PREHAB: We have been blessed in the last week to see two more of our friends enter into a drug and alcohol rehab program. The relationships we have built over time allow them to feel safe and secure in coming to us for help in getting into a program. Sharing our hearts with them and our love of Jesus so openly intrigues them and they long for that same intimacy. We have also been blessed by having another friend join us at the house in pre‐hab. Prehab is a term we came up with recognizing the fact that many people on the street reach that point of brokenness and want help but the doors to either de‐tox or a recovery center are not available. So we invite our friends to live with us during this time as they de‐tox and we try to help facilitate them in getting into a recovery program. This can take anywhere from a day to several weeks. More than 30 of our friends have got into recovery through this pre‐hab process.
COMMUNITY GARDEN:Our community garden thanks to the hard work of Ruth, Alana and our Vancouver team leader Nay Greenfield is not only flourishing in greenery but in relationships with our community. The hard work is not only done by our team members but many members of our local community who can have anywhere from one plant they come and water religiously or a whole plot like the Latin community has in the garden. Everyone who comes by the garden seems to have a story about working on the farm or with there Grandmother planting bulbs etc. etc. This is a great opportunity where the lines of communication are open and the women in our community are taking full advantage of making new friends in our vibrant community here in the downtown eastside. Way to go ladies!!!!. As you can see by the photo I did sneak in for a photo op but the real work has been done by our friends in the community and the women listed above.
HOLLY ‐ FILM AND ANTI‐TRAFFICKING EVENT
One thing that has been taking up a lot of my time this month is our showing of the movie “Holly”. It is an award winning movie about a 12 year old Vietnamese girl trafficked into prostitution in Cambodia. We recently screened it at the Vancouver International Film Centre and received a tremendous response. We have aligned ourselves with Tenth Avenue Church to show it again because of their commitment to Cambodia as their main mission field for the next 10 to 12 years. This event will be a fundraiser for Big Brothers & Sisters Cambodia which matches Christian youth with an orphan from the slums .The love shared between these youths as they have Bible studies and spend time together is heart‐warming .I was able to witness this firsthand as we spent a day with about 50 of them on my last trip to Cambodia. Be sure not to miss this great event on Friday July 10th at 7 p.m at Tenth Avenue Alliance Church.
PREPARATION FOR CAMBODIA:
Part of the process in my preparation to move to Cambodia to live amongst the urban poor calls for my return to Cambodia in September. This month long trip will encompass me meeting up with teammates that were away during my last trip and to finalize the plans for my return to Cambodia for the long term early in the new year. I have enclosed more details in the following pages about how you can become more involved through prayer and financial support team. I would just like to take this time to thank everyone who has supported me in so many ways. The words of encouragement ,your prayers and your financial support all culminate in bringing the Gospel to the beautiful people of Cambodia.
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