Easter 1977: God speaks to us about “trusting in the uncertain riches”, not monetary but earthly, i.e. the voices of other men rather than God’s voice, God’s will, spoken through the Holy Spirit.

December 1976 (3rd Post): Reflections on the street kids we minister to.

December 1976 (2nd Post): Our ministry to street kids and the homeless gets help from the Salvation Army, Presentation Convent. We begin taking in the homeless.

December 1976: Out of work and on welfare, I see how it robs recipients of responsibility and self-respect. We make a decision to save our welfare money to start a recession proof seed business.

November 1976 (5th Post): Cindy arrives from her stay in Ottawa & at first refuses to move into the house I rented; her growing negativity about the place has no logical foundation, since I have the skills to fix it up however she would like.

November 1976 (4th Post): I meet a catholic nun, Sister Anastasia Moore, who admits she didn’t know Jesus till recently, when she had a rebirth experience.

November 1976 (3rd Post): The pastor’s wife flirts with me; Cindy continues to wait for me to rent us a place; I rent a 13 room house as a place of ministry for the poor kids and homeless in an impoverished area of St. John’s Newfoundland.

November 1976 (2nd post): Late September we hitchhiked across Canada with baby Zoe, to return to Newfoundland. Due to a bad cold, Cindy and Zoe stayed in Ottawa while I went on to find work and a place in St. John’s.

Early November, 1976: Cindy and I and our newborn move to Nelson, BC, then to Creston, BC, looking for work and a place to live. I reflect on Christian hypocrisy, especially their silence and inaction.

March 1976: We arrive at Eric’s farm and are offered a burned out, uncleaned cabin as our home. We are devastated and even more so now that we’ve realized Eric, though a nice guy, has on rose-colored glasses that often keep him from seeing things as they are.