“I knew that’s what I needed to do,” he said. “That’s my mother. You only have one mother and you only have one opportunity. I don’t want to ever have any regrets, so the rooftop can wait.”
Early Monday, Brooks received a call from his younger brother that their mother, Evelyn Sue Wyatt, had been admitted to IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, Indiana, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting."They’re just trying to keep her comfortable," Brooks said. "But she’s alert, her brain is fine. It’s her body functions that are breaking down. Her liver is completely gone for the most part.
The pastor joins Good Day Chicago to talk about why he is on the roof top, and how the money raised will be used to help bring a new community center to Woodlawn. Brooks, a pastor at New Beginnings Church on South King Drive, is the founder and CEO of community anti-violence organization Project H.O.O.D. Until Monday, he’d had been camped out on eight storage containers at 6615 S. King Drive.
The campout, which began in November, was meant to last for 100 days to raise money for a new Project H.O.O.D resource center. But in February, Brooks extended his stay indefinitely. His goal is to raise $35 million for the center, which he hopes will help minimize violence in Woodlawn. So far, $10 million has been raised.Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich will sleep on Chicago rooftop in support of Pastor Brooks' campout"I knew that’s what I needed to do," he said. "That’s my mother. You only have one mother and you only have one opportunity. I don’t want to ever have any regrets, so the rooftop can wait.
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