I don’t think I
have experienced such long and cold winters like the one I’m experiencing here
in Montreal since the time I lived in Kansas as a child. I don’t really
remember those winters but I sure will remember this one.
I’m more than
half-way through winter here in Quebec. It starts in November and ends in April
with January and February noted as the coldest months. I’m very grateful for the winter clothes I
purchased in Denver and it’s been a learning experience on wearing the
different layers and keep from overheating. I still haven’t figured it all out,
I think I just have to suck it up and acclimatize to the cold instead of
wearing too much that I sweat by overheating.
I don’t
know how the homeless here in Montreal survive these brutal winters. I know
most find shelters and some sleep in the Metro (subway) stations but I know
there are some that live out in the cold and unsheltered. The snow, ice and
wind chill is brutal here, it is more of a frigid cold, more than what I have
experienced in Washington and Colorado together.
This photo is taken from the entrance of the Open Door on Valentine's Day morning.
The Open Door is
open Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 2pm. Sometimes I arrive a few
minutes early to open up so guys can get in to get warm. Thanks to all my
supporters for allowing me to venture up here to help the homeless, with 30,000
of them here in Montreal I only see a little fraction of what is out there. But I have seen the difference that we here at
the Open Door has made helping the homeless stay warm, fed and clothed since
being up here.
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