Visibility for the Invisible

As I was reading through the November/December Outreach Magazine, I came across an interesting article about Mark Horvath, a previous homeless man, who is back on the streets letting homeless people tell their stories in an effort to raise awareness throughout the United States.  I went to the blog and was gripped by the numerous video stories and interviews he's done since 2008.  Just click on the title above to link there.  His goal is to allow what often goes unseen to become visible to the eyes and hearts of Americans and educate them about homelessness.  Mark talks about meeting Angela, who was dying under a bridge in Atlanta.  She was spending much of her time in church praying.  He asked the church group what they were doing for her and they told him they were bringing her sandwiches.  It was in that moment Mark realized that sandwiches were not enough!  What people like Angela need is housing and medical care; help getting off the streets!  The comment he ends this section with really hit me.."If you're only being their part-time buddy or taking them sandwiches under the bridge, it's only making you feel good."  Heart check...