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Category Archives: Homelessness

Back into the darkness :: Update on Jessica

In my last update, I was thrilled to report Jessica’s (not her real name) progress going into the holiday season. My wife and I were honored to join her family for Christmas dinner at Betel’s town center church in Birmingham, England. We drove two hours on Sunday morning, 23 December 2007, and eventually found our [...]

Posted 08 February 2008 § Daily Scribe § Personal § Prayer § Wales § marginalized ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Want to understand the homeless? Read their blogs…

It seems that a lot of marginalized people have intersected our lives since we moved to Wales, and in almost every case it’s been a good experience for everyone involved. We met Steve, a 32-year-old heroin addict a couple of years ago who had become a Christian but just couldn’t shake the habit. He lived [...]

Posted 16 October 2007 § ‡ Comments (3) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

I am homeless

I came here because my house burned down last night. We lost everything. We had no where else to go. I am so scared and don't know where to go from here. Would you reach out to me? I am homeless.
I am here because my boyfriend beat me so bad. I was afraid for [...]

Posted 15 October 2007 § ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , ,