Wayne’s family news - October

Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will turn back to you. - Psalm 51:13

Greetings to you all in this day the Lord Has made!

We are writing to you on this rainy November afternoon to give you some of our family news.   We have so many news I could write 10 pages long but I will try to maintain to the regular 2 pages of texts if I am capable J

 

Wayne is still working in accounting here in Maniwaki for Monique Fortin, things are going good.  We were even invited to a nice supper with wild meat with her and her boyfriend, it was very nice J The camp where he was supposed to preach last month was cancelled, so he wasn’t able to preach his 4 messages on discipleship but at least he has 4 messages prepared J 

Wayne and I have made an important decision lately which is going to comfort some and sadden others and while we believe it is the right decision we are saddened in some ways also.  We have made the decision to come back to Gatineau, come back to our home church and to our home in Cantley.  Although we were willing to loose all to obey and bring glory to God and we have proven that, we believe that circumstances make it that we must come back.  With the house not being sold and how long we would have to cover the other fees for.  We saw ourselves not only living on a very small salary and having absolutely no money but carrying debts which we believe is wrong.   Also the insurance company didn’t want the house left alone much longer.  Staying here made us feel like bandits running away from bills and obligations and simply because we had the call to come here in August and didn’t know what to do next.  We felt uneasy about it, and circumstances were pushing us back in Gatineau.  We also felt very uncomfortable becoming members in Maniwaki when not sent by our local church, we also believed that was wrong and we want to wait to be sent.  We are still certain the Lord called us when he did, we just didn’t know it was for such a small amount of time and were confused because of that, but we know now, going back is the thing to do. 

 

We have been able to refinance and repay the missing month and give us some loose before we do sell.  Saying goodbye to the people in Maniwaki will be hard, being further away from my sister in-Law and her family also but we are grateful for what the Lord Has accomplished in our hearts in those 4 months.  We will be coming back officially for the beginning of the New Year to Cantley in order for Wayne to help our Monique a little while longer.  We will start a transition back beginning December 1^st .  We still plan to serve at the Maniwaki church from a distance but again, we will put everything before the Lord and we don’t know. He might bring us back at a later time.  We are ok with that, simply tired.

 

We also had the immense privilege lately to wish a happy retirement to Mr. and Mme Langlois J  A great couple who really do serve the Lord with there life.  We were close to 70 people at the party.

 

We were supposed to go the the 50^th anniversary of the French Board a few weeks ago but we couldn’t, the transmission died on the car, Wayne couldn’t get off work earlier and getting the children babysat was complicated and was adding more time to the travelling.  So we decided to stay home, it saddened us but we had too.

 

Joshua has been working hard at his home schooling, it is so nice to see him grow, mentally and physically, it is amazing to see that he will be 4 soon…  Things are getting much easier with him.

 

Lara…. Ah the depths of the terrible two, mixed with the terrifying trees… Sometimes we wonder when is she going to understand that she must stop rebelling and obey, how much punishment will it take, how many privileges will need to be taken away???  It is exhausting, quite exhausting even…  But it also reminds us how the Lord must feel about us.  He corrects, He instructs and still we find a way to still disobey.  But the Lord still loves His children and we still love her very much.  We enjoy how she eats like a little squirl and how she smiles and takes care of others, how she speaks etc..

 

Micah our baby, has turned 1 on the 5^th of November and it was much easier than I had expected, even though I thought I would cry and cry I was quite alright.  We had a wonderful B-Day party for him with 32 guests, it was wonderful.  He had some nice cake while tired.  He was falling asleep when eating but lifted up his head and shook it as if he was saying… I can’t sleep, got to keep eating.  He is truly the cutest thing and we thank the Lord for him as well as our other two.  He started walking on November 12^th, I was gone to a chiropractic appointment and Wayne to get the car because the transmission had died and he walked for Richard.  But then walked again for us. J  We went for his appointment at the doctors and he is off the chart for height.

 

I (Melanie) have my ups and downs.  Sometimes it is hard to deal with being in pain all the time or to loose almost all physical strength on my right side, to be dizzy and to forget so many things.  I get angry, I get sadden and other days I take it very well with a good attitude.  What I must do though is simply look at the life to come and enjoy all that I can while I still have use of my right side and try to reinforce it.  I am having trouble writing now or cleaning dishes.  I have been typing for 15 minutes now and my arm is already giving up.  I have recently found myself obsessing over it, trying to do all that I can to find out what the problem is and my wonderful husband has set me straight again, telling me that even though my chances of a wheel chair are there, he will be by my side and most importantly, the Lord also.  He told me to stop obsessing on finding the problem and getting better and to enjoy what I have, which I must learn to do.  I got some MRI done and things seem normal for the majority, I am much crooked but nothing abnormal.  I saw a neurologist this week for the first time and nothing conclusive, he had opinions made and was in a bad mood.  It was a hard experience which means I will have to go for a second opinion.  In 2 weeks later an orthopaedist.  If it is the Lord’s will, we will discover what it is and be able to move on.  But more important than finding out what it is, more important than healing, what I need to truly learn is to praise the Lord in ALL circumstances and thank Him for today, for the privilege to take car of the most wonderful husband there is and of my 3 wonderful kids.  And take time to rest.

I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it."  Mark 10:15.

We often look at this passage and don’t really understand it, we don’t understand it because we have moved to the next step in our Christian life… reasoning, knowledge…. understanding…  We call it maturity… I remember when I first came to Christ, even a bit before, I would pray for the rain to stop and it would, because I believed, I had no doubt in my heart, the same with accepting Christ.  Why is it that when we ‘grow’ in knowledge we loose that faith?? Why do we start to reason? 

Joshua showed me the other day what it meant to have child like faith, he showed me what it was to have true belief, he set the clock back straight.   In October, I believe October 28^th, we lost electricity and the house, the way it is made, we lost the heat extremely quickly; it went down to 12 degrees in less then 3 hours.  We were cold, the kids had hats on and coats, along with some plastic pants over there own pants.  I was sitting at the table discouraged and Joshua looked at me and said “Heavenly Father told me something”.  I asked him “What did he tell you Joshua” and he said “That he is the one that turned the electricity off, but if we pray, he shall put it back on”.   So I told “if you believe in prayer, He will”.  So I prayed “Lord God, please put back the electricity for we are freezing, Amen”.  As we started opening our eyes all the lights, all the power started coming back up and me well, I cried and cried and cried.  And Joshua well he was shouting praise to the Lord.  It just reminded me, what is child like faith, a child will not reason, a child will not base his decision on his knowledge, he will not doubt, a child believes.  Whatever the Lord says, they believe.

 

Prayer requests:
The sale of our home (NOT ANSWERED)

Direction from the Lord

Strength against the attacks of the enemy (On-going)

That the Lord might heal me if it’s his will or strengthen me mentally and spiritually

The Salvation of Mrs. Margery Edey (SEEMS TO BE ANSWERED)

The salvation of Lara and Micah and the remainder of Melanie’s family and Wayne’s family that are not saved.

 

To Him that can do far beyond all that we can expect and imagine, to Him be ALL the glory, forever and ever amen!

We love you and may God Bless and keep you all!

 

Wayne, Melanie, Joshua, Lara and Micah xox

Don't be afraid; from now on you will catch men. So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him. Luke 5:11