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       A  LETTER from the GENERAL MANAGER

      Dear Friends,                                            CEO/Executive Director: Brent Hackett
                                                               General Manager: Kelley Ferguson
      What do you do when your faith is tested far             Manager, Ministry Engagement: Steven Khan
                                                               Manager, Vancouver Offi ce: Soo Khim Yeo
                                                               Editor: Alyson Kieda
      beyond your ability to bear? Do you walk away            Graphics: Cynthia Martineau/Keri Halliday
                                                               Project Coordinator: Rob Jewell
      from the One who can help you? Or do you cling to        PHOTO CREDITS
      Him knowing that because His Word says so He will        Cover (front and back): Shutterstock via
                                                               ThaiPrayBoy; (p.2-5) Our Daily Bread
      bring you out of your circumstance? Faith in the         Ministries; (p.6-9) Courtesy of Elaine
                                                               Warkentin; (p.10) Our Daily Bread Ministries.
      fi re is more than just a phrase; it is a lifestyle. It is   Our Daily Bread Ministries Canada is funded
      trusting that the God who created you has a distinct     solely by the free-will donations of those
                                                               who appreciate the work of the ministry. We
      plan  for  your  life.  It  is  knowing  without  a  doubt   are not endowed or funded by any denomina-
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                                                               Encouraging Stories & News, Third Edition.
          In this issue, we are also introducing a ministry    © 2019 Our Daily Bread Ministries Canada
                                                               PO Box 1622 Windsor, ON N9A 6Z7
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                              Kelley Ferguson, General Manager        of funds is confi ned to board
                              Our Daily Bread Ministries Canada  approved programs and purchases. Each gift
                                                               designated toward an approved program
                                                               will be used as designated with the under-
                                                               standing that when any given need has been
                                                               met, designated gifts will be used where
      P.S. Might we ask you to keep our Director,              needed most.
            Brent Hackett, and his family in prayer
            as they go through a very diffi cult time?
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