Today it was raining a lot at in the early morning. It didn't last long though, and the sun came out after about 8 o'clock, thank God for that!
Our plan for the day was to take the bus into Downtown Toronto to visit Evergreen, which is one of the many centers formed by the "Yonge Street Misson". There, we goto a lot of information about what they do. Their purpose is to help homeless youths and give them hope and encouragement, and show them that there are people out there who cares for them ad wants to help them unconditionally.
At the center they have three departments for the youths, it's the drop-in center where get hot meals everyday, they also get access to computers, telephones (for free), then there is the health center (medical care, dental care, optometry, psychiatry, physiotherapy, child care) and last there is the employment resource center. This is were they help the youths get off the streets by helping them get a place to stay (an apartment perhaps) and educate them and prepare and train them for getting a job.
After we learned about 2 hours worth of information, we were divided into different groups. Two of us were sent to talk to people waiting in line for health care, another two of us were sent to the computer room, another pair were in the entrance welcoming people, and the rest served lunch in the main hall.
After helping out in the center, Lina, a very sweet and friendly lady, took us on a guide to many other buildings that belong to "Yonge Street Mission".
It was amazing to see how much God is working through these people. They give so much just for the joy of giving and helping other people. Knowing that they can help brings them so much joy.
After the tour, we were free to go shopping!!! After a loooong day we retired back to Ho-Ming's place (well, at least us girls) and practiced worship for the session early on Friday (tomorrow).
PS. If u want to know more yonge street mission, this will help u: http://www.ysm.ca/
xoxo
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