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\u201cSo how did I get so many?\u201d I sked our horticulturist neighbour.\u00a0 I was referring to about 20 pretty violets scattered throughout the lawn in our backyard.\u00a0 Previous years there had been only three or four.\u00a0 She responded that when we had our flood two years ago with our backyard being full of water, seeds were probably spread here and there.\u00a0 I do like these flowers; however, another plant with purplish flowers is creeping charlie I fight with every year.\u00a0 Its strong roots travel under the surface of the earth resulting in killing the grass over a large patch.\u00a0 My solution is sprinkling powdered Borax in boiling water over the area.\u00a0 Let me know if you have discovered any other method. It is really interesting how God has created plants to propagate themselves in various ways.\u00a0 Oh yes, I must not forget about wildlife helping in seed spreading.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From day one, it has been the goal of Hillside Church to spread the seed of God\u2019s Good News throughout Milton.\u00a0 Sadly, with too many obstacles to get over year by year, it seems we haven\u2019t really accomplished much.\u00a0 But then a few years ago a family attended our church for a short while.\u00a0 Their fifteen-year-old daughter had all kinds of questions about our church.\u00a0 Zeilah is now a twenty-year-old university student whom we surprisingly got reacquainted with about a month ago when she became our new server at Swiss Chalet.\u00a0 She is the same energetic person, still full of questions with a growing desire to lead a purposeful life.\u00a0 She even attends a Christian group at her university.\u00a0 You never know! \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please pray that we can be patient while waiting for approval from the Canada Summer Jobs program so we can spread more Good News seed in Milton this summer.\u00a0 Scott and Chrissy Lockhart have been working hard on establishing themselves in this community.\u00a0 They didn\u2019t receive good news from their landlord recently who would like to sell the townhouse they just moved into.\u00a0 Maybe they will be able to find a bigger house on the edge of town.\u00a0 Have you learned that life is never easy?\u00a0 Chrissy sent out a missionary support letter last week to her contact list.\u00a0 Please pray that she will be able to raise the monthly funds she needs required for working for Youth for Christ.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another hard worker in spreading seed is our friend Thomas in Myanmar.\u00a0 He and his fourteen-year-old son have just finished building a worship\/study building beside their orphanage for their orphans to use.\u00a0 They have been very fearful the last few weeks when hearing bombing near their hometown.\u00a0 The military regime has decided to go after Christians.\u00a0 They would appreciate your prayers for their safety plus they are looking for funds to purchase school supplies for their orphans come June.\u00a0 Thomas\u2019 wife Maven is expecting their third child in August.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matthew 13, Mark 4 and Luke 8 in the New Testament of the Bible all record a great parable that Jesus told his followers about a farmer spreading seed.\u00a0 It is interesting to note that the farmer was responsible for this activity, but he was not responsible for the end result of thriving plants which was left up to God.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you getting ready to spread some seed this spring?\u00a0 Happy planting in our wonderful outdoors!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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