"Horton" Hears A Tiny Orthodox Mission

Some people have asked from time to time what life in a tiny Orthodox Mission Community is like.

The best answer to that question comes from my wife, who made the following comparison after lunch today:

There is a wonderful climax in “Horton Hears A Who”, the delightful 2008 American CGI-animated comedy feature film based on the Dr. Seuss book of the same name. No one – except Horton the elephant – believes that there can possibly be life on a tiny dust speck on a flower, until, finally, at the end, the citizens of the microscopic Whoville gather together and shout “We are here! We are here!” They are not heard until JoJo, the teenaged son of the mayor of Whoville, adds his amplified voice to the proclamation pushing them over the top. The animals of the jungle hear, Horton is vindicated, and Whoville is saved.

My wife says: 

Life in a tiny Orthodox Mission Community is a bit like that. At Holy Protection in Fort Saskatchewan Alberta we are but a tiny dust speck on the flower of Orthodoxy, doing all we can to proclaim “We are here! We are here!”

May God grant us people like “Horton” who will champion us because they “have ears to hear”, and more folk like "JoJo" whose efforts will add to those already being offered and make the difference.

Glory to God for all things!