Chariots of Fire Ministries

is still looking for a solution to its septic tank dilemma.

And now the homeless ministry

is scraping to pay its lawyers, in addition to its struggles with the

septic system, according to a supporter.

The ministry, founded by Bishop

Luther Graham two years ago, works with local hotels and other businesses

to find temporary housing for people who have lost their homes, and to

find them jobs so they can find permanent housing.

Last year, Chariots of fire

purchased a home on Ga. Highway 138 in north Fayette to use as a home

for the bishop and an office for operating the ministry.

After the home's septic system

failed and suitable soils for a new system couldn't be found on the two-acre

site, Graham asked the Fayette County Commission to allow a tap-on to

Clayton County's sewer lines, which run right by the house.

But commissioners refused,

saying they fear allowing sewerage from outside the county will spark

high-density development in the area.

The ministry filed suit, but

a Fulton County judge ruled in the county's favor, saying the county has

a right to control sewer service within its borders.

Two months later, under threat

of condemnation, Graham and his family continue to use showers and toilets

in the adjoining office, which has a separate septic system, and sympathetic

supporters conduct fund-raisers to help pay the costs of the ministry,

as well as the lawyers' fees and septic pumping fees.

For information on Chariots

of Fire or to make a donation, phone 770-996-0076 or write to 108 Old

Hwy. 138, Riverdale 30296.