Restoring the cities, walls and people
At our drop in staff and volunteers meet early for some words of encouragement and a time of prayer. The brief passage of Scripture was...
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Jul 29, 2010
Modern Day Good Samaritian
Some have asked me to print a story that Brent Daley, one of my buddies at our drop in, has written. Here it is, with only moderate...
Jul 22, 2010
Getting a Place of Your Own
Harry has been desperately searching for shelter since he was released from jail three months ago. He has been squeaky clean – no drugs...
Jul 15, 2010
Word from the Drop In
Speaking with Brent at the drop in last week, I discoverd he had an aptitude and interest in writing. I asked him to write about our...
Jul 8, 2010
100% Success Rate at OIM!!
‘So what kind of success rate do you have with people?’ I looked at this person while a whirlwind of thoughts raced around in my head,...
Jul 1, 2010
NEW!! Chiropractic Care at the Drop In
Just a few weeks ago we initiated chiropractic care at our drop in. What an amazing outreach! Dr. Greg Payne from Ottawa came to us last...
Jun 10, 2010
Street Youth Art Show
Our street youth art program, ‘Passion for Youth’ is making an impact on young people’s lives. Last year we had nine street-engaged...
May 6, 2010
Tom is back!
Tom is back, and is doing well. He came to see me last Friday and has been ‘in and out’ of the office all week. He has hit the ground...
Apr 29, 2010
Tom Called
Tom Called (see previous blogs re. Injustice) While I was away in Vancouver I received the following email from our front line...
Apr 23, 2010
Two Different Worlds
Two Different Worlds In Vancouver for the Roundtable on Poverty and Homelessness meetings this past week, I took opportunity to cross the...
Apr 15, 2010
Injustice IV – Stonewalled
A heavy heart is mine as I write what will probably be the last blog about Tom until he is released. There are several reasons for this,...
Apr 9, 2010
Injustice upon injustice III
I am sorry to report that Tom is still in detention – the ‘proper’ name for jail, although there is nothing ‘proper’ about it at all. ...
Apr 2, 2010
Injustice upon injustice II
A miserable week – especially if you are incarcerated. Here’s an update about my buddy ‘Tom’. ‘Tom’ is not his real name, but there may...
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