STOKED FOR HOME — Frankie Luis Garcia

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Portraits for the People

Frankie Luis Garcia

Portraits for the People

Frankie Luis Garcia

Portraits for the People

I pulled out my skateboard and prayed: “Lord, who do you want me to speak with today?” ... 1 minute later: I skated past someone lying on the sidewalk playing the card game, Magic. ... 5 minutes later: I found myself sitting on the sidewalk learning

In response, the man on the bench looked up and said, “Don’t let darkness change you.” Three years ago I asked Joseph—a homeless man who has lived on the street for almost 20 years—what advice would he give to someone my age.  It was a bitter

Luis looked at me inquisitively and asked, “Do you believe in angels? I sometimes feel like my family members are watching over me.” Both of us being Catholic, spoke for more than an hour about different aspects of our faith but what i found partic

We randomly decided to walk down a lonely street alley unfamiliar to the both of us. It was here that we encountered a women with no legs, sitting in a wheel chair, accompanied by her friend, a joyful and peace filled man. Soon enough, we found o

I pulled out my skateboard and prayed: “Lord, who do you want me to speak with today?” ... 1 minute later: I skated past someone lying on the sidewalk playing the card game, Magic. ... 5 minutes later: I found myself sitting on the sidewalk learning

In response, the man on the bench looked up and said, “Don’t let darkness change you.” Three years ago I asked Joseph—a homeless man who has lived on the street for almost 20 years—what advice would he give to someone my age.  It was a bitter

Luis looked at me inquisitively and asked, “Do you believe in angels? I sometimes feel like my family members are watching over me.” Both of us being Catholic, spoke for more than an hour about different aspects of our faith but what i found partic

We randomly decided to walk down a lonely street alley unfamiliar to the both of us. It was here that we encountered a women with no legs, sitting in a wheel chair, accompanied by her friend, a joyful and peace filled man. Soon enough, we found o

Frankie Luis Garcia