The texture of the work is best understood through the stories of those engaged in it. Here are some of the accounts we have collected — from London, Toronto, Brampton, Sudbury, Waterloo, and elsewhere.
Two youth, recently moved from St. James Town, brought the community-building process to a neighbourhood of busy schools and apartment towers. Six years later, ninety activities are sustained almost entirely by youth from the area itself.
Read the account →An account from London of how a young woman, drawn into a children's class as a guest, was carried through the institute by the friends around her — and is now accompanying others as a tutor.
Read the account →What began as a few children's classes in a suburban neighbourhood has become a tapestry of devotional gatherings, junior youth groups, and family festivals — woven by parents, neighbours, and a steady cohort of teenagers.
Read the account →Across the Waterloo region, the friends have learned that a summer camp is not a destination but a hinge — a few intense days that re-energize what happens for the rest of the year.
Read the account →In a cluster stretching across rural northern Ontario, friends have learned to weave together small, far-flung pockets of activity through shared seasons of service.
Read the account →We are always looking for accounts of what is being learned — about starting a junior youth group, accompanying a young family, sustaining a devotional, building a friendship across difference. A short note is enough.
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