<\/a>Beverley at Christmastime with her students from Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Korea, China, Congo, Libya, Afghanistan, Iran, Columbia, and Burma who are learning English. Her husband, Ray, made the sleighs that are filled with candy.<\/p><\/div>\n
We feel a sense of pride that Canada has a Multiculturalism Act that protects all\u2014Canadians and newcomers. The preamble in this act states that every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination. Everyone has the right to freedom of conscience, religion, thought, belief, opinion, expression, peaceful assembly, and association. Those rights and freedoms are guaranteed equally to male and female persons. This act is liberating.<\/p>\n
Pope Francis writes: \u201cIn virtue of their baptism, all members of the People of God have become missionary disciples\u201d (Matthew 28:19).<\/i> Some of us are called to witness this discipleship in another land and some are called to walk this call in Canada.<\/p>\n
I read the following statement on the Scarboro Missions website: \u201cMission is a passion to make known the love of God that is transforming for all peoples and cultures.\u201d May we all have this passion wherever we are.\u221e<\/p>\n
Beverley and Ray Vantomme were first missioned to Malawi in January 1996, working in health care in collaboration with the St. John of God Hospitaller Brothers in Mzuzu.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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