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They got moved in!\u00a0 Scott Lockhart, our lead pastor at Hillside Church and his new wife, Chrissy, were able to find a townhouse in the south part of Milton.\u00a0 They moved in around February 8 and have settled into their new living quarters quite nicely.\u00a0 Thank you for your prayers!\u00a0 The process for Chrissy\u2019s 12-year-old foster daughter joining their family this year seems to be proceeding quickly. After March break she gets to enroll in a Milton school as an extended visitor. Scott starts his approval process as a foster parent March 4. At their January wedding Lieza was very excited to be in the family wedding pictures and is looking forward to travelling with them to British Columbia during March break to visit Scott\u2019s parents who run a Christian camp on one of the islands. She is beginning to belong. Scott has started to find contacts for his lead generation business for home contractors which is very positive towards gaining income.\u00a0 Chrissy is learning how to fundraise for her Youth for Christ position.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our son, Rob and his wife have recently started caring for a six-year-old boy.\u00a0 With all the monthly adventures they experience, a little boy\u2019s life in joining with this family has definitely changed very quickly during these last few weeks.\u00a0 Please pray that Rob & Jess will be able to provide the love and support he needs.\u00a0 It reminds Gary and me of when we adopted our youngest child, Lee as an almost six-year-old from South Korea in 1987.\u00a0 His world was turned upside down when he exited the airplane in New York City to join our family. Now he is an adult with a lovely wife and two children of his own.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Swiss Chalet we have a faithful server who looks after bringing our lunch always on time after our church service.\u00a0 She had been away for a couple of weeks but returned last Sunday and we enthusiastically welcomed her back.\u00a0 It is as if she has joined our church family.\u00a0 I asked her if she would like a Bible and she responded with much interest that she would.\u00a0 I told her to read about Jesus\u2019 life in the New Testament which she agreed to and said she would return the Bible in good condition when she finished.\u00a0 I declared it was a gift, not to be returned.\u00a0 You never know how people will respond when presented with something new in their lives.\u00a0 We long to see many more Milton residents respond in a similar way when they learn about our church and what Jesus can mean to them.\u00a0 Please continue to pray that we will be approved for the Canada Summer Jobs program for this summer for our outreach.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eight orphans joined Thomas\u2019 family last year as mentioned previously in other newsletters (check out the website below).\u00a0 Currently they have finished their exams at school and are now enjoying their summer holidays.\u00a0 In the evenings they read the Bible together. At no other time in their young lives have they received such love and care.\u00a0 Thomas has obtained a lawyer to help him with his ongoing court case. He discovered that his piglets died last year due to Africa Swine Flu so he has to wait six months before he can buy more.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of you might be familiar with a song written by well-known Gospel songwriters Bill and Gloria Gaither called The Family of God.\u00a0 They wrote it in 1970 and we enjoyed singing it with our children as they were growing up in our home. In today\u2019s society with too many broken homes, very few know what it is like to be joined to a family of God.\u00a0 Here are the lyrics.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Family of God<\/strong>

You will notice we say \u201cbrother and sister\u201d ’round here-
It’s because we’re a family and these folks are so near;
When one has a heartache we all share the tears,
And rejoice in each victory in this family so dear.<\/strong>

(CHORUS)
I’m so glad I’m a part of the family of God –
I’ve been washed in the fountain, cleansed by His blood!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joint heirs with Jesus as we travel this sod,
For I’m part of the family, the family of God.<\/strong>

From the door of an orphanage to the house of the King –
No longer an outcast, a new song I sing;
From rags unto riches, from the weak to the strong,
I’m not worthy to be here, but praise God, I belong!<\/strong>

And that\u2019s what family is all about!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take care,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Wendy.carter@kainos.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Myanmar Orphans<\/a><\/blockquote>