Tim leads a ministry of fulltime service, learning and advocacy for poor, oppressed, misunderstood and marginalized people across Canada, the United States and around the world. He is a highly sought after speaker and teacher regarding pro-active community building and compassionate responses to domestic poverty, homelessness, marginalization and poverty of spirit. He is the author of the award-winning best-sellers Bent Hope; A Street Journal, and Dancing with Dynamite; Celebrating Against the Odds; The Yuletide Factor; Cause for Perpetual Comfort and Joy and is also the author/illustrator of the award-winning best-selling children’s Compassion Book series including: The Cardboard Shack Beneath the Bridge; Helping Children Understand Homelessness, It’s hard Not to Stare: Helping Children Understand Disabilities and The Honour Drum; Sharing First Nations Truth with Children (co-written with acclaimed First Nations teacher Cheryl Bear).