Christ in action and close to home...

My sister emailed me this article, featuring her father-in-law, Ron Joller. It is just another example of Christians BEING Christians... not because they have to, but because they want to...

Driven to help
Unsung volunteers shuttle the Santa Clarita Valley’s homeless off the
streets to the winter shelter

By Tammy Marashlian
Signal Assistant City Editor
Posted: Jan. 23, 2010 8:06 p.m.

A white van pulled up to the Canyon Country library on a recent cold Thursday night.

A crowd of tired, bundled people waited outside. Some murmured greetings to the driver. Others just climbed in, clutching their faded backpacks and worn bags.

"Everybody in?" asked driver Ron Joller, 68.

A collective "yep" came from the passengers. Some closed their eyes and kept quiet.

"How many we got?" Joller asked.

"Five from here," a couple of the passengers responded. In the front passenger seat, Pat Gunther, 73, tallied the number on his clipboard.

The van rolled out of the parking lot, headed to its next pick-up spot. Passengers passed the time staring out the windows and quietly talked to one another. The windows creaked as a cool breeze swept through the van. Soon, the passengers would arrive at the Santa Clarita Valley Emergency Winter Shelter.

There, they would enjoy a hot meal and spend the night away from the streets and the cold.

Joller and Gunther are volunteer drivers who pick up most of the shelter's clients from three local stops.

The two, who have been friends for nearly two decades, are the first of the shelter's volunteers to greet the community's homeless each Thursday night.

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I'm proud of Ron and his friend. They are truly showing Christ in action. Afterall, Christ said that true love is laying down one's life for his friend. In this case, Ron is laying down his Thursday nights to help some local friends. Very cool. =)