This Little Light of Mine
Jun 30
“How would you like to learn a song?” I asked one Sunday morning at our Hillside church. Rachel quickly nodded her head “yes” and Robyn responded with a “no.” I began singing the old Sunday School chorus “This Little Light of Mine, I’m gonna let it shine,” three times, followed by “Let it shine.” three times as well. Do you remember singing this song as a youngster? Before Rachel and I had finished, Robyn joined in. A few minutes later after I had handed out some craft materials for them, Robyn was working away and humming the catchy tune over and over. Go figure. Now, isn’t that like human nature for the hesitant?
That same morning Scott Lockhart, our pastor for outreach, showed a great children’s video called “This Little Light of Mine”. We watched a lit cartoon light bulb marching down a dark street singing away. At the end of the video three lit light bulbs were marching together. That’s multiplication for you. In John 8:12 Jesus declares, “,,, I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but, will have the light of life.” It is amazing that multitudes of people have followed Jesus through the centuries since he was alive on earth. They took on becoming little lights to spread his good news which we can learn about today in the Bible. That is our goal in establishing Hillside Church in Milton. Please pray that we will remain patient enough to see this goal accomplished. We had a visit for the first time by one young man last Sunday. We hope we will see him again. On Saturday, July 15, 6:30-8:30, we are planning a dessert and coffee vision meeting. We would love to have you join us so you can better pray for our future. Connect with Scott (scott@hillsidechurchmilton.ca; 437-326-5990) for more details as to location.
Another one of our goals has been fulfilled. Yay! I will be sending the last amount of funds through our charity (Kainos International Ministries) raised from a GoFundMe page for our friend, Thomas in Myanmar. His orphanage is up and running, thankfully. Recently he was able to purchase a washing machine and this new money will go to buy LED lights so reading can happen safely during the evenings instead of using dangerous candles. Eight orphans have a new home and are attending school. They are all excited as they get to go to a nearby park for a picnic for the first time in their lives. There are smiles on their faces. Because of a lack of education, Thomas reports that some of these children can’t even memorize one sentence. I’m sure he and his wife will see great progress over time. This orphanage has become a shining light in its community. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could duplicate this process in another location so more orphan lives can be changed for the good? We’ll see! https://MyanmarOrphans.ca.
Our beloved Canada needs our prayers these days with too many places on fire and people having to be evacuated from their homes. Our son Rob and his family were helping make 350 sandwiches the other night for evacuees that came down from Fort Albany on the Hudson’s Bay coast to their little town of Moosonee. The town has remained safe but they needed to keep the fire away from the hydro lines that powers the communities further north.
Happy Canada Day! Join us in continuing to show our little light wherever we go.
Wendy