I've been homeless over 10

years.

I have a son//he needs me out

there.

I had to be saved four times

in the past year.

It's an everyday fight with

the demons.

Right now there are 10 of us,

but in war, as we all know,

there are casualties.

Thursday evening,

I got a call from the drug and

alcohol counselor and he

stated that Mike had not come

into the building.

So,

I left him a message and I got

nothing.

We take them out of Camden,

that's why we don't have any

congregations in the city

because we are trying to

eliminate some of the

triggers.

She told me,

this is a no tolerance

program, Bill.

Zero alcohol.

We randomly test,

if their urine comes up dirty

then they're automatically

terminated.

If they didn't do it,

some guys would be slipping

and getting away with it.

This is the exciting part.

Dah, dah, dah, dah, dah,

dah....

You got all double lines.

Done.

[chuckles]

It's up to us to keep our

noses clean, being clean.

The addict.

It gets so bad at times they

just accept it in their minds

that this...

I'm going to do this until I

die.

They need to talk, you know,

and make connections.

I try and encourage all of

them to develop a sober

support network wherever they

are,

meet somebody at one of the

congregations that they kinda,

you know vibe with.

We are waiting on one guy.

Wawa please

And what did you guys do to

help me out for me to take you

to Wawa?

We are here on time.

Make on the Bus [ha,

ha] We are here on time

Alright gentlemen.

Be helpful.

Today's the mall walk.

It's one of our biggest

fundraisers.

It's kind of like a 5K.

It's a walk for the homeless.

Some of them pass out water

bottles,

some of them hand out

bracelets as the walkers come

around.

Thursday evening,

I got a call that Mike had not

come into the building.

I got to voicemail.

I left him a message and I got

nothing.

Normally,

when they don't return to the

church it's because they've

used.

How are you doing?

I'm good, how are you?

I'm OK.

OK.

I'm glad you came.

It's nice to be here.

I was tempted to use cocaine

which I did.

The pressure got to me.

I didn't reach out,

so the end result was

disaster.

As far as being back in the

network this year,

that just won't be an option

but as I say,

we'll definitely continue to

support him.

I think I will be tempted to

use drugs tonight.

I don't want to.

The temptation,

it never leaves.

Now he's gotta figure out

where to sleep tonight,

what he is going to eat,

how he is going to shower so

he can get to work tomorrow

and how he is not going to

use.

Does he have money?

No

No, I'm not giving him any.

He needed a ride back into

Camden.

I've been involved with this

program for 25 years.

And you have to learn when it

comes to addiction that the

addict has to want it for

themselves and you can't make

them do it.

We were waiting to hear back

from Sonya.

So until I hear something, um,

there is nothing I can do at

the moment.

OK

McChicken.

A large fry.

I will probably get like one

or two more sandwiches just in

case I get hungry.

Why don't you get a shake?

Mike tries to calling Sonya.

[phone is ringing...she can't

hear all the moving around]

OK.

Oh man.

Ahhh, alright.

I guess I'll go down to the

Devil's Den.

I am going to take him over to

the transportation center.

Last stop, this is my journey.

While I wait for the call from

Miss Sonya or decide if I'm

going to stay here all night.

With trauma,

there is my trend back to

drinking again,

back to the bottle again and

of course, homeless.