{"id":383,"date":"2023-12-01T15:56:31","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T20:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wendycarter.info\/?p=383"},"modified":"2023-12-01T15:56:31","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T20:56:31","slug":"droning-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wendycarter.info\/?p=383","title":{"rendered":"Droning About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One morning Gary called me to quickly come out on our back porch to see something.\u00a0 Upon looking up in the sky I saw a drone with flashing lights hovering over our village of Churchville.\u00a0 It remained for about a minute and then scampered off to the north.\u00a0 What was that all about?\u00a0 Was it gathering some kind of data?\u00a0 Was it taking photos of our village?\u00a0 If we were in the Ukraine or the Middle East these days, we might have thought it was carrying a bomb.\u00a0 Now that\u2019s scary to think about.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my recent research I have learned that some form of drones have been around for quite a long time. \u201cIn 1782, the Montgolfier brothers in France were the first to experiment with balloons using unmanned aerostats before going up themselves. UAVs were then used as a tactic of war starting on August 22, 1849, when the Austrians attacked the Italian city of Venice with unmanned balloons loaded with explosives.\u201d\u00a0In May 2015 these small vehicles were officially dubbed \u201cdrones.\u201d Since then, drones have become quite useful for damage inspection, efficient data collection, mapping, security surveillance, environmental management, industrial spying, searching for disaster survivors etc. Who knows how valuable these little flying objects will become in our future? \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The power of a drone reminds me of God\u2019s eyes.\u00a0 Hebrews 4:13 records, \u201cNothing in all creation is hidden from God\u2019s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the\u00a0eyes of him to whom we must give account.\u201d\u00a0 An account will be given to God by all the evil perpetrators he sees everywhere in the world.\u00a0 The horrific scenes coming out of Israel, Gaza and the Ukraine are hard to watch, wouldn\u2019t you agree?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myanmar has its own set of evilness inflicting suffering on its innocent citizens by a corrupt military regime.\u00a0 They have probably developed their own bomb-carrying drones. Our contact, Thomas and his family, do continue to determinedly hang in there and were very delighted with another $2200 (Cdn) our charity was able to raise recently for them.\u00a0 The orphans were extremely excited with Thomas\u2019 purchase of warm blankets, thicker mattresses, jackets, and socks to help manage the colder days. Check out https:\/\/myanmarorphans.ca<\/a>, photos and videos.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wish we had a Hillside church drone to hover over our target town of Milton to impress upon our minds the desperate needs we could determine about its residents.\u00a0 As Christmas and a new year approaches, what can we do to grab their attention?\u00a0 God only knows; we are patiently waiting for his further direction. Next month hopefully I will be able to share with you some personal news about Scott Lockhart, our lead pastor. \u00a0It would be great if that Hillside drone could reveal a bright future for him and his two young daughters.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you watched Gary\u2019s latest weekly videos?\u00a0 Check out https:\/\/youtube.com\/@churchvitality. \u00a0Please pray that he will be an encouragement and be impactful for the good on those who do watch them along with all his writings.\u00a0 He never seems to have a lack of good ideas to share.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

May each of you have an inspiring and motivating Christmas with your loved ones as God watches over you and understands your individual situations!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wendy\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wendy.carter@kainos.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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