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In Eugene, Oregon, local faith groups, religious leaders, and volunteers have created Opportunity Village, a community of small houses for the unsheltered homeless. Each house is no more than ten feet wide and was built with donated materials. Villagers pay just a dollar a night, and there is no cost to taxpayers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cIf we don\u2019t in some concrete way help people to have a decent life here on earth, we are not fulfilling the gospel. It\u2019s that simple,\u201d say Pastor Dan Bryant, senior minister of the First Christian Church Disciples of Christ in Eugene, Oregon, and president of the board of Opportunity Village. 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