From Facebook. Delighted to report that a presentation I gave at VII Mennonite Writing/s conference in Fresno, California, about Elsiewhere in Abbotsford has been accepted (with a few revisions) to…
Re: Hiring A Homeless Coordinator Is A Bad Idea – I have to disagree with some of this article. Not all persons who are homeless in abbotsford have “their own…
By Mike Archer. Prompted by a Facebook post by Pastor Ward Draper which was re-published on Abbotsford Today, a group of Abbotsford citizens lead by Elsie Neufeld is organizing in…
From Elsie Neufeld – For Abbotsford people On behalf of the 5 & 2 Ministries: A public memorial service will be held tonight at 7pm for 11-year-old Dustin, son of…
From Elsie Neufeld. This is Buddy, Harvey’s cat. Sadly — most especially for Harvey, who continues to live in a tent across from MCC’s new building — Buddy has died….
From Facebook – By Elsie K. Neufeld. (From Voices For Dignity) Who is Faye, the woman whose tent was destroyed by fire last night, a fire that, according to Ward…
From Elsie Neufeld, on Voices for Dignity. Elementary students from MEI made these cards, delivered to the Warm Zone by the 5&2, along with easter cupcakes. The “best” cards were…
Today, the Abbotsford Police served a BBQ to the homeless and delivered some burgers to the people in the teepee. They brought all the leftovers to The Warm Zone. Apparently…
By Elsie K. Neufeld. He is sitting on a bench at the corner of George Ferguson Way, at the edge of Historic Downtown Abbotsford. A sign says it to be…
From Elsie Neufeld. I was talking to my mom tonight and she told me how proud she was of me for having such a heart for the homeless. I never…