Anderson University an institution of higher education, but some students recently discovered, some of life's biggest lessons, off campus.
Micah Taylor and Chase Lambert are two of 12 young men who volunteered to spend their spring break homeless, in a strange city, surviving on faith.
"Just the clothes on your back, no money, no food, no arrangements," said Taylor.
Three groups of four would be dropped off in Washington D.C., Baltimore and Philadelphia. They'd have an emergency contact in each city, and a cell phone which could be used only in emergencies, and to check in once a day. It's an idea that excited them- and terrified their parents.
"They actually told me I couldn't go and so for weeks leading up to it, I was just so worried," said Taylor.
And worry did set in when it was time to live on the street for five days.
"It didn't become real to me until I saw the tail lights going off and we were dropped off in Penn Station in Baltimore and it was kinda cold and rainy and I was wondering, what next?" said Lambert.
They ate and slept in homeless shelters, walked to college campuses and served anywhere- however they could.
They had a journal and a bible and called the adventure, the Luke 10 Project.
The goal: to practice some of what they've been preaching.
"We say we rely on God, but we say that from the safety of our 15 meals a week and a place to stay at night," said Taylor.
But both said they learned just as much as they taught.
"There's just this complexity behind poverty," said Taylor.
And they added, you can't really help a man, until you know what he needs.
"You really have to walk in their shoes," said Lambert. "You can't just put them on, you have to walk in them."
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