J.O.S.E.P.H. INITIATIVE- Media Response to RESOLVING the HOMELESS ISSUE in Abbotsford & Across Canada

J.O.S.E.P.H. INITIATIVE-Response to RESOLVING the HOMELESS ISSUE in Abbotsford & Across Canada

By Joshua Taylor

     This posting is a RESPONCE to a newscast carried by the CTV News this evening concerning the Homeless Crises in Abbotsford, British Columbia.  It also goes out to the newly elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada.

     Homelessness is not a homeless issue so much as it is a result of people falling through the cracks of society for one reason or another.  On the other hand I’ve also seen those on the streets of Vancouver who choose to live on the streets.   It is an issue that needs to be resolved not just swept under the rug. It should not be taken advantage of by the blue colar sector nor by the corportes.  Like you, I’ve heard some stories comeing south of the border concerning the abduction of homeless people in the middle of the night never to be seen again.  The homeless know how to survive the hard times.  We need to take a cue from them as we enter into this new dispensation of time.  The time between sewing and reaping is speeding up.  What we plant we will reap.  What we do for the homeless give them a home of their own God will remember in the days ahead.

   Not getting into semantics, may I bring to the table a simple solution. Not to talk about the problem of hand, but to bring a RESOLVE?  Without society having a CLEAR vision to lift the homeless up through the cracks the problem becomes a revolving door.  There always is a solution to any problem as long as long as ulterior motive and corporate greed is put on the alter.  The one question that I would ask myself is this, “What would Jesus do if He was here in the flesh?  For the most part it is the Salvation Army and local Churches and various organizations that provide hot cooked meals, warm clothing and a word of encouragement to those down and out.

     For many of those who are involved in helping their hands are tied because of the local bylaws.  Most of the time the political rule of thumb is to clean up the problem after the fact.  Prevention is rarely considered as a alternative measure.  You can ask yourself, “Is the BC government really prepared to handle the tens of thousands of people who will become displaced by a 9.2 Mega Quake on the West Coast? Is the government in a position  to handle a real time state of disaster comparative to cities that have been flattened in recent quakes?

     God in His foreknowledge knows what is coming and prepares people of integrity and faith to be raised up in a time of crises.  Joseph of the bible is a perfect example of this.  In the same way the Lord has prepared my heart with a VISION for the homeless.  It wasn’t too long ago that I stood outside the Salvation Army in Abbotsford.  My 10 days were up.  It was New Years of 2012.  The starter on my car was hooped.  Had nowhere to go. No job.  The only choice that I had was to leave Abbotsford.  Go somewhere else to look for work and a place to live.  Through life’s trials I have come to understand what it is like to be homeless.  To fall through the cracks.  To lose hope.  For many homelessness is just one step away.

     Recently while living up in Port Hardy, the Lord put it in my spirit to devise a ACTION PLAN as a preventive measure in the event of the BIG ONE hitting Vancouver Island.  Many have been shown by the Spirit of God that this will happen in our lifetime.  Having the time and opportunity I built a mock up of what is called the J.O.S.E.P.H. INITIATIVE.  It is an acronym that stands for a Joint Operative Specializing in Emergency Prepping & Housing.  The heart of the plan is to build a portable 24 ft. camp kitchen incorporating Rocket Stove technology for cooking.  Coupled with a kingdom concept that the Lord gave me in Mission in 2007, the camp kitchen can be built with an elevated base using the Relocation Platform technology.

       The elevated platforms allow for 12, 16, 24 and 32 ft. diameter floor systems to be set up on any type of terrain.  The hexagonal floor modules can easily be constructed out of 9 ½ inch I beam floor joist material that can be insulated yet completely portable. The finished floor would have six sides as opposed to four. Side extension could easily be designed to convert the hexagonal floor to accommodate a yurt.  The camp kitchen itself is made up a combination of 6 Rocket Stoves and tabletop arrays set into a hexagonal pattern.

    This past spring while still living in Edmonton I used the time to finish a book the Lord commissioned me to write entitled CITIES OF LIGHT-PLACES OF REFUGE.  It is a manual using sacred geometry designed specifically for mass relocation of people thousands of people.  The base model is made up 6 buildings surrounding a common center set on a 1 acre plot.  It is designed for both the short and long term.  As a viable solution for the homeless, the camp kitchen is designed with a 24 ft. diameter base and the surrounding cabins units with a 16 ft. base.  Each of the outer sleeping units would be able to accommodate 4 people for a total of 24.  Instead of tents yurts are by far a superior solutions as those living their off the ground.  Using the smaller 12 ft. diameter relocation platform system, restroom and saunas could be easily set up. As far a electric power, Keshe technology. Using the smaller 12 ft. diameter relocation platform system, restroom and saunas could be easily set up. Keshe technology would be the solution choice for providing off grid power and lighting.  Kimberly Stoves or something comparable would meet the EPA requirements for heating the yurt cabins.

     Logistics would have to be worked out for onsite staff.  Rules employed by the Salvation Army would be necessary to keep order in the camp.  Those who want to integrated back into society would be given a hand up.  Its not a free ride.  Those who live there who have to tow the line.

    I’m will to volunteer my time to put together a team to establish a yurt camp for the homeless that is fully off grid, fully green and yet fully portable.  I’m open to sharing my expertise with the City Council of Abbotsford, not only to help resolve problem at hand, but as a prototype for the rest of the cities across Canada and beyond.  My hat goes off to all those who would be part of this vision.  It is my prayer that the Abbotsford City Council will consider the vision along with the kingdom technology that the Spirit of God has given me for homeless of this nation of Canada.  God loves the street people.  He has a plan to lift them up and to make them His.  How about you?