Fighting Poverty with Family and Faith on the Gulf Coast

I am a native of Biloxi, Mississippi. To the rest of the world, we are the left behind communities. I thank God on a daily basis that I have the family I have. My father was a Baptist preacher that walked the walk and not just talked the talk. That is a rare jewel that we as people don't see a lot of.

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An image of the November 2026 issue of Sojourners, titled "Face to Face." It features George Lakey on the cover
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