{"id":196,"date":"2020-05-31T13:38:46","date_gmt":"2020-05-31T13:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wendycarter.website\/?p=196"},"modified":"2020-05-31T13:38:46","modified_gmt":"2020-05-31T13:38:46","slug":"the-importance-of-our-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wendycarter.info\/?p=196","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Our Homes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Bonjour!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Upon gardening one morning I discovered a large rock-like bump in one of my gardens.\u00a0 With a closer look I realized it wasn\u2019t a rock but a huge ant hill.\u00a0 Gross!\u00a0 I dug into it with my shovel and numerous ants scurried out. I was actually quite impressed with their home and their building skills \u2013 so much work.\u00a0 It must have been there for a while for ground cover had grown over the top of it.\u00a0 Nicely done, guys!\u00a0 I decided not to destroy it for now.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>As the ants\u2019 home is important to these wee creatures, our homes have become really important to us over the past few months during this COVID crisis.\u00a0 We have spent a lot of time in them.\u00a0 Gary and I are surrounded by gifts, both big and small, from family and friends along with souvenirs from our various travels that we have accumulated through the years. Our dining-room suite was an indirect gift from Bible School friends. I am wondering where they are today.\u00a0 An interesting vase came from a church friend plus, we think, some money to allow our Korean born son, Lee, to visit his homeland when he was about 14.\u00a0 Our beds were provided to us by our inventor neighbour several years ago.\u00a0 He is now in heaven with his Maker.\u00a0 The secretary\/desk in our living-room was inherited from my parents.\u00a0 They probably bought it in the 1930s.\u00a0 There is a planter with a plant sitting on our kitchen window sill.\u00a0 We received it when first married from our first church of ministry together in Windsor almost 52 years ago.\u00a0 So many delightful memories with so many interesting stories.\u00a0 Your house is probably similar and I\u2019m sure you would agree these symbols of love help soothe our anxious souls a little in our safe havens.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Good news! Gary applied to the government for summer student funding for our church.\u00a0 We have been approved for $8500.\u00a0 We can hire one person to contact homes in Milton either by phone or knocking on their door and another to enter data from these contacts made.\u00a0 These people will work 30 hours\/week.\u00a0 If you know of anyone that might fit this position, please let us know.\u00a0 Please pray for all the details to be worked out and a positive response from those contacted.\u00a0 Gary continues to create our online services every Sunday at 10:00 \u2013 facebook.com\/hillsidechurchmilton.\u00a0 These services can be watched at any time.\u00a0 It still is quite a challenge for him with all the equipment he is using.\u00a0 Once the program starts, he can\u2019t restart.\u00a0 He must also remember to hit the right button at the right time.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jesus knew the importance of living in a house for John 14:2 informs us, \u201cMy Father\u2019s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?\u201d\u00a0 It is really hard to imagine what this home would look like.\u00a0 As we get older so many of our peers are moving on to their heavenly designated space.\u00a0 A beloved professor\/mentor, Dr. Kermit Ecklebarger, who married us, suddenly died with a heart attack a couple of weeks ago.\u00a0 Now he knows.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Taking one day at a time for His Sake,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wendy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wendy.carter@kainos.org<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bonjour! Upon gardening one morning I discovered a large rock-like bump in one of my gardens.\u00a0 With a closer look I realized it wasn\u2019t a rock but a huge ant hill.\u00a0 Gross!\u00a0 I dug into it with my shovel and numerous ants scurried out. 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