Such a rush



Halloween!!!


Rocking the Open Table


Well, it's been quite a busy week on the Urban Sanctuary front.

Sunday: Open Table. Real success - made lots of contacts in our building. Am still running into people that I met that night.

Tuesday: Volunteered at shelter. Lots of fun. I served tea and coffee.


Wednesday: Set up our table along the Trick or Treat route in Yaletown. We rented a helium tank and gave helium balloons to the kids, w some gum attached and a little not wishing them a happy halloween from Urban Sanctuary, w. our web-site on it.
When the balloons ran out we gave out candy - whole chocolate bars! Not just the little Halloween bars.
We gave out 100 balloons and 100 chocolate bars - next year I think we will plan for 400 balloons and no candy - the kids get candy everywhere, and the balloons were a big hit.

By the way - this morning I ran into Dr. Bill McEwen. Dr. Bill is the leading addiction specialist in Vancouver. This guy has a heart of gold. Here he is, he is at the crest of his career, yet he is humble enough that every Wednesday morning he takes the bedding from the previous night's Shelter program to the laundromat! There are not many psychiatrists who will do that -there are not many senior pastors who would do that.

But, I showed Dr. Bill my video of Brandon. Within 5 seconds he said that person is on a heroin speedball - which explains the swaying movement, yet still being able to stay upright. We chatted a bit about the prevalence of heroin speedballs in the city.

Bill spends most of his time with people like Brandon, trying to help them get out of the trap of addiction. Thank God for Bill.

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