On October 19th, Tim was interviewed on CJOB Radio Winnipeg’s “God Talk” program, about issues of homelessness and his book Bent Hope. To listen to the program, click here.

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Winnipeg Sun Column, “Huff brings dignity to homeless”

John Mohan, Executive Director of Siloam Mission in Winnipeg, writes a weekly column for the Winnipeg Sun. His October 15 column, in John’s typically humorous fashion, describes Tim, his book Bent Hope, and the ‘Stories from the Street’ tour, in which Tim is partnering with Siloam Mission.

Here’s an excerpt: By looking at him, you’d never know he’s a gifted artist, accomplished author, friend of one of Canada’s richest women, and a veteran compassionate worker among street youth.

With an ensemble that makes one wonder if he missed out on fashion 101 and wit that could place him as a headlining act at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, Tim Huff is not what he appears. He’s actually a national spokesperson and crafted story teller who brings dignity and humanness to the misunderstood subculture of Canada’s homeless youth…

Click here to read the full article.

“Stories from the Street” Tour, Fall 2008

Things are falling into place nicely for a mini “Stories from the Street” tour that will take the Bent Hope launch event on the road as part of a broader awareness-raising campaign, carried out in partnership with Castle Quay Books and local ministries. The event, generously sponsored by the Maranatha Foundation, will include Tim, of course, the three readers from the Bent Hope book launch, and our dear friend Steve Bell. We will be at the Winnipeg Art Gallery on October 22nd in partnership with Siloam Mission, and at the Boyce Theatre on the Stampede Grounds in Calgary on October 23rd, partnering with the Mustard Seed. These “by-invitation only” events will be geared towards gathering together key individuals from the literacy world, various levels of government, media, business leaders and key leaders and representatives from the fields of social justice and street ministry.

Rexdale Alliance Church

Tim will be speaking at Rexdale Alliance Church on Saturday, November 8th, at 6:30 pm, and Sunday, November 9th at both the 9 and 11 am services.

Brandon Youth for Christ

On Friday, November 14th, Tim will be the guest speaker at a Brandon, Manitoba Youth for Christ event.

“Be a Hero”

On Wednesday, November 19th, Tim will be the featured speaker at Halton Community and Social Services’ Be a Hero event, which encourages young people to become active in helping the less fortunate in their communities.

Romania

From Friday, November 21 to Saturday, November 29, Tim has the great privilege of traveling with International Teams to Romania to visit a number of orphanages.

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Prayers of reflection

What follows may include prayerful sentiments and statements that you would anticipate, perhaps even hope for. But, no doubt, what follows also includes a measure of unpredictability and rawness.

One of the thoughtful suggestions that arose from an early Bent Hope focus group discussion was that I think through a meaningful way to help people process what they might be feeling as they read through the Chapters of Bent Hope. In response, I invited 23 talented and interesting people to think through and write prayers of reflection – artistis, writers, leaders and visionaries. 23 people that I greatly admire and appreciate. While they are greatly accomplished in their fields of work, art and ministry – they have been invited to write these prayers primarily because of their authenticity and ability to communicate. As much as anything, they represent parents, grandparents, friends, siblings, co-workers, neighbours, and most of all – people doing their best day to day.

The one thing I assured each writer as I invited them to participate was that I would not edit or nudge their prayers in any particular direction to speak anything other than what was on each of their hearts. Thus, some of the prayers are poetic, while others are almost crass. Some are gentle, while others are harsh. Some are very brief, while others are quite lengthy. And some look heavenwards while others seek God in the mud. But in and of themselves, each one is beautiful because of the sincerity and vulnerability found in the hearts of the writers. I am thrilled for the prayers you will find here that lift spirits, expose beauty, and bring praise to Almighty God. At the same time, I make no excuse for gladly sharing what might best seem like “bent prayers.” What could be more appropriate?

It is a great honour to be able to share these special prayers with you. I know that some readers will engage the prayers enthusiastically, while others may check in on them simply out of curiosity. Either way, my hope is that there might be something in one, several or all the prayers that resonates with the hearts and souls of those who go to them.

Tim Huff

Chapter One: A Kid and a Coffee Cup ~ John H. Wilkinson
Chapter Two: Left Hand ~ Judy and Pierre Allard
Chapter Three: Hobo Rails ~ Glen Soderholm
Chapter Four: No Jesus ~ Cheryl Bear
Chapter Five: Like Bigfoot, Like Elvis ~ Dion Oxford
Chapter Six: A Lucky Bird ~ Marla Stewart Konrad
Chapter Seven: Wolf Spoke ~ Bruxy Cavey
Chapter Eight: Either Way ~ Jacob Moon
Chapter Nine: Dynamite ~ Miller Alloway
Chapter Ten: The Last Time I Saw Ricardo ~ Sister Sue Mosteller
Chapter Eleven: Gumballs In Russia ~ Mike Janzen
Chapter Twelve: Gun ~ John McAuley
Chapter Thirteen: That One Acorn ~ Dave Toycen
Chapter Fourteen: Exquisite ~Alan Davey
Chapter Fifteen: And Still Another: The Dealmaker ~ Larry Willard
Chapter Sixteen: Choking on Lies ~ Drew Marshall
Chapter Seventeen: On Ramp Angels ~ Steve Bell
Chapter Eighteen: Shadow Jumping ~ Colin McCartney
Chapter Nineteen: Never Again ~ Adrienne Grant
Chapter Twenty: The Boy I Hated ~ Rick Tobias
Chapter Twenty-One: No One to Touch ~ Greg Paul
Chapter Twenty-Two: Five Days of Bottled Claws ~ Julia Beazley
Chapter Twenty-Three: One Pure Moment ~ Mike Frost

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On Thursday, April 10th, 2008, Youth Unlimited (Toronto YFC), Castle Quay Books and the Maranatha Foundation will be joining together  with selected media, government officials, special friends and supporters to celebrate the release of Tim’s second book, Bent Hope: A Street Journal.

Click here here to read the official press release.

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