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Newspaper
Rivers Banner
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 28, 2004
Page
2
A farmer’s column urges readers to set priorities faith, family, friends, then farming amid a harsh year with low prices and weather losses. It warns against despair and suicide, urges reaching out to God or community, and reminds that farming is a job and a lifestyle, not life itself.
The Alberta and Northwest Conference of the United Church of Canada urges congregations to observe two Days of Prayer for Farming Communities the first Sunday in May and October 17 World Food Day. The drive calls for united prayer to address drought and the BSE crisis, aiming to rally faith and support for farmers and rural towns.
In a letter style reminiscence Riva Friesen links family moments to faith. She recalls her daughter as a residence assistant who took a day trip to Medicine Hat Alberta and found a twenty dollar bill as a perceived divine blessing. She notes her husband’s baseball plans and a missing glove viewed as God’s approval.
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