Rev Thom Davies - Wesley Urban Ministries

I listened to an inspiring message today from Rev Thom Davies from Wesley Urban Ministries. It underlines for me why we started this project and blog. I hope I can obtain some of his stories to share on this blog. He described a room of homeless people at a Hamilton shelter and their stories. It demonstrates a very human tragedy. Intelligent, good people, not middle class with a sudden life event that has tipped the balance and pushed them into a spiral of desperation, homelessness and vulnerability. There was a happy side to the story, through collaboration and case guided workers Hamilton has become a beacon of best practice and the first community to be able to close one of its four shelters due to declining need through the success of their programs. Thank you Rev Davies - you inspire us.