Our Mission in Action

James Clark is a local Waxahachie man. This tells the story of how Jim’s life recently came in contact with The Bread of Life Soup Kitchen and the After Christmas Giveaway at Waxahachie Bible Church. This story proclaims the mission of WBC, which is to worship God, become mature disciples, and carry Christ’s love to the world.


My name’s James Clark. I was born in Blytheville, Arkansas, but I grew up in Gary, Indiana. I was brought up in a religious home. My grandmother, she made sure I went to church when I was little. I had done nothing terrible in my life, but I had sinned, we’re all sinners, and I realized I wanted God and Jesus in my life.

I was working here in town for Cabinet Specialists, and I was having problems with my hip, bending over and picking up stuff, and I went on a medical leave. Three months later, I found a job at another cabinet shop. I worked there about a month and that’s when work got slow, and I got laid off. And then from there, when I wasn’t working, I was staying over here at an RV park behind Cabinet Specialists, and I couldn’t pay my rent. Next thing I knew, I’m out here on the street.

There behind the Farmer’s Market, I had a little electric heater. So I made me a little tent right there and put an electric heater in it. I saw the outlets there and I thought, I wonder if they’re hot. Kept me warm. I’ve even stayed in the bathroom over there at the RV park. Because they had heat in those public bathrooms for the campers. I’ve stayed in there, get up real early in the morning and leave. It’s a place to stay warm.

Basically, from there you know, I just kept praying, “Hey, help me.”

I went to Patrick Street there. That’s where I met Malissa. I went there for one of the meals, and she prayed with me. Malissa actually informed me about this church. I saw her at Texaco the other morning, and she was telling me about it. She gave me one of her little flyers. There were some items I needed. I got some shoes, I got some shirts, I got some food items. One of the ladies gave me an HEB card, which helped me a lot. I got some food with that. I just got what I needed. It makes you feel a little better, you know? I look, and I said, well, there’s still people here that care. I’m very grateful for that. God sent me this way. I truly believe that. Through prayers, people are very generous.

It’s like Ralph, the gentleman I work for right now. He saw me struggling and prayers that I’ve had, it reached out and touched his soul. When he found out I was living on the street, he said, no, we’ve got to fix that. He has 23 rental houses, and I do his maintenance for him. If a window gets broke out, I fix that. If the plumbing breaks, I go fix that, if they’ve got electrical problems, I can fix those. And in return right now, he’s letting me stay at the house I’m working on until I can get back on my feet.

I’ve always had Jesus and God in my life, pretty much growing up all through my life. I know he’s got something planned for me in my life, to do something, and I’ve just got to focus on that and stay with that.


“The steps of a man are established by the Lord, And He delights in his way.”  - Psalm 37:23