First night out of t

First night out of the shelter! Housed finally in a sort of transitional setting! But it's GR8 to finally make it out of the "system" - a steady job, income, with lots of support from those who care! #fb

Pete's Pen via LoriTruth

A MUST read for anybody anticipating or wanting to be a volunteer serving the homeless - maybe if you never even thought about it this post will mnake you want to see what it feels like to give the love of the Lord through these types of ministries to the homeless.

We have several of these opportunities in Savannah - contact us if you're interested!!

Look at our pages on Facebook: HomelessnessInSavannah GeekTheHomeless & VoxPatriainSavannah to see more about serving the homeless!!!

Check this out WSAV News 3 On Your Side WTOC-TV WJCL FOX28 The Coastal Source ...

http://loritruth.blogspot.com/2011/05/petes-pen.html 

Easter Angels in Forsyth Park, 4/24/11 - WSAV comes out to the event!

WSAV came out to Forsyth Park Easter Sunday afternoon in response to their Twitter invitation to the event!

Raw link: http://twitter.com/#!/homelessinSavh/status/62154591722156032

Meredith Ley did her usual great job getting a story together with multiple interviews & quotes capturing the essence of the meaning of the events that were going on this special day!

We thank her immensely with one of our biggest #twitterhugs too!

Read on & watch the video that tells the story so well of ministering the the homeless through showing Love.

Easter Angels in Forsyth Park

Come out & support ministries to the homeless wherever they may be held in our community!

You're always welcome to come show your Love, be of service as the Lord would have us be.

Check out pilot in GA - Tweet from @StreetoutreachR & @AbeOudshoorn

You ask, we share some hope!

@StreetoutreachR: Why haven't we done this yet? A ten year plan to address mental health and substance use in British Columbia http://www.homelesshub.ca/Library/Healthy-minds-healthy-people-A-ten-year-plan-to-address-mental-health-and-substance-use-in-British-Columbia-50230.aspx

To answer your question, there's a newly funded project in Georgia (Savannah Coastal area) brought on out of outrage that Governor was looking at closing Savannah's unit of the Georgia Regional Hospital when forced with budget cuts!

NAMI Savannah & Georgia chapters with the community banded together & said NO. We will stand in the doors to stop the closing without somewhere for our mental health patients to go.

Read the press releases & announcements at http://namiga.org - groundbreaking design with huge corporate & state matching grants ($4.3M so far) for a two years study with revolutionary peer support & case management systems & processes.

We are very interested in this program in South Georgia as it provides hope for the most chronically mentally ill & substance abusers in Georgia.

The model created will likely be adopted across the globe we believe & extended to more of our homeless & marginally served mentally ill & relapsing substance abusers we see on the streets leading less than productive lives.

Stay tuned here for more information as we engage & report on the progress. We plan on volunteering & supporting this most important & vital research study.

Other links of interest with more info:

http://news.dbhdd.georgia.gov/portal/site/DBHDD-News/menuitem.e429305ad2099d1d6eff626ed03036a0/?vgnextoid=ece96a2183589210VgnVCM100000bf01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=7485433ecba45210VgnVCM100000bf01010aRCRD

http://namiga.org/NAMI-docs/ODR_Project_Breif_Summary.pdf

http://www.bms.com/news/features/2010/Pages/mental_health_georgia.aspx

http://savannahnow.com/news/2011-03-07/state-uses-corporate-donations-mental-health-project

http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/fulltext/sr239.htm

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Journalist goes homeless - Tweet from @AbeOudshoorn

@AbeOudshoorn: Journalist goes 72 hours on the streets, well written, doesn't feel exploitative or sensational, just real: http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/97193264.html

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Christian Faith

After John the Baptist had been arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: 'This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.' (Mk 1:14-15) Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, but store up treasures in heaven, for where your treasure is, there also will your heart be. (Mt 6:19-21) If our hearts would love God like a son or daughter should love their father. A heart that always desires more time with their father. Joyfully knowing they are their father's delight. Then we would realize our lasting treasure is our relationship and love for God. We show our love by doing His will, having the courage and love to care for the sick, the poor, and to show His forgiveness to others. We would then be truly building God's kingdom with a profound joy.
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