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). For the past 30 years, Iona Snair has been involved in the lives of vulnerable young people and the adults who care about them. As a youth worker, foster parent, college instructor and mentor, Iona has created spaces of hospitality and growth for many. She and her husband Rob have spent the last 18 years equipping the next generation of youth workers through an innovative program of Youth Unlimited's called Lifeteams School of Youth Outreach. Iona is a speaker and trainer, preparing parents, volunteers and youth work professionals to compassionately enter into the difficult issues young people face. She holds a Master degree from Regent College in Vancouver and lives with her family in Abbotsford, B.C.