Transitioning to a new community was not easy for Joshua. Find out how a small stone monkey helped forge new friendships.

The Unexpected Friend is an 8x8 bilingual book written and illustrated by students of Providence Christian School (Dundas, Canada) Trinity Christian School (Burlington, Canada) and Colegio Cristiano La Esperanza (Hato Nuevo, Dominican Republic) as part of the Write to Hope project.

Write to Hope uniquely brings students from Christian schools in Canada and international schools partnered with EduDeo Ministries to jointly write and illustrate a story that explores true hope. Taking turns to write the story, students are challenged as they explore what life is like in each other's cultural context and learn to appreciate the similarities and differences we face.