Questions, Answers & Mustard Seed Faith

The Questions

When I was growing up in the West Indies, we would listen to songs by the world-renowned Bob Marley.

As I prepared for this upcoming Lunch N' Learn session on Tuesday, June 9, Bob's words came rushing into my head:

There are more questions than answers
Pictures in my mind that will not show
There are more questions than answers
And the more I find out, the less I know
Yeah, the more I find out, the less I know

I have sought to answer the pertinent questions about St-Jean-Baptiste Day. But there are so many more questions I could not answer in this session.

Here are some of the questions I answered in the slides. :

• What was the French Policy for the Fur Trade in the 1600s?
• Where were the FIRST settlements in Acadia (NS, NB, & PEI) and New France (Ontario and Quebec)?
• Why is St-Jean-Baptiste Day important?
• Why is the location of Canada's first settlement in Maine?
• What happened to the settlement in Annapolis Royal?
• Why was Champlain sent to Quebec City?
• How was St-Jean-Baptiste Day celebrated from 1636?
• Was St-Jean-Baptiste Day celebrated after the British conquest of Quebec in 1759?
• When and why did St-Jean-Baptiste Day become politicised?
• Why is it associated with the Quebec Sovereignty movement?

These questions and more are answered in the upcoming Lunch N' Learn session on Tuesday, June 9, at 12 noon.​

As a transplanted Canadian, I have been puzzled by the Quebec question. This session scratches the surface of Quebec's complexity and uniqueness. I look forward to journeying with you.

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Mustard Seed Faith

In my last email about the fundraiser to reprint a special edition of the book, Our Biblical Legacy on Parliament Hill, I said:

I am still praying that the Lord will see fit to allow me to print 5,000 books for free distribution. We still need $2,279 by Wednesday, June 10. Printing starts on June 11.

I am trusting God to enable me to print 5,000 copies of my book so that many more people will have the 25 Scripture verses to pray for our government when they gather to pray on Saturday, July 11.

Well, the Lord moved mightily this week. We have exceeded our target for Goal 1, to print 2.000 books, and are nearing the target for Goal 2, to print 5,000 books. We need $729 more. And because I know that the Lord completes every good work, I know that he will provide the rest.

• Goal 1 Surpassed: The total amount raised, $5,768.20, exceeds the first goal of $4,407.00 by over $1,360.
• Progress Toward Goal 2: The campaign is at approximately 88.8% of its $6,497.00 second goal. Only $728.80 remains to reach this next milestone.

So THANK YOU!

And know that I thank God for you every day.

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Housekeeping

In July and August, there will be no Lunch N' Learn.

I will prepare Newsletters as needed.

Dates to remember:

June 24th, St-Jean-Baptist Day

July 1 - Dominion Day

July 9-11 - National Day(s) of Prayer

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