An Unlikely Pair: Rachel & Charlie

A STORY OF FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN TWO BELIEVERS WHO MET AT THE INTERSECTION OF HOPE AND HOMELESSNESS

Charlie is a hard worker with a big love for God, limited resources, and no Internet. Rachel is a hard worker with that same God-love, a bicycle, and, importantly, Internet access. Charlie is 50, full of life experience and wisdom. He likes to talk. Rachel is 24, full of ideas and enthusiasm. She likes to read.

Cathy Allen

The phone rang. My doctor was calling after a routine appointment, asking me to come back. Her news shook my world. Deep down, I knew God was getting my attention.

Bobby Lewis

Life in church began for me even before I was born. My mom was the church pianist. My dad helped start the television ministry in 1958, the year I was born. From before birth I was surrounded by music, church—and media. 

Vanessa

From the cab of our 18-wheeler, the Rockies sped past. December on Colorado highways filled every window with beauty. But something more beautiful was taking place in my heart.

Al Da Silva

“This was the week I was considering using drugs,” I told myself. You’d think a young boy in a mountain town in Brazil wouldn’t be getting into trouble. But I’d fallen in with the wrong crowd...