Teen Homelessness

My 14 year old son, Bobby, participated in a church activity last night in which they were homeless. It was appropriately called "Cardboard Village". This was organized by a member of our church who grew up in Trinity (Trinity Episcopal Church) http://www.trinityparish.com/ and is now attending seminary. This project required the youth to sleep in a cardboard "village" they constructed, participate in a service project at the Salvation Army, and read passages from the Bible and have discussions. Their village was destroyed while they were at the Salvation Army and the Sheriff showed up at midnight to escort the "homeless" off the church property (all of which was pre-arranged). Oh, I forgot to mention the fact that it rained last night and their dinner was in the trash cans (in baggies)! This project was done to increase their awareness of homelessness. Personally I am hoping that my son appreciates the little things in his life a little more...i.e. a house, clean clothes, and a shower!! This project is going to be done annually with the hope of participation from other local churches.