[Our house] “…at any given time can be filled with students, friends and ministry”

I found out Toronto would be having an internship in December, and almost immediately began dreaming of the possibilities of living in community with interns. Officially, I was invited to live with the interns in February. I, along with my good friend Dave Stone, staff at OCAD University chose to live with the interns and welcomed them to Toronto in late August.

We live together in what was known as the downtown staff house or “McGill House”. In addition to this amazing experience of living in community, the house is less than 2 minutes away from Ryerson.

Our house has become a hub for parties, meetings, and at any given time can be filled with students, friends and ministry.

The interns are supervised on campus by the campus staff who primarily cares for their campus (York and U of T St. George); and the overall internship is supervised by my supervisor Jamie. My role with the interns is one where I walk alongside them as they navigate life in community and in Toronto. At home: we meet, have meals together, work out conflict and pray and care for each other and host one another’s students when they are over. This is done in addition to my responsibilities on campus, and as much as I enjoy the immersion of ministry; I have had some struggles being able to find good rest this semester.

The Toronto Interns: Kyle, Vanessa, Veronika, and Tate