Faith & Friends October 2018

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THE BIG PICTURE

Coffee, Cookies and Christ In Toronto, a Salvation Army youth group helps spread compassion to those on the streets.

Photos: June Li

by June Li

Two members of the Salvation Army youth group hand out coffee and cookies

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an you live on just $3 a day? Would you skip a meal in order to pay your bills? Unfortunately, those experiencing homelessness are forced to make these tough choices every day. A New Perspective Bright and early on a Wednesday morning last fall, a youth

group from The Salvation Army’s Northridge Community Church in Aurora, Ont., gathered together for Mission Toronto where, for the next five days, they would learn and experience the realities of homelessness on the streets of Toronto. Organized by Nancy Harrison of Northridge, the days were filled with eye-opening experiences and

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