Life on the Streets 2: Invisibility
I can become invisible in three seconds. In the time it takes for me to move to a standing position on the sidewalk to sit on the curb...
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Aug 21, 2010
Life on the Streets I: Walking
I arrived back in Ottawa late last night and drove through the downtown area on the way home. I saw a man walking with a garbage bag over...
Aug 21, 2010
Life on the Streets I – Walk
I arrived back in Ottawa late last night and drove through the downtown area on the way home. I saw a man walking with a garbage bag over...
Aug 12, 2010
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 5, 2010
Bedbugs or Brutality?
I walked past Jim sleeping outside the convenience store on my way to the bank. He was OK, probably tired from a late night. The...
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 24, 2010
One of our Kids – at the art show
The first time I met Kaylin she was on street outreach two years ago. I noticed her sitting on the sidewalk on Bank Street with a torn up...
Jun 17, 2010
Youth Art Show
It was an amazing evening! Thirteen street-engaged youth presented their art work at Dominion Chalmers United Church, and over 110 guests...
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...
Jun 3, 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...
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,...
May 14, 2010
A Changed Life
Sam was always going to go to detox in Thunder Bay – some day. His mother would send money and Sam would spend it on booze. His mother...
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. ...
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