It’s Time!
Oct 01
Hi there!
The salmon are back in Churchville; it’s their time to return. Gary and I stood on our bridge over the Credit River one evening last week at dusk and spied two three-foot gray salmon fighting against the strong current in the lower, dark water. They were travelling upstream to a spawning spot after three years of maturing in Lake Ontario. The female will lay up to 5000 eggs to be fertilized by the male. If this whole process is too exhausting, they will die. How do they know this is what they are to do if God had not set it all in motion?
Squirrels are busy carrying large walnuts (almost too big for their small mouths) from our neighbour’s tree to be hidden in our backyard often in weird places such as our hose winder. One day I noticed a blue jay snatch a forgotten peanut buried deep in the grass last fall. How do these furry creatures know it is time for them to get ready for winter if the Master of all nature isn’t reminding them of this responsibility?
Our friend, Thomas and his family live in a town about 80 miles north of Mandalay, Myanmar. His desire is to purchase land to establish a pig farm to financially support an orphanage and church. He reports, “32 % of the population lives below the poverty line. One out of three children under the age of five suffer chronic malnutrition. One out of four children drop out of primary school and are forced to enter the workforce early to supplement their family income.” If they don’t earn enough money they are beaten or the parents may abandon them to find work in China, never to return. Thomas knows it is time to help his society even in a small way. If you can recommend a business foundation that would help with funds, please connect with us. He is looking to raise up to $30,000 U.S. Our charity, Kainos International Ministries can provide tax receipts.
This fall it is time to ramp up our outreach efforts for Hillside Church. Gary has developed a database through lots of ups and downs with computer glitches and a slower-moving mind from his spring surgery over the past few months. He thinks it is now ready to record and document accurately all the door contacts and their responses we are making. It has like the salmon battling their way upstream on the Credit River. Please pray that Milton people will continue to be willing to take our quick survey so we can begin a relationship with them. Satan doesn’t like our organized, determined work; however, we are believing the Lord’s promise in Psalm 85:12, “The Lord will indeed give what is good, and our land will yield its harvest.” We never know who will have enough courage to come around the corner and visit our church in the days ahead.
FYI, Gary has just finished his free, 13-week rehabilitation programme over the summer and a final stress test. He is doing well, walking about 3+ kilometers five days a week and accumulating 150 heart points each week. We are so grateful that we live in Canada with its excellent healthcare system.
Serving Him,
Wendy