlier that night), before saying, "God bless you!" also asked about my travel situation...soon after I walked away from the front counter w/ groceries. [NOTE: However, the Security Guard still asked me to leave the Property (even after I stepped outside to finish off recently purchased "food and beverage"), after explaining that I was there (at the QuikTrip) for over an hour.]
*MTTA Bus on South Garnett Road: 1 Rider offered monies...while I sat on a bus
*MTTA Bus on South Denver Avenue: 1 Rider [who wore a cap w/ the slogan "U.S. Army Veteran"], encountered earlier, offered a snack (from their open bag of pretzels), after asking me for a cigarette (at the Denver Avenue Bus Station)...while I sat on a bus
*Parking Lot of The Home Depot [Home Improvement Store]: 1 Store Associate [w/ a vehicle], encountered many times before, offered 'food & beverage' (from their vehicle), coins (including 'dollar coins'), Religious Group advice (to hook up w/ Churches that make trips to Israel), and encouragement, after mentioning that they thought about me (and that I was on their heart)
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*Courtyard by Marriott Tulsa Woodland Hills [Hotel]: 1 Hotel Staff Member requested me to leave the Hotel (in response to a complaint from another Hotel Staff Member [encountered earlier]), after explaining that I couldn't be "doing what I was doing" (i.e., cleaning up w/ a washcloth at a sink) in the Ladies restroom...while I used a washcloth at a sink in the Ladies restroom
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*Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Customer offered 'to pay for food & beverage,' after asking about my hiking gear (that I placed around an Outdoor Dining table) outside, also asked about my travel situation...after I ordered a few simple sides at the order counter
*IHOP Restaurant: 1 Homeless Person (who is an ex-Con [served time in Prison] from Los Angeles, California) offered coupons (from QuikTrip), after commenting about my hiking backpack, also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my tablet (on a couch) in the entryway; 1 Customer offered 'to pay for food'...while I prepared to leave the entryway. [NOTE: The Customer offered the charitable donation after the ???Manager??? demanded me and a Homeless Person (the aforementioned ex-Con) to leave the entryway. Well, the ???Manager??? was so strangely adamant that they returned to the entryway and completely booted me and the Homeless Person from the Restaurant, while we waited for food that the Customer offered 'to pay for.']
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*IHOP Restaurant: 1 ???Manager???, encountered before, demanded me to leave the entryway...while I sat (on a couch) in the entryway. [NOTE: Once again, at an IHOP, I wasn't the only Homeless type booted from the Restaurant on another chilly/rainy weather day. A Homeless Person (the aforementioned ex-Con) was directly told to leave, and sharply responded by giving the ???Manager??? a piece of their mind w/ repetitive "B!tch" retorts.]
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*Candlewood Suites [Hotel]: 1 Security Guard temporarily arrested me (handcuffed me), and escorted me to the exit, before calling the Police on me...while I rested on an upper-level floor landing in a stairway; Over 2 Local Police Officers issued me a verbal trespass from the Candlewood Suites (???in response to complaints from the on-duty Front Desk Worker???)
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-CATOOSA, OK-
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*Outside of Dollar General [Discount Retail Store] adjacent to O'Reilly Auto Parts [Auto Parts Store Chain]: 1 ???Store Manager??? demanded me to leave the storefront, before threatening to call the Police...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my tablet alongside the Store (as a rainstorm increased in intensity); Over 2 O'Reilly Workers demanded me to leave the area (near O'Reilly Auto Parts), before threatening to call the Police (during a heavy rainstorm)
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*Outside of a Vacant Strip Mall Space adjacent to Dollar General: Over 2 Local Police Officers requested me to stay away from the Dollar General Property (in response to complaints from the aforementioned ???Store Manager???), after requesting me to remove my hiking backpack from a shopping cart (from Dollar General), before suggesting that I just use the WiFi from the Hotel next door, also inquired about my travel situation...while I used FREE WiFi w/ my tablet alongside the vacant space (during a strong 'wind & rain'-storm)
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*Outside of a Vacant Strip Mall Space adjacent to Dollar General: 1 Dollar General Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered a blanket...while I stood alongside the vacant space (during a strong 'wind & rain'-storm)
*IHOP Restaurant: 1 Waitress (w/ Co-workers) offered a FREE water (in a "To-Go" cup)...while I ate a snack (on a couch) in the entryway (as it snowed outside); 1 Customer (w/ a companion) [on another day] offered monies, by saying, ""Ma,am, I would like to give you something!"...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my tablet (on a couch) in the entryway; 1 Waitress, encountered before, offered a FREE water/beverage (in a "To-Go" cup); 1 Customer offered 'to pay for food & beverage'; 1 Waitress offered FREE 'food & water,' after asking me what wanted to eat/drink...while I prepared to leave the entryway
*Hampton Inn & Suites Tulsa/Catoosa [Hotel]: 1 Hotel Staff Member offered coffee, and more "Time & Space" inside the Breakfast Room (near a fireplace), after asking if I was waiting for a ride...while I sat (on a cushioned Ottoman stool) near the fireplace in the Breakfast Room
*Taco Bueno [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Customer (w/ a group) offered monies (i.e., the change from the transaction), and 'to pay for my food'...just before I placed an order at the order counter
-SAND SPRINGS, OK-
*QuikTrip (QT) [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 (who waited for a ride) offered help (if needed), after commenting about my "Cross of Christ" armband, also asked about my travel situation...while I stood in an entryway
*IHOP Restaurant: 1 [ANONYMOUS] offered 'to pay for my meal' (including beverages)...then a Waitress informed me of the charitable donation, after I finished off a meal at a Dining Room table
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*FEBRUARY*
In February, the locals of Broken Arrow, Tulsa, and Flagstaff offered me food, liquid refreshment, tobacco (cigarette[s]), monies, gift card(s), print(s), lighter(s), gloves, disposable warmer(s) (body/hand warmer[s]), feminine hygiene products, temporary shelter, Shelter information/suggestions, camping suggestions, Religious Group information/suggestions, and encouragement. *End result: food, ticket(s) (Greyhound bus, etc.), a new pair of shoes (boots), new shirt (w/ the laughable slogan "Y'all Need Jesus - John 14:6"), more bandages, and another replacement luggage cart
-BROKEN ARROW, OK-
*East Kenosha Street/East 71st Street past Popeyes [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Local (who attends a Church w/ a Pastor that makes trips to Israel every year) [w/ a vehicle] offered 'to pay for food & beverage' (from Popeyes), and encouragement (on my travels), also asked about "my travel situation & story"...I was approached, while I walked along the street
*Outside of Kum & Go [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Worker, encountered before, offered a FREE coffee refill (w/ my Starbucks Reusable Cup), yet stated that I couldn't stay outside the building for long (because of other Customers)...soon after I pulled out my Starbucks Reusable Cup (from my tote bag) just outside of the building
*Outside of QuikTrip (QT) [Gas Station/Convenience Store] across from Zoe's Kitchen [Fast Casual Restaurant Chain]: 1 Customer [w/ a ???pickup truck???] offered monies (to pay for food), after asking if I had any supper...while I stood (w/ a cup of coffee [in my Starbucks Reusable Cup]) near an Outdoor Dining table
*QuikTrip (QT) near Wendy's [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Worker, encountered many times before, offered a FREE coffee refill ('my prepared coffee refill' [in my Starbucks Reusable Cup])
*Zoe's Kitchen [Fast Casual Restaurant Chain]: 1 ???Manager??? offered additional food (i.e., pita bread w/ a few sauces) (w/ my order of soup [that included pita bread])...after I asked if they gave refills on pita bread
*IHOP Restaurant: 1 Customer (w/ another Adult, and Children) offered food (i.e., the leftovers from a meal [in "To-Go" boxes]), monies (to pay for something to drink), and encouragement (???to be blessed by God???), after asking if I wanted anything to eat...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my tablet (on a couch) in the entryway
*Outside of QuikTrip (QT) [Gas Station/Convenience Store] next to Zips Car Wash: 1 Customer [in a vehicle] offered coins ('spare change'), and encouragement (???to be blessed by God???), after asking if I was OK...while I sat just outside of the building; 1 Customer offered money...while I jotted down some notes w/ my writing pad; 1 Customer offered a coin...while I flipped through a Realtor magazine (that I picked up at the FREE Publications rack). [NOTE: While flipping through the "Chinowth & Cohen Realtors Elite Magazine" (Volume 14, Issue 8), I shockingly spotted a few older looking properties that presented a "stronger than Ryland Homes on grass" reason (the decades old overgrown grassy used lot) for missing pavement in driveways. SEE issuu.com, the Glenpool OT property on page 72, and the Rogers addn property on page 97. (Also, SEE the Suburban Acres amd property on page 76, and the Winchester Park property on pages 93 and 42.)]
*QuikTrip (QT) next to Zips Car Wash: 1 Customer offered monies, before saying, "I would have gave you more...if I had more [money on me]."...while I flipped through a Realtor magazine (from the FREE Publications rack) near the main entry doors; 1 [ANONYMOUS] (Customer) offered food (brownies [in a plastic container]), and monies...then I noticed the [ANONYMOUS] (Customer) place down the "food and money" on the newspaper (makeshift mat) under my hiking backpack, while I monitored my hiking gear (through the windows) from inside the building
-TULSA, OK-
*Staples [Office Supply Retail Chain]: 1 Worker offered a FREE print (Greyhound bus ticket). [NOTE: I appreciated the offer, although I found out later that the Greyhound bus trip, associated w/ the printed ticket, was cancelled due to inclement weather conditions.]
*Outside of Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers [Fast-Food Chain] next to Kum & Go [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Customer offered monies (to pay for something to eat), after asking if I had eaten (lunch) that day...while I repaired a damaged (ripped apart) shoulder strap of my hiking backpack (w/ a sewing kit, and tape) (on a sidewalk curb) alongside the Restaurant; 1 [in a vehicle w/ a group] offered gloves (if needed), after asking if I had gloves
*QuikTrip (QT) [Gas Station/Convenience Store] near Broken Arrow Expressway/OK-51 (Oklahoma State Highway 51): 1 Customer offered hand warmers...while I stood on one side of the building; 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered monies (to pay for something more to eat)...while I ate a snack
*Outside of Panera Bread [Restaurant Chain]: 1 [ANONYMOUS] (Customer) (w/ a companion) offered monies...then I noticed the [ANONYMOUS] (Customer) toss the money at my hiking backpack, while I finished off a bagel (purchased earlier) (w/ a cup of coffee [in my Starbucks Reusable Cup]) near an Outdoor Dining table
*Outside of Babies"R"Us [Baby Products Retail Store Chain] (a closed location): 1 Homeless Person (who stays in a homeless camp behind the Store) offered food (if wanted), a cigarette (if wanted), lighter, camping suggestions (to camp w/ them behind the Store), and encouragement, before warning about the Police who drive through (surveil) the area, also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I sat inside my pitched tent just outside of the Store (to camp overnight). [NOTE: I sense a CLOSE CAMP JINX, because on a following day I was approached by a ???Local??? (w/ a vehicle) who stated that I couldn't camp on Private Property and warned that--after a specified time--they would call the Police on me and a mysterious Young Woman that setup camp (w/ a large fabric hamper and plastic mattress cover) next to my pitched tent overnight.]
*IHOP Restaurant: 1 Customer offered food (in a "To-Go" container), after asking if I was hungry...while I finished off a snack (on a couch) in the entryway; 2 Customers (who are involved w/ a Prison Ministry) offered monies, and encouragement (w/ prayer), after handing me a business card, also asked about "my travel situation & story"; 1 Homeless Person [who had many tattoos] (who is a Non-denominational Christian, ???is an ex-Con [released from Prison over 5 years ago]???, and moved to Oklahoma 20 years ago) [on another day] offered 'to pay for a hamburger' (if wanted), also asked about my travel situation...while I sat (on a couch); 1 Customer (who is a Baptist) (w/ a companion) [on another day] offered 'to pay for food & beverage,' and Shelter information/suggestions (about a Women's Shelter in Sand Springs), also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I stood inside the entryway; 1 Customer [on another day] offered monies (to pay for a cup of coffee), after asking if I had money (to pay for food/beverage); 1 Customer offered monies, after asking if I was going somewhere (???traveling???)
*Kum & Go [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Worker, encountered many times before, offered a FREE coffee...after I asked about the FREE coffee reward notice listed on a receipt (from my Rewards Card)
*Starbucks [Coffeehouse Chain]/Target [Large Retail Department Store Chain]: 1 Store Associate offered water (in a large cup)...while I stashed away groceries (recently purchased) around a Dining Room table
*Lowe's [Home Improvement Store]: 1 Shopper offered monies, after asking, "What's your name?... God told me to give this [money] to you. This is all I have. (Then, they handed me money.) And, [I just want to let you know that] God is still on the throne."...while I dried a pair of panties w/ a hand dryer in the Ladies restroom
*Sidewalk of Eastside Market [Shopping Center] near Michaels [Arts & Crafts Retailer Chain]: 1 Local (who is a Christian w/ Messianic Jewish Synagogue/Congregation connections) offered monies, Religious Group information/suggestions (about Messianic Jewish Congregations in Tulsa), and encouragement (w/ prayer), after "asking if I was a Camper" and "mentioning that they saw a tent (my pitched tent) earlier," also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I walked along the sidewalk (after I packed away my tent [that was pitched outside of a vacant Strip Mall space in the Shopping Center])
*Target [Large Retail Department Store Chain]: 1 Shopper (w/ a companion) offered monies...while I shopped; 1 Shopper [on another day] offered feminine hygiene products (maxi pads [if wanted])...while I used a stall in the Ladies restroom
*Outside of a Vacant Strip Mall Space of Eastside Market [Shopping Center]: 1 [w/ a vehicle] offered a meal (w/ a coffee from Chick-fil-A [Fast-Food Chain]), and temporary shelter (inside their vehicle for a limited period of time)...while I finished off some breakfast (i.e., dry rations from my stash) inside my pitched tent alongside the vacant space (after camping overnight)
*Cafe/Target: 1 Shopper offered monies...while I sat at a Dining Room table
*Greyhound Bus Station: 1 Worker offered Religious Group information/suggestions (w/ a promotional business card from the Jehovah's Witnesses), after commenting about my "Cross of Christ" armband
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*Outside of Mobil [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 offered monies...while I sat on one side of the building; 1 Worker [w/ a broom and dustpan], encountered before, [on another day] offered a disposable warmer ("HotHands Body & Hand Super Warmer"), after asking if I was staying warm at night...while I sat alongside the building
*Parking Lot of a Vacant Gas Station Property (a former location of Shell [Gas Station/Convenience Store]) next to Denny's Diner: 1 [ANONYMOUS] offered food (i.e., a bag full of Greek yogurts)...then I found the bag of yogurts just outside of a trash dumpster enclosure (w/ a missing dumpster), where I prepared to pitch my tent overnight; 1 [on another day] offered monies, after asking, "How's it going? You go get yourself a warm meal."...while I prepared to leave the area (after camping overnight inside a vacant trash dumpster enclosure)
*IHOP Restaurant: 1 Manager offered a FREE coffee (in a "To-Go" cup), after asking if I was waiting for someone, before explaining that I couldn't sit for long inside the entryway...while I sat (on a couch) in the entryway; 1 Customer [on another day] offered monies (to pay for something to eat), after saying, "(They looked towards my hiking backpack.) I like your sign ('CONFESSION TOWARDS SALVATION' backpack sticker). Do you want anything to eat? (Then, they handed me money.) Have a nice night! God bless you! I go to [Catholic] Mass everyday."...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my tablet; 1 Waiter [on another day] offered food (including fries ["on the house"])...after I attempted to redeem a "FREE Short Stack of Pancakes" receipt coupon
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*Parking Lot of a Vacant Gas Station Property (a former location of Shell) next to Denny's Diner: 1 Local Police Officer issued me a verbal "Trespass Warning," and requested me to "take down the tent," after stating that camping was not permitted inside Flagstaff City limits, yet suggested that I visit a Shelter or camp outside of Flagstaff City limits, before warning that a citation would be issued next time...while I prepared to pack out of my pitched tent inside a vacant trash dumpster enclosure (after camping overnight)
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*Outside of Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Customer offered 'food & beverage' (i.e., the remaining fries, a burger, and drink cup from a meal), and encouragement (to be blessed by God)...while I drank a cup of coffee (w/ my Starbucks Reusable Cup) near an Outdoor Dining table (after finishing off some fries [purchased earlier])
*Arby's [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Child (w/ a few Adults [Customers]) offered a gift card...while I refilled a few old water bottles at the Self-Service Soda Fountain Machine
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*ALMSDEEDS*
MORE DONATIONS:
+ I donated food, toiletries, and feminine hygiene products to an Oklahoma Charity via a drop box in a Lowe's parking lot in Tulsa.
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