Last week, we partnered with FlyLife & McNair Middle to set up a resource closet to service students in need who are food insecure and have little to eat when they get home from school.
We were super grateful to have both the students and educators participating in setting up the resource closet for other students to access resources.
LBW Team
DEGREE & HOMELESS: Last week, we met a gentleman named Mark. We were introduced to him by Ronald. “Tell him your story…” Ronald said to Mark. “Well, I’m not a beggar. I’ve been living homeless in College Park for three years, and I experienced tons of loss. First, my wife and I lost our son, then I lost my wife, then I lost my job…” Mark said.
As he shared his story, he talked about his degree in economics and how he never thought he’d be this low in life. “Depression set in and I lost all hope. I even tried to take my own life because I felt like there was no reason to live.” He said.
We asked him where he stayed at night, and he shared how he stays in abandoned buildings and uses empty bottles to keep clean by collecting water from place to place. To make it worse, he shared how eats every from trash cans every single day to live.
After hearing his story, we offered him the extra small house and he accepted.
Last week, we learned from Mark that it doesn’t matter how much education you have or how well put together you are, life can happen to us all. Keep him in your thoughts and prayers as we provide temporary housing for two men trying to climb out of homelessness.
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This past Saturday we partnered with three Churches to mobilize over 50 volunteers to serve the community.
Not only did these groups help us to organize our center, but they also got a chance to hear powerful stories from those who are experiencing homelessness in the city.
Check out the recap video below to see what happened.
First Serve Saturday of 2017 from Love Beyond Walls on Vimeo.
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SIX DAYS WITH SHELTER: It’s been six days since Ronald stopped sleeping on the ground and started living in this small house our organization built and he’s already talking differently.
He says, “Now I feel like I have to accomplish some things like getting my ID, social security card and birth certificate. I also want to see if I can reconnect with some of my family back home if I can find anyone.”
Although he has not fully transitioned out of homelessness, having a solid support system has started to build his confidence that it’s possible to start again. He says, “Being warm has given me the space to think…”
Wow. “Being warm….”
Think about it, when life happens who can you call? Maybe a mother, close friend, dad, mentor, etc.
Well, when you’re experiencing homelessness there is a social isolation and depletion of all social equity that strips your strength from community.
That’s why we urge people who make generalizations about the homeless to NOTICE THEM. Noticing someone might give someone the courage they need to keep fighting.
Over the next two weeks, we are going to help him achieve some of his goals.
If you’d like to contribute basic necessities (such as food, bus cards, etc.) until we get him back home safe and sound reach out. 
Terence
We just wanted to take time to say thank you for supporting our work in 2016. This year alone, we reached millions of people digitally through our awareness campaign and resourced thousands of people with hope, connections, and basic need items locally and nationally.
We couldn’t have done any of this without your help and support!
Guess what else? We’ve started the editing process for our documentary film, and will give you updates as we progress this coming January.
We just wanted to say thank you and Happy New Year!
If you’d like to make a year end contribution, support our work [HERE].
LBW Team
This year for Christmas, we partnered with Bronner Bros. Covered Bridge Church Revolution Church and Tyler Perry Studios to bring hope and dignity to hundreds of families.
Check out our recap video and share!
Love Beyond Walls Christmas 2016 from Love Beyond Walls on Vimeo.
LBW Team
This past Saturday, we partnered with Revolution Church, CoveredBridge Church, Bronner Bros. & a well-known studio to serve many families for the Holidays.
We had over 50 volunteers loving on 250+ families in College Park. Not only did we serve them, but we prayed for tons of people who expressed their pains, hurts, and fears.
This coming Saturday, we are delivering the gifts collected for the families we adopted for Christmas.
Check out some of the pictures below!
If you’d like to make a year end contribution, support our work [HERE].
LBW Team
Volunteers share their hearts during the Christmas season!
Christmas 2016 – Love Beyond Walls from Love Beyond Walls on Vimeo.
LBW Team
This past Sunday, we were invited to share our #MAP16 story in Shreveport, LA [Shreveport Convention Center] to over 5K people!
Not only did we get a chance to share some of our clips, but we challenged people to consider the poor, understand the realities of the poor, and create margin in their personal lives to notice people.
We are excited about starting our editing process this week as we prepare to share our March Against Poverty story with the world.
During this season, take time to notice those who are poor, and consider what really matters.
LBW Team
