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# It’s all about being there
- URL: https://www.dashhouse.com/2006110its-all-about-being-there-html/
- Published: 2006-01-10T14:49:10.000Z
- Updated: 2022-08-15T15:33:55.000Z
- Author: Darryl Dash
- Tags: Blog, Faith, #DashHouseCom, #wp

An article about Eugene Rivers in the [National Post](http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/toronto/story.html?id=ae699a53-6e82-4cf2-a59b-0c3ac3300a39&ref=dashhouse.com) (subscriber access only):

> Eighteen years ago, he moved to Dorchester, one of the grittiest neighbourhoods in Boston.

> A local drug dealer showed him the ropes and told him something he has not forgotten: “I’m there when Johnny goes out for a loaf of bread for Mama,” the dealer said. *“I’m there, you’re not. I win, you lose. It’s all about being there.”*

> Rev. Rivers has committed himself to living and working with the poor, a model that is already in practice in such neighbourhoods as Regent Park, with the presence of The Salvation Army and its foot soldiers.

> “We shop here, we worship here, we become a part of the community and that’s what brings transformation,” said Major Geoff Ryan, who acted as tour guide for Rev. Rivers.