Thank you to the good people at Seven Oaks Alliance church for coming on board for the extreme cold/wet weather plan and giving the plan a much-needed refuge in a more central Abbotsford location.

I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you and pass along something I observed today (Friday). One of your Thursday night guests was boasting, perhaps more accurately taunting, the people who were given relief from the freezing cold somewhere other than Seven Oaks. He was going on and on comparing how well Seven Oaks had treated them and what all the people sheltered elsewhere had missed out on. It was humourous but the best thing was the joy in his voice as recited his list of “goodies”.

When last seen Mr. Steven Ross was slipping quietly out the door with thoughts of the need to flee for his life in his head, as a result of his words of praise for Seven Oaks.

So thank you not only for opening your doors but also for the generosity of your treatment of your homeless guests. Even if they do not express it well they are very grateful for you humanitarianism and benevolence. Paean.