Invisible People TV interviewed several people who live in Dignity Village, a self governed village that cares for up to sixty people who are homeless - on a budget of around $2,000 a month.
Unlike most tent cities, Dignity Village was actually granted their land by the city of Portland and operates as a completely autonomous village. The founders, tired of being kicked out of doorways, formed an organization and protested quietly, and continued to do so until the city officials answered them with a piece of land (31 pieces, actually, so that they could choose the one that they liked best).
Brains and Boxes
Nine years ago, I sat on a dark rooftop with an uncertain and frustrated team. Frustrated by the four walls that seemed to be hemming t...
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"Colorful." We're talking about characteristics of God in large group, and one of my fifth graders starts with the ... -
Sitting in chapel today, as we talked about and prayed through issues that place children worldwide at risk, I started noticing an interesti...
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