I'm in the midst of reading "Under the Overpass: A Journal of Faith on the Streets of America" by Mike Yankoski.
Essentially, Mike left his upper-middle class life and became a homeless street person for five months. He felt it was important to put his faith in God to the test to see if it would get crushed or blossom in the face of extreme adversity. His other motivation was to get a clearer picture of what a percentage of our American population experience on a daily basis.
What he found was extremely challenging and enlightening. I haven't finished the book yet, but I can already see that Mike's faith was strengthened by his experience. I don't think I'll ever look at the homeless person the same again.
Mike has a web site as well. http://www.undertheoverpass.com
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May 24, 2005 07:44 AM
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March 5, 2007 08:26 PM
Hey:
I read your book, under the overpass. I think it is amazing what you and sam did.Im oonly 14 but if i was courageous like you and was a strong christian i would absolutly do something like that.. i know that to make god happy ypou diont have to attempt something like that. Anyways, What you and your friend did has inspired me to help people more often..
Aimee