people helping people
On my journey I met and became friends with four homeless people.
They taught me a great deal about the experience of being homeless.
One of them would say, "It's easy to end up on the streets but almost impossible to get off."
One of these friends and I came up with the idea of...
FULLY rehabilitating the homeless ~
mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually
We believe that this will happen at a grass roots level
by individuals, families and communities coming together
and putting time and energy towards solving this issue.
We are currently creating teams to help people who are homeless or alone.
It is our belief that a small group/committee is required
to help one person who needs support.
If you would like to help
in this good deed,
we would be delighted
to hear from you.
"If one of your brethren becomes poor, and falls into poverty among you,
then you shall help him, like a stranger or a sojourner,
that he may live with you."
~ Leviticus 25:35
Please write: reuben@apoetstale.com or call 437 477 4182 if you are able to help.
INTO THE WARMTH
TRUE REHAB
OUR VISION
Imagine taking an existing church
and returning it to its simplest purpose:
Caring for people.
A place where the doors are open 24/7.
Where members of the community volunteer for weekly shifts.
Where someone who is lonely, overwhelmed, grieving, lost, exhausted—or simply needing human connection—can walk through the doors and find:
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A warm meal.
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A quiet place to rest.
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Someone who will listen.
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Healing practices.
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Community.
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Safety.
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Warmth.
No complicated program.
No need to pretend you're okay.
Just human beings caring for human beings.
THE MODEL
An existing church
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Community members taking shifts
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Doors open day & night
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Meals • Quiet spaces • Conversation • Healing modalities
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A genuine safe haven
THE DREAM
Create the first Into the Warmth model.
Learn what works.
Then help communities everywhere create their own—
safe havens in buildings that already exist.
One church.
One neighbourhood.
One city at a time.
Until the idea spreads around the world.
TRUE REHAB
Not removing people from society ~
but surrounding them with enough
love, safety, nourishment, rest and human connection
that they can begin finding their way again.
After all...
Isn't this what Jesus would want us to do with buildings built in his name?