Safe Families Canada in London

09/06/2025

Ok everyone. we are at threat level midnight. Natalie Vdlaan is exceeding me in donations for this years Safe Families Playday 2025. We need to right this ASAP as possible.
We can't let the her beat us. Our lives are on the line.
Well.... metaphorically.

Sometimes you get really excited about reaching a goal. Sometimes you know that it will require you to push your own limits. You commit in your mind to the success of it. You tell yourself

09/04/2025

Do you see what I mean?
For those of you who care about justice, about setting things right, go to the donation page and make sure to donate to London. Don’t let Natalie win! Stop this person before she makes another video!
(Donate today)
https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/safe-families-canada/p2p/PLAY_DAY_2025/team/safe-families-canada-london

09/03/2025

Help keep families together! Lets encourage Greg to finish strong! Help Greg reach the target by donating here-
https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/safe-families-canada/p2p/PLAY_DAY_2025/team/safe-families-canada-london/captain/gregs-reluctant-75km-ride

09/03/2025

Take part in the annual Safe Families Canada Playday event.
Choose an activity, share it with your friends, and help keep families together!

08/22/2025

08/22/2025

I am being forced to ride 75 km by a challenger in Hamilton.
Here's the link to donate.
https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/safe-families-canada/p2p/PLAY_DAY_2025/team/safe-families-canada-london/captain/gregs-reluctant-75km-ride

08/15/2025

Who has your number?

Have you stopped to think who would reach out to you in their time of need? Real needs like illness, threats of violence, abuse, or addiction. We are all there for our own families. And most of us will drop everything for a friend from church. But what about someone outside your circle? What about someone outside your comfort zone? What about someone who doesn't have anyone else? What if you are the only number they can call?

“If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same. And if you lend to those from whom you hope to be repaid, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, so that they may be repaid in full. But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to ungrateful and evil people. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.” Luke 6:32-36

I have been spending a lot of time in the Sermon on the Mount lately. This idea of reward is interesting as it seems to be tied to intention. Do I do something to be seen by men or to be seen by God? Do I do things for those who will benefit me, or do I do things for those who could never repay me? This requires a heart check.

Who has your number? Is it restricted to those from the church who already have a strong family, and/or a strong support network? Is it limited to those who won’t ask too much and who won't require you to get messy? Who has your number?

Here is a good self-assessment.

If you didn’t answer, would they have no one else to call?

If you didn’t answer, would there be any potential risk to a family?

If you didn’t answer, would the CAS or the police then need to be involved?

If you didn't answer, could someone suffer?

If the answer to these questions is no, maybe your circle is too small and your light is not as bright as it could be.

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Matt 5:16

Sometimes people ask, “If our Church closed, would the neighbourhood notice?”. Let’s also ask, if you changed your number, would anyone be affected?

08/03/2025

Well, I’m gonna feel this tomorrow.
Guess what I’m preparing for?

08/01/2025

What Makes Safe Families Canada in London Unique?

07/31/2025

It was one of our amazing mom's that pointed this out to me. And her comment to me was "This is Safe Families."

We always talk about foster care like it starts when the child walks into our home.

But what if it started earlier?
Before the police cars.
Before the trash bags.
Before the kids are split up and scattered.

What if the Church showed up before removal?

What if we brought meals to the single mom who’s drowning?
What if we helped pay the rent before eviction papers got posted?
What if we offered childcare to the dad who’s working three jobs just to survive?
What if we sat at a kitchen table and said, “We’re here. You’re not alone.”

Because I wonder how many removals wouldn’t have to happen if the Church stopped waiting until the kids were already in crisis to step in.

We pray for foster children.
We pray for their parents.
We pray for redemption stories.

But sometimes redemption doesn’t look like a reunification case.
Sometimes it looks like the Church standing in the gap before the court ever gets involved.

We keep asking God to move.
But maybe He’s been asking us the same thing all along.

07/31/2025

Are you feeling a divine restlessness, a sacred discontentedness? Are you bored with the things that make you busy? Why not volunteer with Safe Families? We need family friends and host homes to help support the amazing families we get to walk with. Reach out today.

“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
Matt.5:14-16