Timotheose - A son in the Faith

Yesterday was a busy day. Even though the pace of community life here is much slower, calmer and less frantic than elsewhere I still managed to stay quite active throughout the day. The fact that there are other Christians here engaged in their own street ministries and I am a guest lends itself for MANY opportunities to tag along with my fellow community members on their journey's.

The house as I have said is located on E. Hastings, just two and a half blocks from Main so it is right in the middle of one of the poorest neighborhoods in Canada and also one of the areas with the highest rates of HIV and HepC and drug addiction. Just down the street is Canada's somewhat controversial and only legalized injection site called Insite.

It has 4 bedrooms and we currently have 8 adults and 2 children living here.

Craig and Nay, a married couple with two beautiful children; Micah, a 4 year old daughter and Jayden a 6 year old boy are the 'heart' of the house. They both are heavily involved in the Servants of Asia ministry and Craig is in fact just now coming back from a trip to England where he had a speaking engagement there on behalf of the Ministry. He was suppossed to get back on Monday but has been delayed twice because of snow, once in London and again in Chicago. Nay is a formidable personality herself and leads a number of teaching sessions in the house.

Jason and Laura are a couple preparing to go to Indonesia, I have not met them as they are with Craig and are due back today. I am told that Jason has had a heart for Indonesia for years and is now finally getting to realize his calling by going there very soon.

David is my roommate. He is a young man, American from Indiana and I believe he said he was 26 years old. He has an amazingly 'light' personality and loves to sing and play guitar which has been quite awesome as it's great to hear praises to the Lord often. He has been here for 6 months and is coming to the end of his internship.

Ruth is a woman from California with a keen intellect and a servants heart. She has decided to stay for a years internship to further discover and refine her calling.

Alana, another American is part Chinese and is also staying for a years internship.


Servants of Vancouver helps prepare missionaries for service overseas and also reaches out into the surrounding lower eastside of Vancouver. Each member of the house is actively engaged in going out into the streets and making loving, Christ-centred connections with the residents of this broken and impoverished area of Canada. Often, they bring home these 'friends' and we get to share and talk to them.

There is sooooo much going on here that I could write more but as the computer is used by more than myelf I will log off and catch you all up later.

Maranatha