UBC Agape Street Missions

 Joey Chou couldn’t come today to pick up the cheque that we have promised him because of a conflict with his classes so in true Presidential style he delegated tow of his executive to come instead.

Jill and Serena Mohamed the vice president and treasurer came and were well received.

These are UBC students that do street work.

They set out three days a week and go on a preset route downtown.

There is sometimes just two up to a group of 10.

If more than three they take two different routes.

Usually they see the same people.

At first they concentrate on talking to them rather than offer them food or the visit becomes just about the food.

They have storage in the Downtown Youth centre and they really need more fridge space.

They carry back packs to identify then selves and to carry goodies that they can distribute.

They ran a communications workshop so they could brush up on their communications skills.

Sometimes they are challenged and it takes all they have got to cope.

It is a leaning experience for them.