On Feb. 12 Minnedosa United Church in Minnedosa, Manitoba was destroyed by arsonists. It's a terribly sad story, made even sadder for us because Wendy has known Shawn Ankenmann, the pastor of the church, from way back. The church has a blog where they are sharing their story of the fire and the slow recovery from it. Please keep these folks in your prayers.
Minnedosa United Church blog (http://minnedosaunited.blogspot.com/)
"...how do you calculate the losses of a building that has served generations of a prairie community town?"
"Like a gaping wound, the smouldering ruins of what was an incredible church will remind us all for coming days of the hole that this fire has formed in the life, not only of our faith community, but of our whole community. There are few families who do not call our sanctuary "my church" or who have turned to us for transitions and passages, or who have been in the building for something ... showers, socials, concerts, nursery school, marriages, baptisms, funerals, special events ... the list is as long as the history of the building ... the memories and tears are flowing thick and fast ..."
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