COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Remarkable Women finalist Doreatha Reid says the Holy Spirit led her to hit the streets to make a difference.

Reid is helping feed, clothe and house the homeless in central Ohio — doing all this work out of her own home. Many simply call this remarkable woman “Miss D.”

“So, we are the hands, feet, and the mouthpiece of Jesus,” said Doreatha Reid. “He said when I was hungry, you fed me. When I was thirsty, you gave me to drink. When I was naked, you clothed me. When I was in prison, you came to visit me. We haven’t gotten to the prison part yet, but we have gotten to the other three components.”

Matthew 25: Verses 35 to 36. For Reid, these are not just words in the Bible. It’s a calling.

For almost a decade, Ms. D., as she’s affectionately known, has been feeding and clothing the homeless in central Ohio with her ministry, BBlessed2 Outreach.

What started with handing out water and crackers using a wagon has now turned into something bigger.

“My basement is occupied; I have no space,” said Reid. “And that’s a great thing, but my goal is to actually accomplish and get a building. I’m praying that somebody will donate us a building so that we can open up and do our full ministry at the full capacity.”

Ms. D. knows about living with “less than.” Growing up in Chicago, she left home at 15 and was pregnant with her only child at 16. And when it seemed she had no direction, God provided the way, and all these years later, she says it is her turn.

“For me, the homeless is something people judge people, oversight, put down, think they’re lazy, and just don’t want to work,” said Reid. “But instead of thinking about the layers and layers of life challenges and or issues they may face, we provide a hot meal for them. We don’t put something together that I won’t eat. Cause if I won’t eat it, they’re not gonna eat it.”

That hot meal comes every first and third Saturday of the month with clothes, shoes, and toiletries. It is not easy work, but it is God’s work.

“What drives me is that I don’t like people hurting,” said Reid. “If I could put a smile on everybody’s face, and I know I can’t save the world, but I can have an indentation in doing something that can make a difference in a person’s life.”