CHURCH PARTNERSHIPS AND DRUG REHAB INITIATIVES - LOCAL INITIATIVES
Place of Refuge
Place of Refuge - providing a home for those recovering
from drug and alcohol addiction.
A refuge is a place giving shelter from trouble. It is a place of
safety, acceptance, nurture and care, a temporary place to recover
strength for the journey.
For those recovering from drug and alcohol addiction, a place of
refuge is essential. Recovery is only a dream until there is a safe
place to rebuild the strength needed to live a clean and sober life.
Place of Refuge is exactly that.
The Place of Refuge Society was formed to provide a spiritual,
physical, social and emotional refuge for those on the journey of
recovery.
In partnership with Hope for Freedom Society, Place of Refuge
will provide a long-term transitional living environment in South
Vancouver, offering a safe place to learn and receive spiritual
nurturing, additional living skills and job training.
Quotes:
We
often have people come into the church seeking help to start their
lives over – to leave a destructive patter of living and return
to a constructive lifestyle. They tell us that the downtown shelters
are not in a good environment. We are convinced that the need is
real and that we can help. – Garry Janzen, Pastor, Sherbrooke
Mennonite Church.
When
I see how this ministry has changed live, I feel privileged to be
a part of it. – Erich Krause, Board Chairman
We
have ‘lepers’ in our culture. They are those among us
that suffer from addiction. I have been profoundly touched by being
privileged to work among them and help them find recover. I believe
Jesus is served when we serve the suffering addict. – Rob
Thiessen, Hope for Freedom Society
I
used to feel helpless when a person overwhelmed by addiction would
come to our church door for help. Now I feel empowered. Place of
Refuge exists to empower the recovering addict and anyone who has
ever wanted to help but didn’t know how. - Juliet Henderson,
founding Board Member.
If you would like to support this new ministry please contact
Sherbrooke Mennonite Church at 604-327-3913 or smcvan@telus.net
For more information on church partnerships with MCCBC or our role
in the Place of Refuge contact Wayne Bremner at wbremner@mccbc.com
Garry Janzen and Ray Hopper together at a church function
to raise funds for the Place of Refuge. Ray was helped by
Sherbrooke Mennonite Church in his drug recovery and inspired
their vision for the Place of Refuge.
We
often have people come into the church seeking help to start their
lives over – to leave a destructive patter of living and return
to a constructive lifestyle. They tell us that the downtown shelters
are not in a good environment. We are convinced that the need is
real and that we can help. – Garry Janzen, Pastor, Sherbrooke
Mennonite Church.
When
I see how this ministry has changed live, I feel privileged to be
a part of it. – Erich Krause, Board Chairman
We
have ‘lepers’ in our culture. They are those among us
that suffer from addiction. I have been profoundly touched by being
privileged to work among them and help them find recover. I believe
Jesus is served when we serve the suffering addict. – Rob
Thiessen, Hope for Freedom Society
I
used to feel helpless when a person overwhelmed by addiction would
come to our church door for help. Now I feel empowered. Place of
Refuge exists to empower the recovering addict and anyone who has
ever wanted to help but didn’t know how. - Juliet Henderson,
founding Board Member.