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We are all the same, we have the same ancestors, we have the same blood.
Mama Zula Karuhimbi

Gertrude's Story
Grounded in Faith Print E-mail

My Mom was a committed Christian who prayed and taught us to pray. My dad wasn't as committed as her, he was brought up in a different church, the old Mennonite church, and he didn't go to church except for weddings and funerals.  But I know my mother prayed for all of us.

As small children, I don’t remember religion playing such a big role in our lives, because my Dad wasn’t so keen on it...

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The Depression Years Print E-mail

I grew up in rural Saskatchewan – that’s in Western Canada – with my Mom and Dad, and my brothers and sisters. Before I was born, my elder brother and sister and my Mom and Dad lived on a farm where they had next to nothing.  They had a few chickens and they sold the eggs from the chickens, and that was about the only income they had.

I was born in 1934 during the Depression years...

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