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Mar 7, 2014
Outgrowing and Overcoming
Many street-engaged youth struggle with addictions. Below is a work of art by a P4Y artist. This artist has struggled with addiction for...
Feb 27, 2014
Choosing Love
When Art, a long time friend of OIM arrived at the office one morning, his famous smile was missing. “You okay?” I asked. “You’ll never...
Feb 17, 2014
One Thing in Common
Cal’s story (‘Behind the Story’ see history on right) is common in that he is one of many on the streets who has suffered violence and...
Feb 10, 2014
Behind the Story…
I noticed ‘Cal’ on several occasions at the drop in, but I never took opportunity to have a conversation with him until this week. He was...
Feb 3, 2014
The Small Things Guy…
Following from last week, my friend ‘Jesse’, the ‘small things guy’. So last week at the drop in, I had to call the police and ask them...
Jan 30, 2014
Staff Perspective: A Night to Remember
A few weeks ago I was walking home from work when something very memorable happened. It was a crisp evening with the streets bustling...
Jan 27, 2014
The Small Things
Someone gave me a gift of money and instructed to help someone. Nothing came to mind immediately so I tucked it away- and took it out...
Jan 23, 2014
The Warrior
“Father, I’m so weak…I’m so weak.” I was saying this to myself as I walked my outreach route, at the end of a particularly rough week. It...
Jan 20, 2014
A Place of Second Chances
I remember very clearly the day when Vern spoke up to support another guy who messed up. The guy stole something from our office, and we...
Jan 8, 2014
Volunteer Perspective: Why I Love Outreach
I love street outreach. I don’t go out because of a sense of obligation, or because it’s what ‘good Christians’ do to get on God’s nice...
Dec 30, 2013
“Tessa’s Home” (postcript): The Future
Tessa’s Home is an 8 part series that ran from November 28 to December 27th. To listen to the audio backgrounders and accompanying...
Dec 18, 2013
“Tessa’s Home” Episode 7: A Real Home for Christmas
Tessa’s Home is an 8 part series running until December 27th. To listen to the audio backgrounder from family radio CHRI, click below....
Nov 28, 2013
“Tessa’s Home”, Episode 1: My First ‘Home’
Tessa’s Home is an 8 part series running until December 27th. To listen to the audio backgrounder from family radio CHRI, click below....
Nov 25, 2013
Social Structures and the Up-coming Passion 4 Youth Art Show
For the past three months I have had the absolute pleasure of working with the young artists involved in OIM’s Passion 4 Youth art...
Oct 3, 2013
heARTfelt Thursdays: A Portrait of a Man
Her first stop was to see Clark, who is pictured above. He was sitting outside a store, soggy from the rain. He was happy to see the...
Sep 30, 2013
Stories from the Street: Caged
Greg arrived at the Tuesday Drop-In looking tired and angry. He had a rough look to go with a tough demeanor. I hadn’t seen him before,...
Sep 23, 2013
Taking things for granted???
She walked into the drop in with her head held high, her long strawberry blonde hair (it had seen better days) swirled around her head...
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,...
Sep 9, 2013
Stories from the Street: That Time of Year
It is the beginning of a new season for OIM, or so it feels, as the Fall has a particular mood to it. I suppose it is the sight of bright...
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...
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