Woman Driving Hope to the Homeless With Love Truck

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With a big RV and an ever bigger heart, Jeanette Bradley is ready to roll with a bold plan to help the homeless come this February.

Bradley calls it the "love truck" and she knows full well how a little love can go a long way for the homeless, especially in the depths of winter.

Bradley has taken so many wrong turns in life, but her 1983 RV is fueled with something special that will help those who don't feel like they have hopeless.

Bradley was once homeless herself. She's a recovering addict and former sex traffic victim, but for years she's had a new look on life.

Since getting straight, Bradley has been driving from her home in Westerville to a homeless camp in Columbus, providing the homeless with food and clothes. It's the same homeless camp where she says her friend was killed last year.

Now, she is focusing her energy on doing even more for that same camp with an RV she bought earlier this year. She operates through her ministry, 2nd Chance ministries, which is only funded through donations.

When Bradley decided to create her love truck, she created a GoFundMe page and was able to raise more than $8,000 in just five months.

"I got the love truck in a vision from God. He said to ;call it the love truck, because God is love and love never fails,'" said Bradley.

The love truck is a portable home on wheels that is fully loaded with everything that will make the homeless feel like they have a home, even it's for a few minutes.

"They will be able to get clothes washed, they will be able to get a shower. We put an extra water heater in there so we can get more showered," said Bradley.

Bradley says she will also provide hot meals for the homeless. The love truck has a fully equipped kitchen, a washer and dryer and three beds.

But already, Bradley has hit a bump in the road as she's been trying to prepare the truck to hit the road soon.

"We had it parked over here in my park office and someone had broken in. They busted the window out," said Bradley.

Bradley says she is very thankful to only have a damaged window. Nothing was stolen.

Now, Bradley worries about how she'll keep her love truck operating all year round.

"Somebody, an organization, a foundation, just please hear my cry. Please help me to help people. They just need a second chance," said Bradley.