Nicklesville

"I've been here 6 weeks," said Amber, a cute 25? year old with immaculate amber hair pulled back in a braid and a small tattoo on her wrist that said "Serenity." She was working security at Nicklesville, one of Seattle's tent cities currently located in Skyway on MLK and Monster Road. She and her boyfriend have recently set up camp with the other 100 residents which includes a few kids, dogs, and many adults. 3 Port-a-potties and 2 generators, no running water, a charcoal grill, a shared cell phone, and a trash container are the furnishings of this sparse quilt of dometents and tarps. Tex, a tent-city veteran of 14 years, said "I like to stick up for the misfits," and with a smile, "I am a misfit." They said they need blankets, food, and cash to pay the garbage and portapotty bill--about $2000/mo. And pallets to set up their tents on to prevent flooding.

I wonder if I could host 100 people in my back yard for $2000/mo. I wonder if Jesus ever stayed in a tent city when he was a refugee, camping along the road on the way to or from Egypt.