Hey guys, it's Kayla. Candace isn't able to join us today, but we are all still so

directionally challenged. We thought we'd have it all figured out by the time we were

in our 30s, but surprise, we don't. We are still working on that day to day, and we have

a phenomenal episode for you today. We are going to sit down with Terrence Lester of Love Beyond

Walls. Love Beyond Walls is an organization that focuses on telling the stories of and working

with those, wrestling with poverty and homelessness. As an organization, they believe that tangible

love overcomes these barriers. When starting this organization, Terrence made a very brave decision.

He decided to live like the people his organization serves, and with the permission of his family,

he lived on the streets to understand the sufferings of those faced with homelessness and poverty.

He was put out of shelters, slept under bridges, begged for money, and since starting Love Beyond

Walls has mobilized thousands of people to serve those that are vulnerable and forgotten,

their vision is to create a world where no one is invisible. Terrence Lester is a speaker. He's

an activist, an author, a father, a husband, and a leader in the realm of systemic poverty.

We're going to sit down with him today to discuss the homelessness crisis. His organization

love Beyond Walls and how we can each help each other through this. Without further ado,

here is my conversation with Terrence Lester of Love Beyond Walls.

And we are here with Terrence Lester. Terrence, what an honor to sit down with you today.

Really appreciate you joining me. Kayla, I'm excited to be with you and to have this discussion.

So let's jump on in. NPR said that in a single night in January 2020, there were more than

580,000 individuals who were homeless in the United States. We know this coronavirus pandemic has been

extremely difficult for all of us and it has made the homelessness crisis even worse.

Before we get into all of that with you, I would love to start at the beginning for our listeners

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