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anonymous YOUR MISSION! June 17, 2008 8:48 AM

TELL US ABOUT YOU MISSION OR WORK WITH THE HOMELESS!  [report anonymous abuse]  [ accepted]
 
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anonymous  June 25, 2008 5:24 PM

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Thanks for the invite, Donna!   We (my husband and I) have been dealing with the homeless for years, either through the Truckers Christian Chapel Ministries or with the Union Gospel Mission.  I'm currently working a couple of days a week at the UGM in Salem, OR.  It's been really interesting -- whole lot of fun watching new people come to Christ.

Let's invite more people and get some good information shared!

Peace to you and yours,

Debra

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anonymous  June 25, 2008 5:26 PM

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hello and thanks for invite My self and hub have been working with the homeless for many years and have been very blessed for that.Your site looks great,hope to get to no all of you here Jo Ann host of people for justice.

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anonymous  June 27, 2008 4:14 PM

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Helping the homeless help themselves

Helping the homeless as a sector requires a capacity to view the situation of homelessness from the perspective of the homeless. As this is easier said than done, the NGO where I work conducts a training program for young professionals to go through a 6-month on-the-job training in community organizing. The spirit of the on-the-job training curriculum is to train young potential community organizers through helping urban poor communities help themselves. The training is conducted by a training team whose members are veteran community organizers. The trainees live in identified urban poor communities and help people identify their priority poverty issue. People learn to tackle issues from the simplest ones to the more complex ones. The trainees, with the support of veteran community organizers help people develop and resolve their identified issues. Examples of simple issues are: absence of street lights, absence of potable water, absence of a drainage system, absence of a day care center and so forth. Having tackled these issues, the people are prepared to address eviction threats from the government or from private landowners. Recently, more than 5,000 families have been notified that they will have to vacate the place where they live in 2 weeks and the eviction notice does not provide options. The people, because they have organized themselves through small issues in previous years and therefore have experienced “spreading their wings” have been prepared by experience to respond to the eviction threat through dialogues with the local government, the legislative branch of the national government, church leaders and other stakeholders. The themes of the dialogues are really about asking government to follow what are provided for in the Urban Development and Housing Act. Even with a law that is supposed to protect the rights of the homeless, without an organized assertiveness, the poor will end up marginalized and alienated. Sometimes, mainstream society abdicates its duty to be in solidarity with the marginalized. The work of the NGO where I have been a member for more than two decades now is to make the poor retrieve the rights that they thought have been lost to powerlessness and hopelessness and help organized urban poor groups link up with supportive stakeholders or build potential supportive individuals, institutions and organizations so that the poor’s voice or agenda are better heard and responded to positively by the government. This is my contribution in helping the homeless in my country.  [report anonymous abuse]  [ accepted]
 
anonymous  June 28, 2008 8:15 AM

3:5 Then Joshua said to the people, "Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you." God wants to do incredible things in your life... even things you might consider impossible. Today's verse is proof of this! The problem with a lot of believers these days is that most of us like to play it safe. We like living life in our little comfort zones. But being a believer in Jesus Christ is not always about playing it safe! Sometimes, oftentimes, God calls us to step outside of our comfort zone to follow Him. And when you take that leap, what wonderful things He can do in and through you! Now, you may think it's impossible that God could do something amazing through you. But trust me on this. All you have to do is take that first step of faith. God will never ask you to do anything that He won't give you the strength to do. He will make a path for you. He will direct your steps and blaze a trail before you! Today, I want to challenge you to be spiritually, emotionally, and physically ready for the adventures God wants to take you on in your life. Take time to read and study His Word, talk to Him through prayer, and bottom line... seek after Him! And when you're facing what seems impossible, remember what it says in Matthew 6:33, "But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you." God bless Pastor Fred  [report anonymous abuse]  [ accepted]
 
anonymous  June 28, 2008 10:28 AM

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please sign petition September 27, 2007 8:55 PM

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/help-the-homeless As Charlotte-Mecklenburg's population grows each year and our relative supply of affordable housing decreases, we continue to see the numbers of homeless families and individuals swell in our community. Over 5,000 people are homeless in Mecklenburg County on any given night and tens of thousands annually That total includes people who are living on the streets, staying in shelters and with friends and family, or living in transitional or permanent supportive housing. Nearly half are families; more than a third are children. "Street homelessness" is the image commonly presented to portray homelessness, yet less than 10 percent of the 5,000 homeless people in our region regularly live on the streets. Almost half of all homeless adults are employed. Why not invest this kind of money into day shelters for the homeless. You could provide lifeskills classes to these people. You could provide GED classes, and work training. this would help them transition from a life of nothing into a life of something more. Finally people would be able to get back on their feet and contribute back to society. Do you really believe that people who are homeless chose to be this way? It happens because life happens, not because this is the way they choose to live. Please think about the future of Charlotte and the surrounding areas. Think about the future of our youth. Over 2,000 children in our area are homeless. A primary cause of homelessness in the Charlotte - Mecklenburg area is the shortage in the supply of affordable homes. A worker earning minimum wage no longer has sufficient income to afford a safe and decent apartment. And with regional fair market rents averaging more than $650 a month for a two-bedroom apartment, many working families are struggling to find homes within financial reach. With your help, we can ask the Mayor to help.  [report anonymous abuse]  [ accepted]
 
anonymous  June 29, 2008 1:13 PM

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Jesus came into this world to help us all and if we have the Love of God in our hearts, we can not help but feel the pain of others and when we see the homeless and the lost we have to let the love of God shine thru us and try and feel how they are feeling and do what we can to make there life just a little bit better let them know Jesus loves them and wants to change there life.most people will never know how it feels to sleep under a roadway at night,to be cold and hungry or just alone,we can bring just a little light into there hard world every time we open up our hearts and give to them Jo Ann..  [report anonymous abuse]  [ accepted]
 
Homeless Ministry February 04, 2009 12:31 PM

Here is a ministry my brother in laws brother was involved with.  It is a UK based Charity.


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