It’s early at Christ’s Body, and things are already moving.

People are coming in for breakfast, coffee, a shower, maybe some clean clothes. There’s a lot happening at once, and right in the middle of it is Stacey—keeping an eye on everything.

“I’m watching everyone’s stuff,” he says. “Making sure nobody takes a bike that doesn’t belong to them, making sure nobody takes a bag… stuff like that.”

It might not sound like much, but out here, it matters. When everything you own fits into a bag or sits on a bike outside, losing it can set you back in a real way. So while people are inside trying to eat or get cleaned up, someone has to make sure their things are still there when they come out.

At the same time, Stacey is helping run showers. Two stalls, about 15 minutes per person. On a good morning, they can get around 16 people through. Some days it’s less, depending on how things go.

“This morning we’ve got about ten people on the list,” he said. “We’ve already got eight through.”

It’s a constant balancing act—keeping things moving, making sure everyone gets a turn, and stepping in when things get tense.

Because the truth is, mornings here aren’t always calm. You’ve got people dealing with homelessness, mental illness, addiction, and everything that comes with life on the street. Some mornings are smooth. Some aren’t.

“Sometimes it gets crazy,” Stacey says.

But even in the middle of that, the goal stays simple. Give people a moment to reset. A cup of coffee. A plate of food. A shower to wash off the street. Clean clothes to start fresh.

Just enough to take a breath and start the day a little different than the last one.

Not everyone says thank you. Some do, some don’t. But that’s not really why Stacey shows up.

“We just try to do the Lord’s work the best we can.”

There’s nothing flashy about it. No big moment. Just steady, consistent work that most people will never see.

But it matters.

Because sometimes love looks like a meal or a prayer. And sometimes it looks like standing outside, keeping watch, making sure someone still has what little they came in with.