Book Review
Under the Overpass:
A Journey of Faith on the Streets of America
by Mike Yankoski
College student Mike Yankoski felt promoted
by God to truly understand what it was like to be homeless - by living
among them. After careful planning Mike and friend Sam embarked
on a six-month, six-city odyssey that completely changed all their
perceptions of what it is to be homeless.
Along the way, they made many new friends
(mostly among the homeless), were helped by only a few non-homeless
people, and were largely ignored and even vilified by the rest.
With rare exception, the church's response was inadequate at best and
adversarial at worst.
Most of us don't have the option to live
among the homeless for six months; plus we would likely lack the courage
to do so even if we had the time. This book may be the next best
alternative to increasing our understanding of what it is to be
homeless.
If you read it, you will be changed.
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