Recently 250 residents who live in the Marpole area protested against a proposed project by the City of Vancouver to build modular housing for the homeless. The message from residents who gathered at West 57th and Heather Street was they support more housing and services for homeless people but not at that location, which is within a couple blocks of Sir Wilfred Laurier elementary school, Sir Winston Churchill secondary and Churchill’s Ideal Mini School. They claim that because the homeless consist predominantly of drug addicts and the mentally ill, the safety of their children would be at risk. How should a Christian respond if something similar was to be built beside them or near where their children go to school? Jonathan responds in this IMCO. Enjoy!
