Homeless

It is done! The sale is finalized. We have 8 days to vacate the premises. To add to the excitement, we do not have a place to go yet. We will be homeless. We had two possible locations that fell through yesterday. We are pretty committed to being in A Ma Baie. Our Real Estate agent is helping us look. If all goes according to plan, we will move out of 5000 St. Charles on Saturday, into a trailer.

The food bank will continue to operate, thanks to the generosity of Westview Bible Church. We will also be running our 7-12 year old program at Westview. There is a lot of work to be done, but it is exciting.

Our Agent, upon signing the papers said, "you know that this is a miracle?"... I totally agree, and now we await another.

Peace,

K

Gearing Up

This has been a very busy year so far. I am amazed that it is March already. We have had quite a bit of interest in our build. A proposal is being made to the city by a potential buyer and we are waiting for the news. We have been talking with several people about our plans to move into the A Ma Baie area. Everyone seems excited by the project and agrees that this area needs our services.

Our Poker Tournament is scheduled for May 10th. Bourbon Street West has kindly made their facility available to us again. We have confirmed our first prize. It will be two tickets to anywhere in North America that Air Canada flies, including Hawaii, and the Caribbean.

Admission is $50 in advance and $70 at the door. It should be a great time.

We also have our Wine Tasting happening on June 12th. This time around we will be treated to the wines and cuisine of Portugal. Stay tuned for more information.

Peace,

K

Breakfast

The first On Rock Breakfast is over. It was a great morning. The food was good, the turnout was awesome. It was a good opportunity to share what is going on at On Rock and to express our vision for the future. Many seemed as excited about the future as we are.

A big thanks to all who were involved in making the morning a huge success.

Peace,

K

Optimistic

The building has been for sale for two weeks now. We have had at least three interested parties so far. Our agent says there is considerable interest, so things are looking good. Today one of the prospects brought a contractor in to discuss his plans.

Don't forget the On Rock Breakfast Saturday morning at Westview Bible Church. We will be sharing some of our plans for the future.

Peace,

K

A Step or a Leap of Faith

As of yesterday, our building is officially for sale. We outgrew our building about 2 years ago, but struggled to make it work for us anyway. However, we have reached a point where it is now effecting the scope of our work in the West Island. Our location has also hampered our vision for the West Island because we want to offer more services to the people that we serve, but we are removed from many of them geographically.

Our vision is to move into the A Ma Baie area. About 75% of our clientele live there. So, we have decided to sell our building and make the move. Last year was a very rough year financially, but we think that this is the time take a step of faith and move into our vision. It is a little crazy, but it feels good. Stay tuned for more developments.

We will be talking more about this at our Breakfast Fund Raiser on Feb 27th. I hope to see you there.

Peace,

K

The First On Rock Breakfast

On February 27, at 9am, at Westview Bible Church, On Rock will be hosting its first ever breakfast fund raiser and information session. It is no secret that On Rock has had a tough year, but we are in the process of making some bold moves to better serve our clientele. Come to breakfast and find out what we are up to and how you can be involved.

The food promises to be great and the news even better.

Peace,

K

No food for 3 days

I got a call this morning. It was a friend asking if we could put together an emergency food basket for a family he knew. I asked him what the situation was. He explained to me that it was a family of 4, a Dad and 3 kids, and they haven't eaten since Friday. One wonders how that happens in Montreal. To think that while most of us were having a good time and eating whenever we felt like it this past weekend, within Kilometers is a family not eating at all. It is a little mind boggling. Obviously, we jumped to help out and put together some food. This week we will find out what other resources they need.

You would be surprised how many times last year we heard similar stories, of people too ashamed or timid to ask for help.

What a start to the week.

Peace,

K