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Sasha’s Story: Episode Seven, Hope for the Future
Sasha’s Story is an 8 part series running until December 24. To listen to the audio backgrounder from CHRI radio, click Episode #7 Hope...
Dec 19, 2012
Sasha’s Story: Episode Five, The Birth of Hope
Sasha’s Story is an 8 part series running until December 24. To listen to the audio backgrounder from CHRI radio, click Episode #5...
Dec 12, 2012
Sasha’s Story: Episode Four, Reaching out for Help
Sasha’s Story is an 8 part series running until December 24. To listen to the audio backgrounder from CHRI radio, click Episode #4...
Dec 10, 2012
Kids on the Street
Sometimes people talk to me about how they came to be on the streets, and there are as many reasons as there are people. Whether young...
Nov 18, 2011
It happened at the drop in: a Miracle??
Greg Payne is our volunteer chiropractor at the drop in. He told me a story about an encounter he had with one of our guests, and I...
Jun 16, 2011
Profound Encounters
Easter Dinner happened May 19th, a couple of weeks after the event . The delay is typical for us, so our folks can enjoy a special meal...
May 20, 2011
Deaf and Dumb, but WHO?
Big transition of our drop in this past week from Salvation Army Gladstone Street to Dominion Chalmers U/C on Lisgar. For those who...
Mar 3, 2011
For us or for them?
I sat at the table with three guys at the drop in this week, just starting a hot game of euchre, when Rod asked if he could please ask a...
Feb 24, 2011
OIM Relocates Drop In
Some time ago, we learned that our weekly drop in program would be interrupted for a period of three to six months while a construction...
Feb 17, 2011
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...
Aug 12, 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 29, 2010
The Power of Volunteers
As we work among people experiencing poverty and homelessness, we have discovered an unusually powerful component that has become one of...
Jun 3, 2010
Violation of Sacred Trust
“Of all people, you should know better.” His words pierced my soul. These words and this day will be burned in my mind forever. Seven...
Mar 18, 2010
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