Bent Hope: A Street Journal
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.72 (973 Votes) |
Asin | : | 1894860365 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2014-04-20 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This book gives me hope Heather This book is nothing short of brilliant. You should ALL read it. Really. It will change you. It will change the way you look at the "drunk" sleeping in the office doorway or the "punk" trying to bum a cigarette. It will make you want to sit down beside someone on the street and listen to their story.Tim Huff has an uncanny way of bending words into incredible stories and undeniable wisdom. More than that, though, he has an uncanny way of seeing through the dirt under the fingernails, the smell of yesterday's alcohol, and the bitterness of a life gone off the rails to the nugget of truth and beauty underneath. He doesn't su
Bent Hope was born out of Tim Huff's unique and extensive twenty-year ministry among homeless and street-involved youth and adults in Toronto, Canada. These gripping true-life stories surface quietly from unforgiving corridors of fear, hurt and uncertainty that unexpectedly and supernaturally transform into fascinating places of intimacy and godly anticipation. In an age of prosperity and plenty, hundreds of thousands of people continue to find themselves destitute and homeless. It has been called one of the greatest tragedies of our time. It is a collection of thoughtful