At Telecare Crisis and Caring Line, our hearts go out to the indigenous community across British Columbia and Canada following the discovery of the remains of 215 children at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.

While we can only imagine the hurt and profound loss moving through your communities, we mourn with you.

As a faith-based ministry, we lament the role of the church in this atrocity and pray that the church will act responsibly to repent and help restore what has been taken from you. We lament that the gracious gospel of Jesus Christ has been distorted from its core of love and care.

Striving to be like Jesus, we hope to show compassion and concern to you. Please call us if you are experiencing loss, anger, bitterness, sadness, and the like.

We can be reached at 604-852-9099 (in Abbotsford and Mission) or 1-888-852-9099 (toll free throughout BC).

The above statement was written by Bill Strom with the helpful insights of a Prayer of Lament written by TWU’s lead indigenous educator, Patti Victor.

Photo: Andrea Buhler Tisher