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p4 weekender april 19 1986 weekender ommen wanted for mom moms are the greatest and since mothers day is just over three weeks away it is an appropriate time for youngsters to enter the why my moms the greatest contest sponsored by the weekender the economist and sun the tribune and markville shopping centre there are two categories youngsters aged seven and under and those 812 years of age first prizes to be awarded in each category include 50 gift certifi cates at markville shopping cen tre and dinner for two at the carpenters arms restaurant two runners up in each categ ory will win 25 markville gift cer tificates the essays must be 200 words or less and must be submit ted to the economist and sun office at 9 heritage rd mar- kham or the tribune office at 54 main st w in stouff ville by 5 pm on friday april 25 winning entries will be pub lished in the weekenders special mothers day supplement on may 3 missions work no piece of cake so you want to be a mission ary now before you upwardly mobile yuppies go running back to your computer terminals lend me your ears or eyes while i tell you about a missions field with some zap to it yes and it even boasts a headquarters right here in the markhamstouffville area emmanuel international is a christian foreign aid organization founded by george middleton a man whose dream has been real ized a salesman who believes in his product the purpose of this outfit is to provide material and spiritual aid to parts of the world afflicted by extreme poverty or disaster that sounds harmless enough until you consider that these areas are often the same ones ex periencing political instability civil wars and insurrection mark middleton georges son is the current director of opera tions for the mission he grew up in africa while his parents work ed for the sudanese international mission from where i live b uc tahiei y marks insights into the politics of countries like ethiopia and uganda go far beyond what you see on your television screen dur ing the eleven oclock news it frustrates mark to know the extent to which the powers-that- be in famine stricken ethiopia use food as a means of establishing their authority over a frightened people it grieves him to receive letters from lifelong christian friends in uganda telling him they are sure to be killed within six months be cause of tribal feuding that has ripped apart that once proud country since the days of idi amin the commitment of the middle- ton family to helping put poor areas back on their feet is nothing short of awe inspiring the con stant disregard for their own per sonal safety has resulted in the countless close brushes with death marks sister has survived a machine gun barrage of a car in which she was a passenger his mother lived to tell about the ex plosion of a hand grenade in an airplane hijacked by terrorists not exactly your standard mis sionary fare of old jeeps basic food and sunset photographs for the folks back home now before you go pleading with your 19yearold son or daughter to reconsider their deci sion to give a few years of their life to emmanuel international it must be pointed out that your average recruit is more likely to be tested by primitive living con ditions than by life threatening situations i had occasion to visit one of their encampments last spring in the tiny town of grants bailey tucked away in the hill country of jamaica while the workers i encoun tered there were fervent bible- believing christians they hardly fit the image some have of mis sionaries as droll ram-it-down- thethroat evangelists these people were vibrant and fun loving unflapped by living conditions that make your aver age ontario camping holiday seem like a five star hotel experi ence evidence of their work was to be seen everywhere a huge wa ter catchment system has been built roads were being made navigable by means of breaking rock and filling in huge potholes and washed out sections cement was being poured in various re construction projects food was being produced and there was even an exercise program offered to the ladies of the town in a day when most of us are so concerned with second cars rvs and electric toys it is gra tifying to know that there are peo ple who are so committed to the plight of those in dire need that they are willing to endure incredi ble conditions and circumst ances when questioned about the risks his family has been exposed to in promoting the cause of emmanuel international george middleton master of the casual reply simply states we dont expect miracles we live by them nss conomist sun thethbune weekender bruce annan publisher 9 heritage rd markham l3p1m3 2942200 4959440 6402100 6492292 published every saturday by metroland printing publishing and distributing at 9 heritage rd markham ontario l3p 1m3 tel 2942200 second class mail registration number 1247 the weekender is one of the metroland group of suburban newspapers which includes the acton free press ajaxpickcring 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