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was a great event for al and his new housemate danny danny mcdaniel pat shankle al jordan the food was catered by our wednesday night dinner food experts it was great eating shrimp bacon and green beans chicken was also available desert consisted of ice cream with hot fudge here are a few pictures of als apartment taken while he gave us the grand tour als bedroom prized car tag in window for when he can afford a car link to macland presbyterian another view of al s bedroom kitchen the fridge is opposite the stove yes that is a coffee grinder in the far left corner and bags of starbucks gifts on the shelf dining nook and lighting now to the gifts and people al s guests came with gifts ranging from dvd players to 50 gift cards and more than a few misty moments as al opened them and read the cards here are a few photos as ususal all the ladies sat on one side of the room and the gents on the other and yes al is working with a hankie at the moment admiring the cross our pastor ray jones iii with al more gifts in this case towels and other bathroom supplies pat s husband scott jeff straka you may remember him from our meeting with the police chief in an earlier blog i think we were all as pleased as jeff appears to be in this photo with the outcome of our first venture into the homeless world al and danny seemed pleased too although there are not many pictures of danny here he was not left out of the festivities and joined in our meal and prayers as well as shared in the joy of the moment for al danny and al seem to be very comfortable house mates and will get along well together danny also a veteran in the program has a car and has offered to drive al to our wednesday night dinner and to church looks like we have made a new friend there as well danny s is a different story where he once was married to the daughter of one of the biggest landowners in this area and now struggling to climb out of homelessness we also met a bear of a man jon who came in to check the refrigerator he is also a veteran lives on the property and maintains repairs anything that needs fixing this is a 20 unit complex entirely devoted to transitional housing for homeless veterans with two men to a unit 40 veterans are served jon said he is enrolled in the step program nether danny nor al are enrolled in treatment programs though they are required to find and keep jobs and eventually work their way out of the housing part of the challange is this the entire complex is surrounded by woods habitated by other homeless men somewhat envious of their neighbors the area is a high crime area including drugs part of jon s job is to keep the area clear of anyone not residents of the complex it seems to be working i found the complex clean and nicely kept i was well pleased with the housing situation this complex is funded by hud and run by must ministries with grants from hud something just feels right about this situation slide show here is a slideshow with includes all of the pictures taken by me at the dinner 47 in all enjoy oldtimer 6 comments posted in homeless veterans homeless vets homelessness hud macland presbyterian marietta georgia starbucks transitional housing va veterans vets tagged georgia home staging homeless homeless veterans homeless vets housewarming hud images macland presbyterian church must ministries pictures slide show transitional housing good news ask the right question posted on march 28 2008 leave a comment ask the right question al was frustrated we were frustrated even his case manager at must was frustrated the new transitional housing program was due to start april 1 but to get in al needed to prove his eligibility and he needed his dd 14 the deadline was just a few days away it was already march 26 he had his application in for months he had his request for his dd 14 copy in for months nothing was happening his case manager had even faxed in a copy of the application papers no response it looked pretty bleak as nothing was happening at the va no dd 14 on the way and no good reason why i don t know the details other than this al said he had been conferencing with his case manager on wednesday and they were both lamenting that nothing seemed to be working then al happened to mention that he has a birthday coming up in a few months and he needed to get his va drivers license renewed just a simple off the wall comment to pass the time the case manager said something like what did you just say you have a va drivers license let me see it this is all you need for proof you are in it turns out that no one had asked the right question you don t get a veterans driver s license without a dd 14 and it requires a certificate of eligibility from the va to get the licence the existence of the driver s license was all that has been needed all along now al is going into transitional housing on april 1 it was an alert case manager that finally saved the day it would have been easy to not notice the remark none of us trying to help him knew no one at the va asked whether he had a veterans driver s license al didn t know it would suffice only the alert case manager caught the significance thank you michael laird of must ministries al once had his separation papers and has since lost them that happens to homeless veterans a lot he qualified for his veteran s drivers license some time ago and has maintained it current so much trouble and so much delay for lack of the right question so if any of you veterans are having trouble getting a copy of your separation papers and you have a veterans drivers license pull it out you may have a shortcut we have something special planned for al but don t go hinting as it is a surprise oldtimer ps this is what the ga dmv says veterans veterans receive a free license until they reach the age of 65 then they must renew their licenses every five years and are required to pass a vision test each renewal period you ll need to provide a copy of your separation papers showing your honorable discharge to your county s department of veterans service to receive your certificate of eligibility present this certificate to your local driver s license office to receive your free license leave a comment posted in drivers license homeless homeless veterans homeless vets must ministries transitional housing va tagged drivers license homeless vets must ministries transitional housing veterans good news good news posted on march 17 2008 3 comments good news today there was particularly good news to report today our homeless friends al j and steve w have both been assigned a place to live but we are not talking just a shelter here they are excited i mean really excited so is the group at our church that has been working with them so very long al surprised by the flash al is a homeless veteran he had been living in the woods for quite some time when our small group first met him he was resistant to the idea of moving out of the woods he was heavily bearded with wild long hair and looked pretty ragged i like it here he said of course it was not true later he admitted that he was resigned to living in the woods and never expected to get out i like it here was just a way of coping that was before several families in our church began to develop real relationships with the homeless they were feeding breakfast to on sunday mornings by relationships i mean friendships and true bonds this extended beyond just providing food and supplies beyond inviting them to church sunday school and wednesday night dinners it included true friendships and love for fellow man when al complained that i smell and said he was uncomfortable in church looking like a tramp scott and pat took him to their home where he showered and put on newly cleaned clothes scott then took him to his son s hair salon where he was treated like royalty and given a full shampoo shave and haircut to the astonishment of other customers how do you want your hair today sir does that look ok sir al looked like and felt like a new man transformed ready at last to come out of the woods ready to not be homeless any more somehow he has managed to maintain his neat appearnce despite continuous living in the deep woods the homeless ministry team followed through and helped al get his va papers he said he did not even know he was elgible for help through the va the ministry team managed to get him signed up for the new veteran s transitional housing program at must the papers however were a long time coming far too long two pictures of steve steve turns out to be an energetic worker jack of all trades experienced in all sorts of construction work i know he has worked for several families in our church and for me i found that he is an excellent carpenter and never slows down when he runs out of a job he picks up a broom or rake or starts the next phase he is also very dependable and has an excellent outlook on life i found out that he is experienced in renovation of old houses and had once owned a house just two blocks from the one my wife grew up in he gave it up to his wife and began a long downward spiral from there to homelessness when we first met steve he lived in a tarp in a pine thicket between two buildings after the police raids in the area and dominic froze to death he applied to must ministries for entry into their resident s progam and was eventually accepted he said he did not want to end up like dominic steve is the one in the video talking about dominic that i posted a few weeks ago he and al have attended sunday school church services and wednesday night dinners almost every week that is a bible he is carrying in the left picture above members of our church sponsored steve and al to a family church retreat over a recent weekend al said it was the most fun i ve had since i was a child steve said it was a wonderful experience well the good news came from both of them today al has been accepted into a veteran s transitional housing program and steve into a supportive housing program both through must ministries both start april 1 our homeless ministry team is planning to have a dinner for them in celebration it will be quite a celebration and with many thanks to god for his grace it has turned out to be a great day god is good 3 comments posted in homeless homeless vets macland presbyterian ministry must ministries supportive housing transitional housing va veterans tagged homeless homeless vets macland presbyterian must ministries supportive housing transitional housing older posts categories 1 corinthians 11 alive news 2 1 1 acheis aclu afganistan afghanistan agent orange ajc als american legion riders appeals appeals process army asbestos atlanta b c comics barack obama benefits bethesda birth defects booklet brain injuries bush california candlelight vigil cdc chaleng chart chief dan flynn christians christmas christmas eve church city council civil rights claims clinical trial clinton cnn cobb county cobb emc coc coffee 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