Teens Opposing Poverty

The World in a Backpack

Homeless Man with Backpack

When you’re homeless, chances are you carry all of your worldly possessions in a backpack.  If you’re lucky, you have a place to store or stash some extra things.  All too often, everything you own gets stolen, ruined by foul weather, or thrown away by city or park employees. After over 37 years in ministry, […]

What It’s All About

A young TOP volunteer comforts a single mother

The youth group from a Methodist Church in Forest, Virginia served about 50 homeless and low income people at Miller Park in Lynchburg. It was a beautiful afternoon. Little did I know it would become a day I’ll never forget. We served Bethany (name changed) almost every time we had done ministry. She was a […]