well..hmm...first of all “having coffee and discussing” issues with these homeless people probably did a couple of things: Homeless people engaged because they were getting free stuff. I don’t want to be cynical but the problems for the homeless aren’t going to be solved in the long run by these types of tactics. Odds are that most of these who were supposedly helped are just sleeping on someone else’s doorsteps. What really drove them away from the church is the apparent news that they will call the police IF you don’t leave.