"they need Jesus"

So I have been helping out with a homeless ministry on Friday nights at a place called The Bridge. It is a shelter and transitional housing facility here in Dalla. (It is about 3 minutes from where I live, less than 2 miles.) I have been a few times now and I really enjoy it, but I feel really overwhelmed also. The need they have is so great and I'm such a fixer. I just want to put my arms around them and tell them everything will be OK and then fix all their problems.
For example, I have befriended this one woman Elaine who is bipolar and either a current or former addict, I'm not sure yet. She asked me to pray for her jaw because someone beat her so bad on the street a couple of months ago they broke her jaw and the hospital put some sort of plate in it, but it has been giving her lots of pain. Another guy I met is Michael. Michael was military and got out and was a truck driver I believe. He lost everything because of prostitutes and strip clubs. He lost his wife, his job, his money, everything and now he is homeless. Michael now knows the Lord now and he knows he is where he is because of the choices he made, but the climb back up is hard, especially in our country's economic conditions. Then there is Jody. I love Jody. He looks just like Santa Claus. The kind of guy you just want to give a big hug. I won't go into it all because the list of Jody's problems is long, but Jody's mom was a prostitute and she didn't want him so she dropped him of with his grandparents. Shortly after that his grandfather died and his grandmother dropped him off at the local children's home because she didn't want him either. He did well at the children's home but they had to kick him out when he was 18. He has some sort of learning disability so he has the intelligence of about a 12 or 13 year old. He is obviously a former drunk. He just turned 50 and he looks like he is about 65 or 70. He has been looking for his sister for over 20 years. He goes back to the same house where she used to live every year and every year the family tells him they haven't seen her. He forgets that he went back the year before. I only know this because Wayne, the guys who started this ministry, told me. This is just a drop in the bucket of the people I serve and meet with on Friday nights. Just a drop! I could write pages on the stories I have heard of abuse, neglect, drugs, prostitution, rape, you name it, I have heard it now. My heart breaks for these people and I want to show them love, but it can be really overwhelming and I don't know what to say sometimes.
I was talking to Wayne about this one day and he made a very good point that I want to share with you. He said, "When people go on mission trips to let's say Africa and they go share the gospel with a local tribe that is living in huts, killing wild animals and eating them, practicing cannibalism, wearing nothing but some small cloths; they don't say oh these people need food and clothing. They say, these people need Jesus. It is the same with the homeless. They need Jesus." He is right. Jesus is the biggest need we all have whether we are homeless or rich. The gift of eternal life, the gift of a relationship with their Savior is something I can teach them about and share with them. Yes these people need lots of help, but ultimately they need Jesus and so I will continue to go and share with them. If you would like to check out this ministry or pray for them check out www.ourcalling.org. Wayne's wife posts the homeless prayer requests on there and you can read them and pray for them. I hope you will take the time to check it out. Our greatest need can only be filled by one thing, our Lord and Savior. Nothing else will fill it. Not money, food, a spouse, children, a boyfriend or girlfriend, clothes, drugs, a job, alcohol, sex. . . Nothing. Just Jesus.