LJ Stevens is a retired United Methodist pastor living in Vienna, Austria. who became homeless after severe health problems made it impossible for him to work. / He literally owes his life to the dedicated doctors, nurses, and social service provides who got him through the worst of the crisis. / Building Better Together is his way of "paying it forward" by applying Biblical teachings regarding how we as individuals and a society are to show compassion for the homeless and other marginalized members of society.