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I live in Scotland, Outer Hebrides to be exact.... We were moved here
7 years ago by the Lord after two years of struggling. Rain, wind and cold,
not exactly the place one would choose for oneself, but here we are!
Coming from London it was quite a change not to mention culture
shock as these islands have a very unique way of life and strict Calvinism
is the religious history. The heavens are like brass as more than one has
described It.
When I read the account of your being encouraged to move it was
helpful as I know others who were told to move and either haven't or have
gone back to their original places. If you have a written account of hOVl!He
got you shifted from A to B it would be nice to read it.
I certainly did not have a David Wilkinson knocking on my door, quite
the opposite actually - ail hell let loose the moment we put the house on the
market. Five weeks after we got here my husband had three massive heart
attacks whilst we were renovating the house which looked like a building
site. He survived, but has not been the same since, not with the Lord in any
sense of the word.
If you really would not mind sending me a [newsletter] I most certainly
would appreciate receiving it. I think we in the true church have forgotten
that we are one body and the same Lord speaks to ail and it should gel
together confirming what He is saying even if geographically we are miles
apart. You did encourage me and I was very interested to hear that others
were being relocated to places not of their choosing. The times are indeed
serious but I find it puzzling as to why others seem to think we still have
many years to go before anything will occur. I sense that they are
mistaken, but then I could be the one out of sync.
May we all be ready to receive whoever it is the Lord sends in times
of need. We think on these Islands It could well be J8W1shrefugees from
Russia and I can only pray we are prepared if this is true.
Love in Christ Jesus. Mary
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I'm Gertie (husb'lnc\ Joe). We movec\ to
Ark'lns'ls trom " rur'l! 'Ire" ot Illinois west ot
Chic'lgo, We C'lme clown to Northwest Ark'lns'ls
in 1975. Joe W'lS" rep'lirm'ln (burner service) on
24-hour c'lll It W'lS" very stresstul job '1nc\ he W'lS
getting sick 'In '1wtullot. His hobbyw'ls beekeeping
'1nc\we h'lc\ t'lrm '1nim'lls. In" D'Iiry GO'lt )ourn'll
we S'lW 'In '1c\vertisement "bout Northwest
Ark'lns'ls. We went to check it out but it W'lS
c\ecrepit '1nc\ not wh'lt we w'lntec\. We st'lrtec\ b'lck
to Illinois very c\iscour'lgec\. Joe '1skec\" gentlem'ln
in" sm'lll grocery store on our w'ly home, "where
is 'In 'Ire" with" lot ot Rowersl (We were thinking
"bout beekeeping in the 'Ire".) The m'ln '1nswerec\,
"H'Irrison," '1nc\ g'lve us c\irections to get there.
when we got there it lookec\ like" better 'Ire" th'ln
wh'lt we h'lc\ seen. We went to " re'll est'lte person
'1nc\ he showec\ us m'lny properties. We lookec\ 'It
be'lutitul pl'lce III Le'lc\ Hill '1nc\ tell in love with the
house '1nc\ the 'Ire". We enc\ec\ up there with 50
bee hives. We h'lc\ b'lsic'lily just rO'lc\sic\e s'lles '1nc\
c\elivery to stores - " sm'll1 oper'ltion. We h'lc\ 'In
opportunity to get into" honey p'lcking business
in H'Irrison. We st'lrtec\ p'lcking honey. We h'lc\
to give up our hives tor l'Ick of time We beg'ln
c\istributing honey "II over the 'Ire" incluc\ing
southern Missouri '1nc\ even h'lc\ " m'lil orc\er
business th'lt went"5 "5 t'lr Color'lc\o. After we h'lc\
the honey business, which W'lS" gooc\ business, the
government subsic\izec\ the beekeepers '1rounc\ the
n'ltion. This b'lsic'll1y c\estroyec\ our business. The
only honey we coulc\ get th'lt woulc\ be protit'lble
woulc\ be trom Chin". We movec\ to spnngfielc\,
Missouri '1nc\ livec\ there until 1998. My niece C'Ime
trom the Chic'lgo 'Ire" '1nc\lovec\ it '1nc\st'lyec\.
I Then my sister C'lme trom ChiC'lgo '1nc\st'lyec\, '1nc\
I "150 my mother.
Joe W'lSill 50 we C'lme clown to be with our kic\s
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'1nc\ livec\ ne'lrthem. Then Joe c\iec\ in 2002. I'm
I very gl'lc\ th'lt I h'lve " lot oH'Imily here '1nc\we're
I "II Christi'lns I h'lve " c\'1ughter who lives in
Di'lmonc\ City. My gr'lnc\c\'1ughter is in Le'lc\ Hill I
b'lck here inste'lc\ ot Springtielc\ The thing th'lt
mystitiec\ me 50 W'lShow we h'lph'lz'lrc\ly enc\ec\ up
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in H'Irrison, there is bee p'lsture in other '1re'lSot
the country. It struck me th'lt other people in the
I Corner G'Ithering Newsletter s'lic\they c\ic\n't know
why they're here. I h'lc\ wonc\erec\ tor v'lrious
I re'lsons why I'm here. It this is" retuge 'Ire". I'm
I gl'lc\ we're here. I h'lve grown spiritu'lily since being
: here. very much 50.