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Christmas a time of hope, humility for Gainesville’s homeless

Nicole Whitefield, a resident at Kingdom Harvest shelter for the past month, comforts a fellow resident, Wondra Waldon, on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. Waldon says that she feels sad this time of year because she misses being with her family for the holidays. - photo by Austin Steele

12262018 XMAS 001.JPG — Nicole Whitefield, a resident at Kingdom Harvest shelter for the past month, comforts a fellow resident, Wondra Waldon, on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. Waldon says that she feels sad this time of year because she misses being with her family for the holidays. - photo by Austin Steele

Though this manger is not the birthplace of Christ the Savior, of course, it is a place of everyday rebirth for those who squeezed into the mission’s mess hall, located in midtown.