After living with a family member for several years, he faced unfair treatment. Internal conflicts grew until one day Mike reached his limit, and a life-changing altercation left him without a place to stay. Eventually, Mike connected with The Salvation Army’s Journey to Life Centre in Thunder Bay, Ont., where he began his path to stability. “I feel a lot better now. I feel like I’ve improved here. I feel safe here at The Salvation Army,” he shares.

“I went through a forest, didn’t hit any trees, went up a tree, apparently, and the tree just cradled me down to theground? How could my car fall 30 feet, settling on its wheels facing the opposite way I went in?” asks Patricia Huber incredulously. “There’s only one being I can thank, especially after something like that. And that’s God. Miracles happen every day, and I am living proof.”

Taylor Castelli is the family ministries co-ordinator at Kamloops Church and Resource Centre, B.C.  Where are you from? I grew up in Lethbridge, a city in southern Alberta surrounded by rolling hills and something called coulees—steep-sided valleys found along the river. One of my favourite things to do was walk along the river bottom and
At The Salvation Army’s Centre of Hope in Abbotsford, B.C., a patio that had been forgotten for years is being transformed into a space that will nurture the body and soul. The Garden of Hope, as it is known, is becoming a place where clients in recovery can grow fresh food. The work itself will not only help residents embark on a meaningful