Out in the cold, pastor draws attention to homlessness

SAVOY – Friday night's camp-out was a cold one for Pastor James McClarey.

The 48-year-old leader of Savoy United Methodist Church planned to spend 12 hours sleeping outdoors as a way to experience firsthand what many of the area's homeless do – outside without a home.

"I know we can't really duplicate what it really feels like to be homeless, but I thought, you know, let's try to enter into the experience," McClarey said.

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