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Recently, our neighbour came knocking at our back door.\u00a0 When I answered it, she pointed to the end of our backyard.\u00a0 It looked like a green wall had been built across the back of it as another portion of the Manitoba Maple tree had fallen down.\u00a0 This straggly, softwood tree has been disintegrating over the years and now our yard had opened up quite a bit taking away some of the shade with it.\u00a0 From our back porch we can clearly see our neighbour\u2019s walnut tree standing tall in the middle of their yard.\u00a0 It is probably 150 feet tall which can be seen from a fair distance in Churchville.\u00a0 It is interesting how God creates his nature as these trees will bear lots of nuts one year and then not so much or not at all the next year.\u00a0 It is uncertain to us how long it has taken for this tree to grow that big – maybe50 or 75 years?\u00a0 In contrast I planted some Canna Lily bulbs near our front porch in June and they are now over 10 feet tall with raspberry-coloured flowers. They were fast growers, indeed. We never can know what God has in his mind.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have been very encouraged lately by the progress we have seen in our two young Punjabi Indian students.\u00a0 Gary has nicknamed them M & M.\u00a0 They have been attending our church quite regularly now, making coffee at the beginning of our meeting and singing along with the songs.\u00a0 They are enjoying being a part of our church family, whereas a few months ago they weren\u2019t too sure.\u00a0 Gary and I have been picking them up Sunday mornings at 8:30 and they are coming out on time instead of showing up ten minutes late.\u00a0 As it takes a long time for a tree to grow, it takes a while for people to learn to stand tall, doing what is right, particularly when they are newcomers to our country.\u00a0 M & M are moving to a Christian home in Milton this coming Tuesday which is exciting for them.\u00a0 Please pray that they will be able to find jobs.\u00a0 Their English has a heavy Punjabi accent and sometimes not very understandable.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Could you also pray for Scott and Chrissy Lockhart who will probably need to find another place to rent by the end of the year as their landlady wants to sell the home?\u00a0 They are continuing to build their Healthy Homes Cleaning business and trying to be patient for the arrival of some CRA funds owed them.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scott has been taking us through the lives of King Saul and King David from the Old Testament for the past few months in our services.\u00a0 As a young man, Saul was a head taller than many others around him as found in I Samuel 9:2.\u00a0 When he became king, he stood tall initially but then decided to take over his own life and not follow God.\u00a0 Sadly, God brought him down low, and he died a tragic death.\u00a0 David then became king as ordained by God and he stood tall for most of his life following God\u2019s lead.\u00a0 Another interesting contrast!\u00a0 Are you standing tall in whatever you are doing? It does take a lot of work.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happy early Thanksgiving.\u00a0 We certainly have much to be thankful for in this great country of Canada.<\/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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