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What We Do: Our Justice Van Runs
What We Do: Our Justice Van Runs
"The King will reply, 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.' " Matthew 25:40
June 10, 2025
...yet another very hot, sunny late afternoon as I met Su-hui and Mary at the Seed. Marilyn dropped Her's and Lita's sandwiches off which complimented our cookies, mandarin oranges, snacks and assorted drinks.
A few of our friends were on Queens Avenue trying to get some shade. We served Martin, Scott, Colin, Jill, CJ, Newf, Honda, Addie, Chris and Cory. Martin was needing large sweatpants which we had for him. He was extremely grateful. Addie asked for a ball cap and we had a brand new one for her. Su-hui had the opportunity to pray with Newf as he had recently been hit by a car. we gave him 2 bottles of water as it was needed.
We headed over to the Bottle Depot. It was quite busy as normal on Princess Avenue. We served Julia, Andrew, Ricky, Pierre, Shawnee, Arnold, Kim, Sophia, Kathy, Marshall, Doug, Deeana, Dennis, Tammy, Justin, Kevin, Christian, Chris, Jessica, Lynn, Brandon, Gabriel, Steve, Rob, Mano, Jay, Crystal, Kyran, Ryan, Bob, Teagan, Frank, Paul, Terry and others. Su-hui also got to pray with our friend Mano.
We had the right amount of sandwiches, gave out all cookies, a flat of water, a box of chips plus lots of mandarin oranges. As expected due to the heat, people were so thirsty. Lots of gratitude as normal and again we received the gift in serving our vulnerable friends.
Frank
(Frank Woods, Executive Director)
June 8, 2025
...it was a extremely, hot day when I met Mike and Colleen at the Seed. Bianca had dropped sandwiches off at my place earlier in the day. Jennifer brought sandwiches to the Seed as well. Mike brought bananas, cookies and a flat of water. We also had oranges, muffins, Nutrigrain bars, snacks plus lots of cold drinks and water.
It was very busy on Queens Avenue as there was a shady area by the Seed. We served Mano, Martin, Newf, Jessica, Brandon, Frank, Corey, Tyler, Kevin, Ian, Ed, Rob, CJ, Ryan and Julia. Ed asked for a backpack which we gave him.
We headed over to the Bottle Depot where it was very busy on Princess Avenue. We served Sylvain, Andre, Mike, Chris, another Chris, Rene, Tammy, Doug, Deeana, Deb, Hugh, Ernie, Travis, Honda, Dyce, Carla, Jess, Michael, Cody, Koby, Steve, Miranda, Jordie, John, AJ, Laurie, Jay, JJ, Tamara, Sean, Bert, another John, yet another Chris, JD, Scott, Lance and others. We gave one of the Chris's a blanket and lots of pairs of socks out. John needed a jacket, sweats and a t-shirt which we had for him. He was very thankful.
We gave most people a drink plus a bottle of water due to the heat. We gave out all sandwiches, bakery cookies, oranges, bananas, muffins, over a box of chips, a flat of water and there were only a few pops left in the cooler that was full to the brim. Once again the Van bridged the gap today as no resources are open on a Sunday. People were so hungry but particularly thirsty due to the extreme heat. We received so much gratitude from our friends. May God bless this most resilient community.
Frank
(Frank Woods, Executive Director)
June 5, 2025
...it was another very hot, sunny day as I met Caryl at the Seed. PCS had dropped sandwiches off at my house earlier in the day. Carol and Anna also brought sandwiches so we had 10 loaves to give out! Yes you read that right, 10 loaves. We normally have 5- 6 loaves to distribute. We also had oranges, cookies, snacks plus lots of cold drinks to give to our friends.
It was very busy on Queens Avenue by the Seed. We served Katie, Colin, John, Shane, Victor, Ryan, Veronica, Shirley, Jerry, Trevor, Tristan, Newf, Hank, Maggie, Mighty Whitey, Mike, Johnny, Carly, Jules, Ken, Corey, Theresa, CJ, Tory, Hank and Tammy. We gave Shirley a blanket and Maggie the perfect pair of leggings.
We headed over to the Bottle Depot on Princess Avenue where it was very busy. We served Deb, Marshall, Rodi, Doug, Deeana, James, Abby, Jayla, Mason, Damien, Glen, Nadine, Jill, Brandon, Jessica, Brad, Colin, Mike, Bishop, Layton, Mike, Dave, Oliver, Dennis, Oscar, Ava, Amy, Owen, Lance, Carol, Noah, Kyle, Rene, Tammy, Jay, Ricky , our old friend Skylar!, Kevin, Chris, Andrew and others. We gave Skylar a blanket and we also gave out socks as per normal.
Deb came up to Caryl & I and said "you have no idea how often people ask when the Justice Van is coming. We all love you and appreciate what you do". Very kind words were spoken very sincerely.
As you can see from the above, we served a lot of people today. Amazingly, out of 10 loaves of sandwiches we ended up with only 2 sandwiches left!!
We gave out all cookies, a box of chips, a flat of water, all cookies, lots of wagon wheels and almost emptied a fully loaded cooler.
As I often say, in the Divine economy, all are counted.....
Frank
(Frank Woods, Executive Director)
June 1, 2025
...it was a very hot day out when I met Andrew at the Seed. Sarah had dropped sandwiches off at my house earlier in the day and Victor brought more to the Seed. We also had oranges, muffins, bakery cookies, snacks and assorted cold drinks to give out. As it was Sunday and no resources open, we knew we would be busy.
On Queens Avenue we served Jill, Devon, Brandon, Andrew, Dee, Jessica, Holly, Kathleen and another Brandon. Devon was desperate for a sleeping bag which we gave him.
We headed over to the Bottle Depot. It was quite busy on Princess Avenue. We served Carly, Layton, Doug, Deeana, Rich, Honda, Dennis, Mark, Miles, Marshall, Rodi, Melinda, Michael, Mike, Theresa, CJ, Jerry, Chris, Colin, Hugh, Ali, Danny, Sophia, Kelsey , Kevin and others. We gave out lots of pairs of socks. Marshall needed runners and he was thrilled with the pair we gave him. Most people asked for water plus a pop or juice due to the extreme heat.
We still had about 6 sandwiches left so I stopped on Rock Bay by the pharmacy. People were so grateful for the Van showing up. I served Cody, Dylan, Brandon, Ian, Michelle and others. Brandon needed a coat and shoes as did Michelle. They were delighted with what they received.
So all sandwiches, muffins, oranges, bakery cookies, a flat of water and many cold pops were given out. Again the JVS van bridged the gap as people had no options for food & drinks. God bless our friends..
Frank
(Frank Woods, Executive Director)
May 29, 2025
...It was a warm, sunny day as Su-hui and I drove to the Seed. PCS had dropped sandwiches off at my house earlier in the day. Su-hui brought home made muffins which complimented our doughnuts, cookies, fig bars, oranges and snacks. We also had lots of assorted drinks to give out.
On Queens Avenue we served our friends CJ, Martin, Tamara, John, David, Thomas, Sam, Ali and Newf. I had picked up a small tent earlier in the day from our drop-in-centre. Tamara asked for a small tent which we gave her. I told her that was a Divine appointment....she gave a huge smile. Su-hui had brought a hoodie and Sam asked for one. It was a small size just like Sam is. Thomas needed a coat and sweatpants which we gave him. He thanked me so much for them. Ali asked for leggings and we had the perfect pair for her.
We headed over to the Bottle Depot. The large encampment was not there on Princess likely due to bylaw. We served Newf, Shawnee, Doug, Deeana, Thomas, Randy, Dave, David, Andrew, Brandon, Jessica, Ernie, Julian, Jason, Laurie, Xavier, Ricky, Ryan, Earl, Mano, Casey, Devon and a couple others. Su-hui got to pray with Ricky and we also gave him a pair of size 12 runners.
We headed down to Rock Bay and stopped by the Pharmacy. We served Dylan(?), Corrine, Kristina, Koby and Kyle. Su-hui had a great discussion with Koby who said he knew about Jesus. Su-hui gave him one of our Lord's Prayer cards.
We gave out all doughnuts, muffins, oranges, fig bars and every sandwich except 1. We gave out lots of water and pop as well as people were so thirsty.
It was wonderful time serving our friends and we speak the name of Jesus over them...
Frank
(Frank Woods, Executive Director)
A General Comment on the JVS Runs
One of Frank’s favourite themes centres on how we often have “just enough” to meet the needs of everyone. And, as a rule, he’s pretty much right. That said, we sometimes find ourselves out of sandwiches toward the end, but the street community folks are usually quite content with a protein bar and chips, and a pop and such.
Another side of all of this is that Frank gets “up” for it every time! He’s “on” for the entire hour or so, and I’ve never seen him act as though he wishes he were somewhere else. Thank you, Frank!!!
Doug
(Doug Kelk, Volunteer)
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