This is my second year as a summer intern for Sonshine Daycamp at TCM’s Jesse-Ketchum site. Since last year, I've been so excited to return and experience the joy of camp with these kids again. I think God has made a special place in my heart for this community. And despite having just graduated from university, I felt called to come back for at least one more summer.
Read MoreGoing into the camp, there have been many uncertainties, notably how campers would interact with each other.
Read MoreMy journey with Toronto City Mission started this January when a friend invited me to apply for the summer internship. Hearing about Sonshine Day Camp and the after-school programs from friends this past year made me curious about God's good work in this organization.
Read MoreI’ve done many summers of camp in my life, both as a camper and a counsellor, but this summer has been a new experience for me all together. I’ve felt very humbled leading these kids in day camp and it’s shown me how much more there is for me to grow as a leader and a role model.
Read MoreI first heard about Toronto City Mission (TCM) through Elliott Shin when he gave a sermon one Sunday as a guest speaker at my church. I later learned that many of the members of my church had previously served as a summer intern at TCM’s Sonshine Day Camp.
Read MoreMy decision to join Toronto City Mission didn’t begin as a divine utterance from God nor was it an intentional move to advance my career. It came from a place of weariness.
Read MoreThis is my first summer interning at TCM’s summer Sonshine Day Camp, but before this, I was volunteering at their after school program.
Read MoreThis summer God has allowed me to work as an intern at TCM Sonshine Day Camp. I heard of this opportunity last year through someone I met at school, and the idea of signing up for it stuck with me until summer 2024.
Read MoreI started as a placement student back in January, I saw how God led me to Toronto City Mission. During my time in the school year, I was perfecting my skills in working with children and leading a team.
Read MoreNot so long ago, did it feel like I was just volunteering here at the Toronto City Mission. Back then, did I make anything out of it? Probably not as I just wanted to get my volunteer hours ASAP.
Read MoreI began writing this blog post with no solid ideas for a topic. All the other intern blogs I’d skimmed seemed simple, but profound and beautiful. With little inspiration, I decided to pray. Within minutes, the Holy Spirit helped me realize that this is exactly what I needed to write about. I needed to be honest: I had nothing.
Read MoreI have always heard from mission teams that their ministry is just as much a blessing to the community as it is to themselves, and I am learning how true that is every day at Sonshine Day Camp.
Read MoreThis summer God has led me to serve with TCM. So far it has been an amazing and growing experience! I heard about Tcm through a church friend who had served here before, she encouraged me to apply.
Read MoreGod is doing a new thing. I am both challenged and encouraged by this statement because I am a creature of habit. In the times when I ask the Lord for something or ask Him to change a situation, I find that when that change comes, I still grieve the loss of the former things.
Read MoreAs Christians, we are asked also to be faithful to God. A trusting relationship grows only by stepping out in faith and making the choice to trust. The ability to believe God develops most often through pure experience.
Read MoreMy journey with TCM began when I reached out via a cold email. I was interested in volunteering in their EPIC program because I wanted to be actively involved in the community. Due to timing, I had a couple of months to think about committing after speaking with TCM.
Read MoreWhen entering the second semester of my final year, I had no idea of what God had in store for me. I had to find a second placement and I was worried I wouldn’t be able to find one. This is where I found myself praying about what my next steps needed to be and asked God to put me where he needs me to be according to the plan he has in store for me.
Read MoreThroughout this school year, the children and youth have been finding connections throughout the Bible of how God provided a bridge, Jesus, to be in communion with people.
Read MoreI am Grace, currently studying in the Community Worker Program at George Brown College. However, before coming to Canada, I worked as a social service worker for four years in Taiwan. During this time, I focused on assisting teenagers involved in criminal activities and children who were victims of family abuse.
Read MoreAs the children at Toronto City Mission’s Kids in Community after school program learn about the Importance of building bridges, it is with much hope and prayer that they recognize that God’s gift of gentleness as described in the fruits of the spirit will be a simple pathway towards each bridge that life may lead them to.
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