Gilbert is a 50 year old former football player who grew up in the Southtown Projects of Birmingham and played football for Hays High School. His athletic ability allowed him to go on to play football for the Birmingham Steel Dogs and eventually in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons. Like many professional athletes, Gilbert became involved with cocaine which eventually became a powerful addiction that separated him from his career and his family. After struggling for many years with homelessness and addiction Gilbert has now been drug free for nearly a year. He has a Class A CDL license and has been working for many months through a temporary service when driving positions are available. The downturn in the economy has prevented him from finding the full-time position he persistently seeks. When he is not working Gilbert volunteers at Church of the Reconciler helping receive donations and ministering to both the homeless and volunteers alike. Gilbert is a constant encouragement to everyone around him and an enthusiastic teacher of the Word. By continually taking the time to pray with other members of the homeless community he helps those who struggle to maintain hope and faith. . Gilbert asks that you pray he will be blessed with a full-time job and that,
“the Holy Spirit will put that hunger and that thirst for God’s Word in me each day.”
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Gilbert is a 50 year old former football player who grew up in the Southtown Projects of Birmingham and played football for Hays High School. His athletic ability allowed him to go on to play football for the Birmingham Steel Dogs and eventually in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons. Like many professional athletes, Gilbert became involved with cocaine which eventually became a powerful addiction that separated him from his career and his family. After struggling for many years with homelessness and addiction Gilbert has now been drug free for nearly a year. He has a Class A CDL license and has been working for many months through a temporary service when driving positions are available. The downturn in the economy has prevented him from finding the full-time position he persistently seeks. When he is not working Gilbert volunteers at Church of the Reconciler helping receive donations and ministering to both the homeless and volunteers alike. Gilbert is a constant encouragement to everyone around him and an enthusiastic teacher of the Word. By continually taking the time to pray with other members of the homeless community he helps those who struggle to maintain hope and faith. . Gilbert asks that you pray he will be blessed with a full-time job and that, “the Holy Spirit will put that hunger and that thirst for God’s Word in me each day.” 
