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Mar 21, 2009

"Do not worry about why problems exist in the world -- just respond to people's needs ... We feel what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean, but that ocean would be less without that drop." --Mother Teresa

An Angel in Queens

Every day, homeless, hungry unemployed men gather under the elevated 7 train in Jackson Heights, Queens. At around 9:30 each night, relief comes in the form of Jorge Munoz's white pickup truck, filled with hot food, coffee and hot chocolate. For many, this is their only hot meal of the day; for some, it's the first food they've eaten since last night. For more than four years, Munoz and his family have been feeding those in need seven nights a week, 365 days a year. To date, he estimates he's served more than 70,000 meals. Asked why he spends so much time to help people he doesn't know, he answers, "I have a stable job, my mom, my family, a house ... everything I want, I have. And these guys [don't]."