some have been called to walk beside us - thank you!
Some people have been called to help financially, others in practical ways, prayer and encouragement. We don't want to embarrass you, but rather to honour you. This is not your heavenly reward - Jesus will bless you with that. But it is our deepest thanks and gratitude, as you partner with us as family.
Thank you to those who have stored our items in your homes
(Alison, Lynn, Bob, Brooke & Rosie, Christine, Susan, Sydney, Cindy, Joel, Gary, David & Trisha, Mabel, Brenda, and others)
Thank you to those who have helped in practical ways in the downsize, errands, rides or ministry events (Lorna, Lynn, Cindy, Diane)
Thank you to Randa for helping us with the rental of our Ottawa condo apartment (we'll need a new renter in early 2019 we think)
Thank you to Josiah Milnes and Sherry Milnes for their ministry at our Kanata Coffee, Cake and the Copples event in October 2017
Thank you to those who have stored our items in your homes
(Alison, Lynn, Bob, Brooke & Rosie, Christine, Susan, Sydney, Cindy, Joel, Gary, David & Trisha, Mabel, Brenda, and others)
Thank you to those who have helped in practical ways in the downsize, errands, rides or ministry events (Lorna, Lynn, Cindy, Diane)
Thank you to Randa for helping us with the rental of our Ottawa condo apartment (we'll need a new renter in early 2019 we think)
Thank you to Josiah Milnes and Sherry Milnes for their ministry at our Kanata Coffee, Cake and the Copples event in October 2017
Thank you to those who have been praying for us (both those who pray on occasion and especially those who pray regularly through our private Facebook group, Mailchimp emails and otherwise) - Mirjana, Lorna, Jenni, John & Kristina, Claudia, Brian, Nano, Karen, Risa, Lewis, Jennifer, Pierre & Anne-Marie, David & Trisha, Patricia, Diane D, Diane B, Jane, Alison, Gene, Carol, Wei Wei, Christine, Joyce, Reinhard, Howie & Diane, and many more...
Thank you to those who have gifted financially through Iris Ministries Canada so far
(Henry, Nano, Sydney, Christine, Nahia, Ruth, Jennifer, Carol & Steve, Bob, David & Trisha, Amy, Eboney, Peter, Don, Rob, Richard & Terry, Maureen, Peter, Kingdom Culture, Carl & Wendy, Chris & Hyunju, Dwight and Judi, BHCC, Alison, and a few others).
Thank you to those who have gifted towards our first month nest-egg
(Pat & Pierre, Molly, L-A, Monick, Sydney, Richard, Dalia, new friends at Cafe Church, Tony's friends at Good News Christian Ministries).
Thank you for unexpected surprises of a meal out, a drawing purchase, care packages, being human couriers (of updated documents/credit cards) and little gifts: Christie, Tanya, Lynn, John and more!
Thank you for dinners over: Janey, Jan, Fouries, Mike & Carolynn...
Thank you to those who have gifted financially through Iris Ministries Canada so far
(Henry, Nano, Sydney, Christine, Nahia, Ruth, Jennifer, Carol & Steve, Bob, David & Trisha, Amy, Eboney, Peter, Don, Rob, Richard & Terry, Maureen, Peter, Kingdom Culture, Carl & Wendy, Chris & Hyunju, Dwight and Judi, BHCC, Alison, and a few others).
Thank you to those who have gifted towards our first month nest-egg
(Pat & Pierre, Molly, L-A, Monick, Sydney, Richard, Dalia, new friends at Cafe Church, Tony's friends at Good News Christian Ministries).
Thank you for unexpected surprises of a meal out, a drawing purchase, care packages, being human couriers (of updated documents/credit cards) and little gifts: Christie, Tanya, Lynn, John and more!
Thank you for dinners over: Janey, Jan, Fouries, Mike & Carolynn...
Thank you to our friends at International Pastors and Leaders Forum (in Ottawa) for your love, support and special party that you held for us October 21, 2017. Tony has been part of IPLF since 2007, as board member and treasurer in recent years. We are also thankful to Pastor Godfrey and Giselle, newly arrived from Cape Town, Source of Life Ministries, to minister in Ottawa.
Thank you to Pastor Patient Mukabo and the leaders of Source of Life Ministries in Cape Town. They generously are picking us up from the Cape Town airport on November 10th, 2017, and have invited us to speak the next day at a pastor/leader's breakfast.
Thank you to Cafe Church, at Dominion Chalmers United Church, Ottawa, for your encouragement, love, and support. Thank you to Ruth and team. You do an awesome ministry!
Thank you to those who are buying/have bought some of Laurie-Ann's art work
(Christine, Diane, Henry, Gary, Tanya)
Kind people on the journey to Cape Town in Ottawa and Paris. These include Andretois, my helper in the Paris airport (November 9th 2017), Antonine at Paris Airport Best Western who let us check in early and upgraded our Queen room to a King suite. Yay! You are amazing. Thank you to those who approached and blessed us at Hillsong Southern Suburbs campus in Cape Town (Pastor Nick, Louise, Linda, Sarah and others). Thank you to those at Bid freight cargo in Cape Town, and Ceilimak at Loadex Freight Forwarding. Thank you Corrine and Jean-Francois Coste at Victoria House for extra grace while waiting for our late return in Cape Town. That place is worthy of a honeymoon or second honeymoon stay.
(Christine, Diane, Henry, Gary, Tanya)
Kind people on the journey to Cape Town in Ottawa and Paris. These include Andretois, my helper in the Paris airport (November 9th 2017), Antonine at Paris Airport Best Western who let us check in early and upgraded our Queen room to a King suite. Yay! You are amazing. Thank you to those who approached and blessed us at Hillsong Southern Suburbs campus in Cape Town (Pastor Nick, Louise, Linda, Sarah and others). Thank you to those at Bid freight cargo in Cape Town, and Ceilimak at Loadex Freight Forwarding. Thank you Corrine and Jean-Francois Coste at Victoria House for extra grace while waiting for our late return in Cape Town. That place is worthy of a honeymoon or second honeymoon stay.
Thank you to our amazing hosts (Ruan and Angelique Butler) at the 19th Hole Golf Villa in Fairway Heights, Worcester - for guidance on settling in the area in all manner of ways. We highly recommend people who visit us to stay here for a little bit. You can also find them on booking.com.
Thank you to our friends and hosts, Nik and Gisela at Suites on 74 in cental Worcester. They are also our connect group leaders at church! They have been kind in upgrading our suite to a one-bedroom, from the split level, due to L-A's disability. We definitely appreciate the feel of an apartment, where we can prepare and plan for our future rental home in the Langerug neighbourhood.
Thank you to the amazing people who are very dear connections in South Africa - our Iris Western Cape Robertson family, Janey van Deventer, Worcester Christian Church, Jan Buchanan (Father's House), Marco and his wife Rens in Avian Park, Arno Pienaar at YWAM Worcester, Mella in Riverview, Irena, Lance, Mia and others at Kibbutz El-Shammah and Change Makers/Moriah House, and more who we are getting to know and love.
Thank you to our Afrikaans-speaking church in Worcester, Worcester Christen Gemeente. We love our bi-weekly cell group (led by Nik and Gisela Wullschleger), our street evangelism prayer team, our pastors Johan Schoonrad, Pieter-Louis Potgeier and his sweet wife Sume, worship friends Erika, Heather and also Marius Rabie, who wrote a song we chose to use for our CWCP radio show The Worcester Reports.
Thank you to our friends Janey and Andre van Deventer, who teach us Afrikaans and so much more. Your friendship is amazing.
Thank you to our friends at Hillsong Somerset West church, where we visit monthly. We love the music, coffee and conversation with Christians who are real in their daily walk of faith
Thank you to Erena Van de Venter and Mia Hierdian for the opportunity to come alongside you in bookkeeping for ChangeMakers Worcester.
Thank you to those who are just getting to know us, we appreciate your friendship
Thank you to long-term friends and family - you are so special to us
And especially, thank you Lord, for your amazing faithfulness!
Thank you to long-term friends and family - you are so special to us
And especially, thank you Lord, for your amazing faithfulness!
Tony and his Ottawa church family at Blackburn Hamlet Community Church