August was the start of the cooler weather, though it was summer still the average day time high was only about 20 degrees and the nights got pretty chilly. Though it changed rapidly again in the weeks ahead the days throughout this month found many of the homeless already in need of heavier clothing.
The Spring is upon us officially and the cold has not disappeared as of yet! The Winter cold is still holding us prisioner and we need to be praying and acting to help the needy in our city.
Summer has been a long hot affair. To date we handed out over 35 cases of water that was placed in ice to make it a very cold bottle of water for the needy on a hot day. Already we have seen the effect. Often upon arrival many homeless people would run towards us shouting Water Water.
March is almost gone and what a month it has been. As Spring has began the cold weather has been hanging on. For the previous two months the mild weather has given the homeless confidence the warmer weather would be around the corner.
Well the Winter has almost come and gone and we are trying to meet the demands when colder than normal nights come upon the homeless. This past month was wet and cold with above average snow fall. A number of the homeless were needing extra covering that they just did not have.
Well another Winter Outreach Ministry has come and gone and we are very grateful to God for his grace we were able to examplify to many of the needy persons living on the streets downtown Toronto.
It has been another month of rainy days with not so bad temperatues. Since early in the Fall our Ministry has been working diligently trying to collect food, water, and clothing for the homeless. Our efforts were best used buying Tim Hortons Food cards we found, that way the homeless the get food they need firsthand.
Its January and we are now heading out to operate our Winter Outreach Ministry. It has has been a huge winter so far with so many great donations of clothing. We had more than 2500lbs come in since early 2015, with coats, hats, gloves, socks, shoes, winter tops, bottoms, and along with that the Winter Kits and sleeping bags donated by The Bargains group here in Toronto.
Well it was indeed a cold and Wet start to the Fall. We collected many coats and winter wear for the homeless. There has been a number of closures of shelters in downtown Toronto, clearly leaving the homeless out in the Cold. Our ministry has been there again this year trying to provide the essentials for those living on the streets.
This certainty has been a different year for us. The weather has been 20% warmer and the homeless in crisis situations are far and few compared to other years. The cold has been at par so far but we are headed for some cold weather in Febraury.
This is our first entry since our new website was published. Its been a while and we will catch up with the back editions missing. It has been a adventureous few months. There has been a enormous change in the number of homeless people on the streets downtown.
September is upon us and we are indeed seeing the switch of our seasons again. First it was so cool and wet in early summer we almost did not need our Water distribution. Now the summer heat is in the fall season as it starts in a about a weeks time and Cold water is more needed now than in July or August.