Behind the Black Doors - Rick's Story
As soon as we stepped inside and the doors slam behind us it was complete darkness. Rick told us to get out our cell phones and use them as flashlights. He led us to the stairs and we climbed up. Light began to creep in the higher we went. We followed the light to a door. We crossed the threshold and what we saw next changed our perspective in a unique way.Rick is a good friend of mine that is living homeless in downtown Atlanta. Last week Jared and I had some time before a Project Live Love meeting and decided to visit with some friends. As soon as we parked and started up the street we bumped into Rick. I knew from previous

Charles and Marcus
Yesterday I had some time between two downtown meetings. I began driving around to try and visit with some of my homeless friends. I drove to a side of town I had not been too before. There I bumped into two guys I didn’t know. Charles and Marcus lived under an overpass of interstate I-20. They were huddled by a bucket campfire when I drove up. After getting to know them for a few minutes I asked if they would be willing to share some of their story on camera.So… here are their stories. Filming this world and these people is all very new to me. I have shot only a few short videos in the past. Let me know what you think??? The rain and traffic made a few parts hard to hear…

What A Beautiful Sight? - Atlanta Homeless Connect
That is the sight of several hundred homeless men and women getting connected to resources in Atlanta.Some time ago a few people from the United Way and the Living Room got together and began talking abo

Helping Atlanta Flood Families Day 2
Here are some videos of the great work that is being done to help Atlanta families rebuild and some of their stories.Day 2 was cut at 2:00 as the rains were causing the water to rise again. We will be putting together some projects over the next few weeks. Please let me know if you would like to join in.

Helping Atlanta Flood Families Cleanup
Today I had the pleasure of serving some families who were in need of some help. They were all victims of the floods that Atlanta experienced earlier this week. A friend of mine, Eric Jones, lives in a neighborhood where many homes were affected by the floods. On Thursday we put the word out on Facebook and some awesome students from Atlanta Bible College answered the call. Here are some of the families’ stories and the work we were able to accomplish.