Keeping Records is very Important

This month Gary and I vacationed in Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia.  One of the most interesting stops we made was at Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.  In the 1920s both my parents landed there as immigrants from Finland.  These immigrants would then disperse throughout various parts of the country to try and find employment.  We were easily able to access my dad’s written records at their research office on the computer through the help of an attendant.  He was 21 with a new life ahead of him except for having to face some hard Depression days.  He eventually met my mother, and they were married for over 70 years.  I must go back and research my mother’s entry with her siblings into Canada.  She was about 12 and it will be harder as her paper records were not kept like my father’s.  Any other historical tourist places we visited (e.g. Basilicas), our signatures were documented in their guest books as to which city/province we came from.  What a wonderful trip!

I always marvel that the Bible actually exists because of the faithful authors who recorded numerous events about the Jewish people’s names and lives throughout various centuries. For instance, check out the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament. In chapter 12 there is a list of the priests and Levites who returned to Jerusalem from the land they had been taken to, to help Nehemiah rebuild the walls of protection for their beautiful city.  Sadly, today even though the Bible continues to be a best seller, very few have read it from cover to cover to better understand how God worked in the lives of his people to help them live life to the fullest.  There is so much to learn from these narratives for our benefit and to pass along to our own children and grandchildren.  Too many decide to follow their own thinking and direction which leads to unneeded pain and suffering.

The Milton Summerfest occurred on Saturday, June 7 as planned with about 2000 walking sticks handed out at the Fellowship of Christian Farmers’ booth.  Scott created a wonderful video as he walked through the crowds in the downtown area.  From all the numerous conversations he had that day he was able to record contact data for about 20 people he talked with inviting them to our Hillside Church. Please pray for further follow-up conversations with them as it takes several connection points for any of them to show up in church for the first time. Also, we are still looking for a student to hire for our Canada Summer Jobs program for community outreach.

Happy 158^th Canada Day!

Wendy

Wendy.carter@kainos.org