me and Rosemary
Before traveling to Double H Ranch in Upstate New York, Josh and I had the opportunity to visit St.Catharines; the city where we met while attending Bible College- typical story (on the surface anyway!) We stayed with our friends Peter and Julie Karanfilis and their son Stephen. We met Peter and Julie at Bible College and they are truly an awesome couple. The reason we know about Double H, is through Julie who had been a counselor there herself.
We couldn’t be in St.Catharines without visiting our beloved people at Scott Street Manor. A few years ago, during and after Bible College Josh and I, Jessica and Colin and Josh Heymans started a church at this Manor. When I think about worthwhile and fun things that I’ve been a part of in my life, Scott Street Manor tops the list.
Probably all of the residents at the manor are clinically depressed along with other personality disorders and conditions that prevent them from living independently and functioning safely in society. We often said that Scott Street Manor wasn’t a church for the faint of heart. We’ve had some funny and interesting times to say the least, but the transformation we’ve seen in these people who the world has seem to forgotten about- has inspired me for life I feel.
Scott Street Manor is the perfect place to go to just love on people, fully relying on God to give you the perseverance to just keep loving.
We couldn’t be in St.Catharines without visiting our beloved people at Scott Street Manor. A few years ago, during and after Bible College Josh and I, Jessica and Colin and Josh Heymans started a church at this Manor. When I think about worthwhile and fun things that I’ve been a part of in my life, Scott Street Manor tops the list.
Probably all of the residents at the manor are clinically depressed along with other personality disorders and conditions that prevent them from living independently and functioning safely in society. We often said that Scott Street Manor wasn’t a church for the faint of heart. We’ve had some funny and interesting times to say the least, but the transformation we’ve seen in these people who the world has seem to forgotten about- has inspired me for life I feel.
Scott Street Manor is the perfect place to go to just love on people, fully relying on God to give you the perseverance to just keep loving.
A room where we used to do church
Josh and Robert
Josh and I felt like very much at home visiting with our manor people and catching up. We felt encouraged to learn that they have movie nights and an exercise program amongst a few other weekly activities.
We hope it’s not too long before we’re in St.Catharines again for another visit.
We hope it’s not too long before we’re in St.Catharines again for another visit.
Mary, Maria and me
"Stay where you are. Find your own Calcutta. Find the sick, the suffering and the lonely right there where you are -- in your own homes and in your own families, in your workplaces and in your schools. ... You can find Calcutta all over the world, if you have the eyes to see. Everywhere, wherever you go, you find people who are unwanted, unloved, uncared for, just rejected by society -- completely forgotten, completely left alone."
~ Mother Teresa
~ Mother Teresa
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