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Jul 20, 2017
THE ‘BOB’ SERIES: For Those Who Matter
Back to “Bob”: this is a man who has seen every province in our great country. This is a man who has been through many traumas, who will...
Jan 2, 2017
Thank you from Danielle
Hi my name is Danielle. I just want to say thanks for letting me tell my story here on family radio CHRI. Telling my story and having...
Jan 15, 2016
Prayer Request
It was a particularly cold night on outreach last week when we came across Brian. It was our first time meeting Brian – who informed us...
Jan 8, 2016
A Blessing on the Street
That’s when Jocelyne approached. (Jocelyne is an older woman who struggles with schizophrenia. She has lived on the streets for several...
Nov 20, 2015
Get Me Out of Here…
I couldn’t tell for sure if she needed help so I tried to make eye contact with. She approached me and looked into my outreach bag,...
Nov 11, 2015
Volunteering at Art Group
Pillowcase dress After almost two years doing foot-care at OIM’s Tuesday drop in, I recently switched to Monday evenings with the Passion...
Aug 7, 2015
Crossing boundaries as an outreach worker. Be prepared for the whole story
Well it had to be written about; crossing boundaries. How does an outreach worker stay neutral in the face of adversity? How do you face...
Jun 25, 2015
Inspired
Today, she tells me she is waiting to get a call from her Band to book a flight home. Two of her sisters are in the hospital. One is...
Apr 24, 2015
“What Am I Supposed To Do?”
Last week, I was doing outreach downtown when I came across Ben. Ben is one of the “oldtimers” – one of several men who have been on the...
Apr 9, 2015
Easter Reflections
He grew up on a native reserve, where the cruel history of the church was ever-present. For Allan, the church building was not a safe...
Dec 22, 2014
Shane’s Story, Episode 7: Back to School
Shane’s Story is an eight episode blog post where Shane tells her story in her own words. Each week in December, on Mondays and...
Dec 18, 2014
Shane’s Story, Episode 6: The System – Welfare
Shane’s Story is an eight episode blog post where Shane tells her story in her own words. Each week in December, on Mondays and...
Dec 15, 2014
Shane’s Story, Episode 5: My Own Place
Shane’s Story is a eight episode blog post where Shane tells her story in her own words. Each week in December, on Mondays and Thursdays...
Dec 11, 2014
Shane’s Story, Episode 4: Outreach Team and P4Y
Shane’s Story is a eight episode blog post where Shane tells her story in her own words. Each week in December, on Mondays and Thursdays...
Dec 8, 2014
Shane’s Story, Episode 3: On My Own
Shane’s Story is a eight episode blog post where Shane tells her story in her own words. Each week in December, on Mondays and Thursdays...
Dec 4, 2014
Shane’s Story, Episode 2: School
Shane’s Story is an eight episode blog post where Shane tells her story in her own words. Each week in December, on Mondays and...
Dec 1, 2014
Shane’s Story, Episode 1: Early Life
Shane’s Story is an eight episode blog post where Shane tells her story in her own words. Each week in December, on Mondays and...
Nov 27, 2014
Shane’s Story
Shane’s Story is an eight episode blog post where Shane tells her story in her own words. Each week in December, on Mondays and...
Aug 28, 2014
“I’m so glad you’re open today”
We had to close our drop-in for a few weeks this summer due to a scheduling conflict with the church we use. I missed seeing our regular...
Aug 4, 2014
Sam’s Story
Sam is a street artist who I met several years ago. He created the beautiful work of art above. I asked him to do a wood burning...
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