ACTION AND REFLECTION
Homelessness is Hell
Works of Mercy
Journey for Justice
Abundant Life
Action and Reflection
Holiest of Holies
Street Teachers
Beloved Community
  Our extended community joins a citywide march on Dr. Martin Luther King Day, 2003. Front row, from left to right: Angie Elleman, Mike Casey, Dick Rustay, Jim Jones, Aaron King, Ira Terrell, Sye Pressley, and Gladys Rustay. |
Charlotta Norby, volunteer and friend of the
community, makes a bold plea for peace and compassion in Atlanta’s Woodruff
Park |
At holiday meals, the Open Door usually serves
over 500 people. Volunteers Jim Powers and Lanie Taylor make rounds to the
tables on Memorial Day, 2003 |
 Recreation time is built into the community’s daily schedule. Life at the Open Door offers the chance to pursue new – or neglected – interests. Above, hikers Heather Bargeron, Mike Casey, Vickie Headrick, Chuck Harris, Israel Quintero, and Jeanette Zamrzla trek through the north Georgia wilderness. Others regularly go fishing and swimming. Some, like photographers Calvin Kimbrough and Clive Bonner, pursue the arts. Still others make a daily practice of reading, cooking, or creative writing. |
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 Ponce de Leon Avenue, Atlanta. In our city, an estimated 20,000 homeless people sleep every night on sidewalks, in dumpsters, and under freeway ramps. |
O TASTE AND SEE THAT THE LORD IS GOOD