An Amarillo man whose story made state headlines after spending five days living on the streets to raise awareness about homelessness is at it again.

In two weeks, Kit Rudd - a self-

proclaimed Jesus-loving country outlaw - will leave Amarillo and travel more than 300 miles to Dallas on horseback.

His mission: to deliver a "big fat check" to a Dallas-based grassroots organization invested in building tiny houses for the homeless.

Rudd, 59, is again reaching out to the community to help - much like he did back in August when he ask for help to feed him and Amarillo's homeless for the time he lived on the street.

Rudd is looking for people and businesses to sponsor his trip. The proceeds, he said, will be donated to a Dallas-based charity.

"This is about one community helping another," Rudd said.

In exchange, Rudd will seek donations in Dallas to bring back to Amarillo to help the efforts of Yellow City Community Outreach get homeless off the streets; whether it be in traditional housing or tiny homes.

Yellow City Community Outreach, which formed in November, has provided housing and accommodations to about 25 homeless in Amarillo.

Michael Lee, 58, has spent the past three weeks inside a new home thanks to the organization.

Lee said he's been homeless the past five years and never thought he'd be in an apartment again.

"I woke up late the other night and looked around and thought, 'Wow, I'm really here," he said.

Through donations and member support, Yellow City Community Outreach paid the deposit on Lee's new apartment, furnished it - including a microwave, coffee machine and bed - and put food in his refrigerator.

Before meeting Chris Seright, president of the organization, and his wife Sarah, Lee said he had the mentality that no one would help him.

"Nobody helps anyone anymore," Lee said.

Lee said the Serights and other members of Yellow City Community Outreach changed his view of the world.

"They changed my whole life," he said. "I just couldn't believe they did all this. They actually helped me."

Chris Seright said the attention Yellow City Community Outreach received after Rudd spent several days homeless increased membership from 20 members to 107. Those efforts, he also said have increased community outreach to help end homelessness in the area.

The organization was recently gifted a van to help with late night rescues and transporting homeless families to temporary shelters.

The group also was able to recently purchase a trailer to build its first tiny house on.

Rudd said the community reaction he saw in Amarillo inspired his trip. He hopes the trip to Dallas goes viral and inspires communities across the world to do more to end homelessness.

Rudd plans to travel 50 miles a day on horseback to Dallas, trading out horses along the way. A friend, he said, will travel with him, driving a truck and horse trailer. The trip should take about 14 days.

This time around, Rudd won't sleep on the streets. "My old body can't take it that many days," he said. But, he will spend one night sleeping in a Wichita Falls park.

"It is the biggest city between here and Dallas, and I heard they do have a severe homeless problem," Rudd said. "Part of my whole deal is raising awareness, and I just feel like if I lay over in Wichita Falls and do what I did here, organize a meal and sleep with the homeless, it will have the same effect it did here in Amarillo."