Some things never change. After receiving word that a new sweep of the Jungle was imminent, I started making periodic visits to warn folks of what was coming. Over the past month, I have spoken to several groups of people camping there, mostly in tents. I guess I'm the Missionary. When I visit with folks, I ask if they've heard about the sweep, if they want to do something about it.
Some people are willing to make a stand when the bulldozers come.
I tell them some people are working on setting up a place where they can pitch their camps and not have to move over and over again. Making the Best of Bad Times Most of the people at the Jungle work, and many are mistrustful of the shelters and missions. One man I met was a prisoner of war in Vietnam. Drugs and predators in some downtown shelters create an atmosphere that Jungle campers just don't want to go back to. Ed and Crystal have been living in the Jungle, in a tent, for several weeks.