A Tale of Community Support, Compassion & Quick Fixes

Steve Brewster continues to live the mission of the MWAH! Performing Arts Troupe and its predecessor, the Explosonic Rockers Street Jazz Theatrical Troupe, by changing and saving lives.

For example, during the morning of June 20, 2023, Steve encountered a gentleman whom he had met earlier in the year at the HumanKind Ministries Homeless Shelter in Wichita, Kansas, where Steve had been a volunteer. The gentleman was Erwin Frankfort, who was walking a bicycle and whose face showed obvious distress.

Concerned, Steve asked Erwin if he was okay and how he might assist him.

Erwin explained that his bicycle had a blown out inner tube and that he had been walking his bike all night to reach the shelter.

Immediately, an idea struck Steve, who asked Erwin to wait for a moment while he (Steve) drove to a Walmart store to buy a bicycle inner tube, hoping a replacement would help resolve Erwin's immediate predicament.

Swiftly making his way to the store, Steve found the replacement inner tube that he was looking for.

Returning to Erwin, Steve could see the immediate gratitude and relief in Erwin's face.

Erwin told Steve that what Steve had just done for him was one of the best blessings he had ever received.

Steve, however, couldn't help but reflect on the fact that the true blessing was the opportunity for him to help someone else in need - as he himself had been helped so many times.

Steve told Erwin that having been homeless himself in the past, he understood the importance of giving rather than solely receiving.

Another reminder that a simple act of kindness can have a huge impact on the life of someone else.

Actually, two lives were changed on the morning of June 20, 2023 in Wichita.

Steve Brewster and Erwin Frankfort.