In Mexico, my husband and I worked hard to establish our own restaurant, with an amazing community of customers and employees. Just as we felt like we were making our dreams come true, one of the most powerful cartels from Mexico started demanding money from...
Reflections by Sarah Archer, Programs Intern How do I, a young married woman who grew up in the Lower Mainland, understand the stories I hear from the New Hope residents? I honestly cannot. I have not experienced persecution, imprisonment, or a threat on my life. I...
While my family was sleeping, six police officers entered my house and murdered my father. My father had been involved with the opposition party in Ethiopia, and he was targeted by corrupt officials. On the night of his murder, I ran for my life. I...
As I reflect upon my summer at New Hope to try and isolate some of my favourite memories, I keep coming back to the hours spent giggling with kids at the picnic tables in the backyard when we should have been studying English. I started...
[audio mp3="https://newhopecs.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/New-Hope-in-Motion.mp3"][/audio] Arrivals They come by plane, by foot, and by car; my friends, from lands typically warmer than ours, and have experienced fears, deprivations inhuman, and horrors, often unspoken. Just to arrive at this place is the culmination of a profound journey, and my interaction is...
When people asked me what I did as an intern at New Hope, my response was rarely the same as the time before - because every week was filled with surprises and new tasks. Here are a few of my best moments this summer: Summer Programming...