Out in the cold, pastor draws attention to homlessness
By Pam G. Dempsey
Saturday November 22, 2008
Robin Scholz
Pastor James McClarey of Savoy, right, and Dan Davies of Champaign are lit by a dying campfire as they prepare to spend the night outside at the Savoy United Methodist Church on Friday. They were trying to draw attention to the homeless.
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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