Nurturing God’s Creation
Our love of nurturing nature in this simple way brings great joy. While most of us understand the need to nurture God’s creation, helping...
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Apr 25, 2018
Catching A Glimpse
Several months later I am sitting in a coffee shop and who comes over out of the blue, but my new street friend. He tells me how his life...
Jan 1, 2018
A Homeless Vet’s Journey: THANK YOU!
Together we got to see what it’s really like to navigate our social services system: feeling his pain, experiencing his disappointment,...
Dec 27, 2017
A Homeless Vet’s Journey: Hear Kurk In His Own Words, Part 2
No support to help you through… unless someone steps up! OIM staff and volunteers step up on a regular basis to help and support people...
Dec 25, 2017
A Homeless Vet’s Journey: Hear Kurk In His Own Words, Part 1
Our Christmas Story this year took us on a journey with Kurk, a homeless Vet, who lost everything. We walked alongside him as he tried to...
Dec 4, 2017
A Homeless Vet’s Journey: Week 4
To hear the audio introduction to A Homeless Vet’s Journey – Week 4, click the play button below: Monica, from Catherine McKenna’s...
Nov 29, 2017
A Homeless Vet’s Journey: Week 2
To hear the audio introduction to A Homeless Vet’s Journey – Week 2, click play below: Taking Kurk aside, I asked him about the money...
Oct 21, 2013
How We Manage
“I figured out where all the Food Banks are, so I go there first. Then I can figure out what I need and go get it at the Dollar Store....
Sep 16, 2013
Stories from the Street: Something in the Silence
Sasha is a very quiet young woman, someone who has seen a lot of the darker parts of life. It is evident in her silence, and her eyes,...
Aug 19, 2013
Stories from the Street:
This story comes from a street-friend who was reflecting on a situation that impacted his life greatly. This story was shared during one...
Aug 17, 2012
A Change of Focus
When asked about the Passion 4 Youth Arts Program, I generally find myself bragging about the youth I work with, and going on and on...
Oct 21, 2010
Moved with Compassion
Returning to the office in the early evening to gather some materials I had forgotten, I discovered the first of the evening outreach...
Oct 15, 2010
Thanksgiving Drop In Style
Just after the Thanksgiving holiday. Wednesday drop in. Friend after friend came up to me and spoke with me very candidly about how...
May 27, 2010
Hanging by a Thread
Working with people who are poor or homeless can be a challenge: there is great satisfaction and fulfillment, but it can be hard when we...
May 20, 2010
Downtown Ottawa
“Urban Intervention Training” is the name of our volunteer training program which we host three times a year. It’s a full Saturday,...
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