Learning Who We Are

“And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.”

(Deuteronomy 6:6–7, ESV)

Recently I have found someone in Vanderhoof I am distantly related to on my Friesen side. Having borrowed a history book that includes some details about my family, it has been interesting to learn different details that I was not aware of. I always wondered when my family came to Canada; my great-grandfather’s grandfather came from Russia in 1875. My great-grandfather stepped away from the Old Colony church to join the Rudnerweider (now EMMC), which my family still has close ties with.

When we learn more of who we are and where we are from, it helps us understand our history so we can more effectively move into our future. It is important we appreciate what those before us have encountered; to see what they did and why they did it … to establish who we are now.

In reading this history, I am reminded of how important it is we share our journey / that we testify to God’s hand in our lives. Tell others your faith journey. Share what God is teaching and showing you. Talk with your children and grandchildren about your life,