Hope Is Where We're Starting From

Lately we've been thinking a lot about hope. We see small glimmers of hope everyday that we are at The Door, and were looking for a way to share this with you. Last week, hope was found in a courthouse, next to one of our youth whose mother didn't go to court with her because she knew what the outcome was going to be. Hope is found on the streets of Toronto, where our youth are disinfecting sleeping mats for the patrons of Out Of The Cold. Hope is found in a youth who wants to start going to school next semester, because they finally have a dream for college. This week, hope is found in kids giving their change and spending money towards the relief work that is happening in Haiti. The Door thrives on hope, the hope that is found in a warm relationship, and threaded through everything we do is the hope that is found in Jesus Christ.

So consider this a record of our stories from the road. Some are amazing. Others are hard to read. Some will make us laugh until we're crying. But hope is where we're starting from, and that is what will move us forward.