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Movie trailer for the book under the overpass by mike yankoski. Chances are that youve read under the overpass, or someone has told you about my friend sams and my intentional journey on the streets of six different american cities as homeless men. They spent six months in six different cities, spending a month in each major city. The little red lighthouse and the great gray bridge. Rebecca godfreys fiction book, the torn skirt, included references in the author interview to this nonfiction book, under the bridge. The book was published in 1942, and while i own an original edition of it, i bought this edition because of the facsimile artwork inside.

Its like warning someone who is already starving that theyre about to get really hungry. Under the overpass mike and sam found their beds under bridges and received handouts from strangers for five months. Under the overpass the movie is based on the book of the same title by mike yankoski. Under the overpass by mike yankoski opened my eyes to several key issues. Under the overpass published by rick meigs on march 3rd, 2009 in books. Agency resource book washington state department of. If we respond to others based on their outward appearance, havent we entirely missed the point of the gospel.

Chances are that youve read under the overpass, or someone has told you about my. An updated and expanded edition of the gritty, challenging, and utterly captivating portait of the homeless crisis. It is narrated by his older brother and one of the story lines is about our protagonist, tate, trying to find his own path, but the main story line in under the bridge is about his brother, indy. A journey of faith on the streets of america mike yankoski, author. Read for my grade 11 english class, this novel terrified me, but in a good way.

Mike and sams fivemonth journey through the underbelly of america was not a brazen stunt by bored col lege students but a. Michael yankoski mike yankoskis journey as a homeless man for five months in an attempt to test the strength of his christian faith. Substancealcohol abuse are huge among the homeless. The story is a true story of school kids in victoria, bc. Mike and sams fivemonth journey through the underbelly of america was not a brazen stunt by bored college students but a quest born out of guilt and curiosity thatbecame a christfueled passion for the poor and dispossessed. Mike yankoski doesnt have a little liquid fire in his heart. I realized that i had seen the 2020 show about this murder and was interested in getting more information. Written by a man who felt called to live a homeless lifestyle by choice for 5 months, the book is a memoir of his experience. Under the overpass russell smith amazing rhythm aces. In this video, mike shares his enthusiasm and passion for the film project. A journey of faith on the streets of america yankoski, mike, michael. Read the first chapter of under the overpass waterbrook.

Under the bridge is a grime portrait of teenage life gone seriously wrong. I had heard the story of reena virks murder on the news a few years ago, when it was going on, but this book really showed me a different side of the case. Ward drew his sketches of the bridge and lighthouse from the manhattan shore while they were under military guard after the japanese bombed pearl harbor in 1941. I know mike and am inspired by the fact that his zeal has intensified over time. Under the overpass chronicles mike yankoski and his friends experience living on the streets of america.