In most downtown areas, there are sections that are scary for the average person. "Street communities" -- people "living rough" or spending their nights in shelters; many addicted to drugs or are mentally ill, or both. The has led to a "two solitudes" scenario: people who are well-off versus people who are not; US versus THEM. Looser attitudes towards drugs have led to an increase in criminal activity, some of it covering a group of countries, meeting the demand. One way to reduce the demand is for one of these "solitudes" to reach out to the other, and this book seeks to put a human face on THEM. There are real stories of real people, with real names, showing both how un-different we all are, and how simple -- though not easy -- it is to break through the barrier.

This book also describes an ambitious project by one small ministry in Vancouver, BC, which, with its miraculous success, shows just how much God loves His people, especially those in poverty.

Recovering broadcaster, "retired" pastor, writer, Drew Snider was born in Vancouver, and has worked in TV variety (Rene Simard, among others), acted on radio, TV and stage, and spent 25 years as a TV/radio newscaster.
Drew spent a total of 10 years as a pastor on Vancouver's Downtown East Side, and two-and-a-half years at the Mustard Seed Street Church in Victoria, and received the 2024 Community Contribution Award from the University of Victoria Athletics Department. Drew and Amelia Shaw live in East Sooke with a cat and two Fabulous Poodles. Between them, they have five grown children: Drew's kids, Aidan and Hannah Rose, and Amelia's daughters Jessica, Megan and Samantha.