What an incredible 3 weeks this has been. Between church visits and the thank you barbeque…we were able to spend some time with our family too.
The Recycle Hope jewelry has piqued a lot of interest at various functions and we look forward to our biggest event ever to be held. The Ontario Christian Gleaners is holding a World market place event on November 17th at their facility in Cambridge, ON and we have been invited to showcase the jewelry as one of the vendors. Our oldest son Bart has developed an online store in which the jewelry is available for purchase. Check it out at: www.esperanzafairtrade.com .
We were thankful to celebrate with Jane’s parents their 55th wedding anniversary.
Spending time with our children and granddaughters was such a blessing…and sharing special moments together with each of them was a thrill.
John & Raquelle share a moment at the African Lions Safari while watching the elephants take a swim.
Dan, Jeannette & Camryn
We visited historic Montreal with Lucy Conte and her family after speaking at Fabre St. Church in the morning during which the children presented a fabulous musical drama during the service about serving for kids called “God of this City” based on the song by Chris Tomlin.
It was a pleasure to show our guests from Mission Direct in the U.K. - Nigel, Susan & Susanna Hyde the wonders of the CN tower in Toronto and the magnificent Canadian Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls even if the men did occasionally discuss business.
Hard to believe….but John has left Canada to return to the Dominican this morning to resume his duties as Mission director for the Samaritan Foundation. Jane is spending a few more weeks in Canada connecting with family and friends.
Our health cards are renewed, drivers’ license updated, but we are still working out a few bugs with OHIP. The 5 year extension has run out for continuous health care and we were informed that it is necessary to wait an additional 2 years before reapplying and during which time we are required to spend 5 months of each year in Canada. Please pray that an exemption to this situation will be resolved soon so we may continue working faithfully in the Dominican with continued health coverage.
