2 new blogs.
October 21, 2008 · Print This Article
Both Philip Bray and Drew Benton of Safehouse Outreach have started new blogs. ONE Atlanta is proud to be involved with Safehouse Outreach. These are the kind of people you need to be getting to know in cyberspace, and in person for that matter! They always need volunteers.
Philip’s blog at the Safehouse site is here.
What follows is a bit of what they’re all about, as told at the Safehouse website.
You really should stay tuned to their blogs. Some incredible stories flow out of Safehouse all the time. It will be fun to have that online pipeline to great stories.
What does this have to do with music? Well, ONE Atlanta has agreed to be one of the bands that regularly plays for weeknight worship services at Safehouse. We’ve already done it once, as described here, and it was amazing! Anyway, from their website…
In 1982, Philip Bray took to the streets to rescue child prostitutes and runaways in Atlanta, Ga.Inspired by his own experiences; he wanted to reach those who the church considered unreachable.
A booth in a local hamburger restaurant became the headquarters for SafeHouse (SHO) on Friday and Saturday nights. Within 6 months, over 200 volunteers came together with manpower and compassion and began reaching out to anyone in need. Soon SHO outgrew the booth and moved to a storefront off Peachtree Street.
They held church service at midnight on Friday nights and became known within the city as a place where the unreachable could come for assistance. This was the beginning of SHO becoming a full service community development organization.
Partnering with local city churches and corporations, SHO expanded their outreach with feeding programs, rehab, and job placement; providing for these partners the expertise to impact their community.
Over the past 25 years, SHO has been instrumental in impacting lives and changing communities. Recognized by city mayors, governors, and the President, SHO offers a hand up not just a hand out and is active in finding a solution to those in crisis.
Nationally and internationally, SHO is sought after to replicate their efforts in other communities.
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