Our main goal at Innercity Arts is to make every youth feel loved. We don’t want the youth to just feel accepted or respected or tolerated. No….we want them to feel loved.
And they are easy people to love. They are funny, creative, talented, thoughtful….and so many other things. But I think it can be easy to love someone but sometimes it’s harder to feel loved. Especially if you’ve felt unloved for a long time. So my hope is always that the youth know we love them.
One night after our art program, one of the youth wrote this on her Facebook page: “I am always completely blown away by how much the Ottawa Innercity Ministries cares for its kids in their art program. We are a family, and they know that, and they don’t just treat us as a family, they treat us as their own family. The care these people put into the program for us is outstanding.”
Reading this meant so much to me. It meant that this young person felt loved by us.
-Moira, Staff
30 Days of Prayer, 30 Seconds Each Day, In Honour of Our 30th Anniversary
This story is part of A Special Series this month in honour of OIM’s 30th Anniversary. We hope to raise awareness, challenge misconceptions, and honestly reflect the lives of those who call the streets their home. As you reflect on these stories, please take a moment to PRAY EACH DAY – just 30 seconds, in fact – for our ministry’s needs, including a permanent location for our Innercity Arts Program for Youth.
Thanks and God Bless You.
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