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ad was born on March 2, 1944, loving father to the four of us kids and our
to Jim and Evelyn Ronald, full- spouses and a proud grandfather of 26. He
Dtime gospel workers in Portage rejoiced when each of us received Christ
la Prairie, Manitoba. From his early years, as our personal Saviour and encouraged
Dad desired what his family had – God’s us in our service for the Lord.
salvation – and at the age of 12, feeling ut- A couple of years after Mom and Dad
terly lost, he realized Christ had suffered were married, Mr. Rey from Dad’s home
“the just for the unjust” (1Pe 3:18). He was assembly saw that he was serving the Lord
baptized the following year, and at the age during the summers and encouraged him
of 14 was received into the fellowship of to go into full-time ministry. In 1972 his
believers who met at River Road Gospel local assembly in Minitonas wrote Dad
Hall in Portage la Prairie. a letter of commendation, and his home
From a young age, Dad was interested assembly in Portage la Prairie added their
in missions. He would regularly save endorsement on it as well. This was the
money from his paper routes to send to start of over 50 years of serving the Lord
missionaries around the world. Between in faith. He aimed to follow 2 Timothy
attending a local assembly that was in- 2:15: “Be diligent to present yourselves
volved in supporting missions and having approved to God, a worker who does not
two older sisters who were missionaries need to be ashamed.”
in El Salvador and Chile, it was not sur- Dad and Mom considered serving
prising that Dad would be interested in the Lord abroad; however, their focus
serving the Lord abroad. changed after seeing the need in their
Dad became a high school teacher, and own community. They began sharing the
so he had time during the summer months gospel at home in Swan River, MB, before
to share the good news of Jesus Christ moving to a few towns throughout Mani-
with others. In 1970 he married Florence toba and Saskatchewan. They settled in
Hall, a nurse from Minitonas, MB, who Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, where Dad
had similar life goals and was a support started helping his father with children’s
to him. Dad was a faithful husband and clubs in rural towns. He and Grandpa
spiritual leader in the family. He was a would go into a town and park the large

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