JOSHUA TREE started as a household without a community house; a base in our area of the city with potential to start things there.

Our original vision was so that we would have a lot of young people and that is why we called it Joshua Tree, with Moses' new generation successor in mind - a household for youth to grow within.

We were commissioned in 2000. A few brothers from Anchorage joined us and last year, some of us moved into a new community house. There are six people living there now.

One of them, Sarah, says this about Joshua Tree: "We sing a song which speaks of 'my home, the harbour of my soul': this is what community means to me. It's where I find acceptance, healing, brotherhood and grace".

And another, Alex, said, "It was hard at first, but having so many friends around who love me makes it so much easier. I have found a lot of healing."

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