What will the new center provide?

I received a list of services that will be provided by the new homeless assistance center.
What are your thoughts?

Services Provided at the Bridge
Emergency Care

Crisis Services, Behavioral Health Care
Scope: Assessments; Referrals to on-site and/or off-site behavioral health care
Schedule: 1.00 pm-10.00 pm, every Monday-Sunday
Kennel: Direct Volunteer Opportunity
Scope: Dog shelter (for [...]

04/04/2008 Prayer Requests

Mark - where to serve? That the Lord will open the door. Also pray for his brother, Stuart.
Ben - Pray for his parents. Pray for his finances and emotions.
Brittany - Praise.
Reagan - friend, Brisy, has cancer
Edmundo - Tests for mysterious illness. Pray for correct diagnosis and treatment.
Ebony - Pray for a [...]

Dallas News article about the closing of the DRC

Check out this article in the Dallas Morning News.

Flooded and Burned out - but not down

Larney was a victim of hurricane Katrina.
After his home was flooded, he carried what he could on his back. He met a maintenance worker who invited him (with many others) to camp out in a computer lab on the second floor of a school - in order to escape the flood water.
He moved from [...]

Homeless - Homeless Ministry?

On May 9th the new Homeless Assistance center will open its doors.
At that time, the Day Resource Center will close its doors and we will no longer have a place to serve. Will we be a homeless - homeless ministry?
So far, the city has been extremely vague on where the homeless volunteer organizations will fit [...]

A happy 4yr old

It takes a brave man to admit that he needs help. Donald is one of those men.
Donald is a recovering addict that celebrated his 4th year of sobriety. Sunday night I was given the privilege of telling his story and introducing him at a local AA meeting. It was a beautiful moment when I [...]