First Sunday since I got back

Christmas is all over, I did get a chance to see all of my immediate friends and family so that was good.

I’m working on buying a house here in Kingston, realtors, mortgages and BGRS are all going to be taking up most of my down time I think.

Finances are on my mind a lot more since the bank literally dictates where I’ll be able to live now, so it’s all about making the banks give me as much money as possible.

My down payment is not going to be as high as 10% I don’t think, but I am for sure above 5% so that’s good for the future plans.

Church @ The Gathering

Refugee theme

Speaker - Mimi Merrill

Refugee Settlement coordinator of the diocese of Ontario refugee support DOORS

Jesus the refugee Matthew 2:13-23

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Walking in the cold, refugees still do that in this day and age

V. 16 65.6 million displaced peoples throughout the world, only a fraction can arrive in a safe area

V.23 still a fear of the people in power, 

Mimi’s job working with refugees

Topic of government sponsored refugees

Make friends with them,

The things that are naturally understood for Canadians 

Myth questions

Do refugees take our resources? Only govt sponsored ones and only for the first year

Do refugees bring diseases? No, tests

Are refugees uneducated? Not the adults typically,

Is Trudeau too easy on refugees? There is a lot of paperwork to get into Canada

To be considered a refugee they need to leave their country, or else it is an internally displaced person.

Refugees finding people from their culture or language

Our meal is an international one.

That’s all for tonight!