Sharing hope and a hot Easter Dinner during the COVID-19 crisis
by NightShift
Posted on April 17, 2020
Category Archive for: Street Ministry
Without wheels into the New Year
by NightShift
Posted on January 3, 2016
Fundraising / In the community / NightShift / Street Ministry
We don’t own a large fleet of vehicles to serve the thousands of people who turn to NightShift for help or to get involved. There’s our aging clothing truck and converted mobile kitchen trailer which are in heavy use 365 days/year. Then there’s our mobile counselling/medical Care Bus which we gingerly bring to the streets…
“Reach out and touch…somebody’s hand”
by NightShift
Posted on January 5, 2014
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV, 10-year anniversary, Diana Ross, NightShift, Psalm 136:1 NIV, Reach out and touch somebody's hand
I absolutely love celebrating birthdays and anniversaries. Don’t you? I have a confession to make this evening. I’ve been holding a special birthday card close to my heart and celebrating all day with Papa, reluctant to share the occasion with anyone else. How incredibly selfish is that? So here it is. Today is NightShift’s birthday.…
Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year!
by NightShift
Posted on December 24, 2013
My heart is full of gratitude this season for the hundreds of people who have given to NightShift Street Ministries with their finances, acts of love and service, and gift-in-kind donations. We say a resounding thank you to everyone who has sacrificed and given to help us through yet another year! In addition to our…
Bringing Christmas to the streets
by NightShift
Posted on December 6, 2013
care bus, Christmas donations, mobile library, mobile outreach, street friends, toys
As many of you already know, our mobile care program serves in the heart of Whalley in the form of the Care Bus. Every week we offer nursing and counselling services to street friends at no charge, and we are always looking for new ways to engage with people in need. That’s why we were…
A Ministry of Persons, Not “Results”
by NightShift
Posted on March 14, 2013
BC, homeless, homelessness, ministries, ministrires, NightShift, on the street, results, stories, street, street ministry, Surrey, Whalley
“I tried to imagine what it’s like in his shoes.” By Sandy Phillipps People sometimes ask me what results we are seeing on the streets. As if we would give up and move on if we see no change in a person growing stronger in taking responsibility for themselves. The longer I am around, the…
This is NightShift
by NightShift
Posted on September 25, 2012
I was leaving the office one afternoon last week, a bit later than anticipated, but full of a sense of God’s pleasure at some of the conversations and encounters I had enjoyed earlier in the day. Arms full of file folders, I headed to the parking lot where I was greeted by a surprised voice…
Back to school
by NightShift
Posted on August 29, 2012
Get a busload of this: teachers from Pacific Academy on their back-to-school outing… At mid-day yesterday, we had almost the entire Pacific Academy teaching body, of close to 90 people, roll up for a quick tour of the ministry. One teacher has been bringing her Pacific Academy students down to our evening outreach on a…
It’s okay to be dented. Right?
by NightShift
Posted on August 8, 2012
The line up tonight never seemed to end. It was one thirsty traveller after the other, eyes diverted, hearts turned inward, always polite. ‘Please’ and ‘thank you’. Hesitant smiles and nods responding to my, “What’s your name?” or “You have beautiful eyes” or “Thank you for waiting and being patient”… One question rose above the…
Recovery Ride 2012 – Day Five: camaraderie
by NightShift
Posted on July 27, 2012
Whitecourt Church sent us off with full bellies and prayers! I climbed on the bike of one of their congregants. I admit I was more than nervous with travelling down the highway open to the elements, bugs and hefty semi-trucks! As Freedom Biker Church is creating a two-hour documentary, a helicopter followed us for a…
