As some of you know, now Love Wins Ministries has office space, generously donated by a local church that supports us. I now have a desk and file cabinet (both also donated by supporters - thanks guys!). We are very thankful for all the love and support, and I am thankful that I have a [...]
The National Coalition for the Homeless recently released a 194 page (!) report on the trend among cities to criminalize homelessness.
Of the 25 cities surveyed by the US Conference of Mayors for its annual Hunger and Homelessness Report, 19 reported an increase in homelessness in 2008. On average, cities reported a 12 percent increase. The [...]
My friend Wayne Sutton went on a photo tour of NC State campus last weekend, and discovered someone’s bedding under a bridge. He shot some footage with his camera, posted below.
A small, birdlike woman in her late 40’s or early fifties, she is older than most of the folks out here. She walks with a limp and has what my grandmother would have called a lazy eye. Sometimes she sleeps in a shelter, sometimes she sleeps outside and sometimes she sleeps at a friend’s house. [...]
For about two years, I have known Mike. He is only sporadically housed and, because of a debilitating injury, he is awaiting a ruling on disability. If there is such a thing as a homeless cheerleader, he is it. He smiles, he makes others laugh and, strangely enough, he always has a camera in his [...]
This should be a normal post about July 4th, with me hanging out with other people who look just like, have the same jobs, attend the same church, and believe generally the same things. Or maybe this should be a post about the gigantic fireworks I shot off at my home state (Kansas). The 4th [...]
