Vision
We are driven and motivated to achieve a number of things:
1. Educate the general Evangelical Church Community
We are screening We Were Children because we firmly believe that more Christians need to learn about the history of Indian Residential Schools in Canada.
2. Facilitate Christ-centered reconciliation.
“All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.” (2 Cor 5:18)
This chapter of Indian Residential School in Canadian history is devastating. The effects on the First Nations people of Canada are still visible. We have invited First Nation Christian leaders to speak about their personal stories of the impact of Indian Residential School. They will also share how they have experienced Christ-centered healing both in their own lives and within their communities.
3. Encourage the general evangelical church community to respond actively
The City of Vancouver has set this year to be the "Year of Reconciliation" and held the Truth & Reconciliation Conference along with the Walk for Reconciliation. What is the response of the evangelical church community in Vancouver?
Journey Together, Heal Together can be a good place to begin with understanding, responding, participating and praying.
1. Educate the general Evangelical Church Community
We are screening We Were Children because we firmly believe that more Christians need to learn about the history of Indian Residential Schools in Canada.
2. Facilitate Christ-centered reconciliation.
“All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.” (2 Cor 5:18)
This chapter of Indian Residential School in Canadian history is devastating. The effects on the First Nations people of Canada are still visible. We have invited First Nation Christian leaders to speak about their personal stories of the impact of Indian Residential School. They will also share how they have experienced Christ-centered healing both in their own lives and within their communities.
3. Encourage the general evangelical church community to respond actively
The City of Vancouver has set this year to be the "Year of Reconciliation" and held the Truth & Reconciliation Conference along with the Walk for Reconciliation. What is the response of the evangelical church community in Vancouver?
Journey Together, Heal Together can be a good place to begin with understanding, responding, participating and praying.
Event Origin
Two members from our planning team, Esther Leung-Kong and Esther Yuen, watched We Were Children during the BC Reconciliation Week. They were deeply moved by what they saw and felt an urgent need to raise awareness about residential school history amongst the general evangelical church community. After some prayer and deliberation, Esther Leung-Kong contacted her friend Jenny Shantz from Inner Hope Youth Ministries and Pastor Byron Grant from North American Indigenous Ministries (NAIM), and planning for this event thus began.
Event Inspiration
Journey Together, Heal Together was inspired by these events:
As Evangelical Christians who are called to actively seek the welfare of this city, we support these events and are doing our part to encourage reconciliation.
- The British Columbia Reconciliation Week in September 2013 organized by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
- Reconciliation Week 2013 in September 2013 organized by Reconciliation Canada
- The City of Vancouver is calling this year, from June 21 2013 to June 20 2014, the Year of Reconciliation
As Evangelical Christians who are called to actively seek the welfare of this city, we support these events and are doing our part to encourage reconciliation.
Logo Icon Design
The center image is a path-braid. The braid which symbolizes strength and unity, as well, it symbolizes the triune God being a part of this journey. It's direction is upward, and it crosses a horizon, which symbolizes that as we heal together, we'll grow closer to God. When the braid and the horizon cross, they make a cross shape, which symbolizes Jesus.
