Sharing hope one letter at a time in the Oceanside area of Vancouver Island through a Red Post Box of Hope, and beyond! 

The red post box, located at the entrance to McMillan Arts Centre in Parksville, is a letter pick-up and drop-off location for the community. People who would like to join me in writing cards that spread joy, hope, and encouragement are welcome to drop their handwritten cards off into the mailbox at any time. Individuals in the community who are in need of some encouragement (if they know of someone who is) are welcome to take a card that will hopefully brighten their day!

Read more about Red Post Boxes of Hope here!

A big thank you to the McMillan Arts Centre and the Oceanside Community Arts Council board for their support and for allowing me to use their property to set up the mailbox. It’s the perfect location… central, public, and accessible! 

Follow this journey of sharing hope and joy with my community through social media… search for ‘The Hope Post’.

Has one of the letters inspired or encouraged you in some way? I’d love to know!

Want to get involved? Contact me using the website’s contact form in the side menu or over social media.

Letter Writing: A Ministry For Anyone That Can Reach Anyone

The Hope Post is more than just a local mailbox. Each month, a group of women and children gather around my kitchen table to handwrite letters of hope, comfort, and encouragement to (not just the local mailbox) but people all over the world! From isolated seniors locally, sponsored children in Africa, incarcerated individuals in the US, or imprisoned Christians in Asia, we write to whoever we feel prompted to write to. Just as Paul’s letters reached believers and churches from ancient Greece to the Middle East, we continue the call to remember those in need. Our letters cross prison walls and barbed wire fences into the hands of those who need hope most.

Interested in starting your own letter-writing ministry? Let me know through the contact form on the homepage and I’ll be happy to guide you along.

The Hope Post in the media

Read my essay that Love is Moving Magazine published about writing to those in prison, ‘Remembering My Imprisoned Neighbor’.

Sophia Conway interviewed by Emmy-award winning podcaster Amy Hess (The Flyover Podcast), December 19, 2025

Faith Today, Canada’s leading national Christian magazine, interviewed for a standalone article on The Hope Post in their October 2026 issue.