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stouffville suntribune saturday december 9 2006 7 stouffville native spreads the word through first hook author goes out on speaking tour by jim mason staff writer sitting in english literature class at stouffville district high school in 1965 jan spence knew she wanted to write a book two decades of writing and years of serious illness later the now jan howlett published the treasure of his company a collection of devotional poetry medita tions vol 1 a 208page inspi rational offering two years ago- after graduating from toronto bible college in 1968 she returned to stouffville to work at the public utilities commission with long time friend noreen burkholder she recalls fondly working as a young girl at a pharmacy coffee shop and parkview home and later visiting her mother as she volunteered at the care share thrift store jan married in 1972 and accompanies her husband ross in the travelling preach ing ministry and radio work known as feeding his lambs word music ministry he founded 1984 they live in orfflia when shes not writing mrs howlett is a watercolour artist and founder of the non profit sewing group garments for the gospel which creates clothing for needy children in canada and around the world mrs howlett spent three years full time on the book her paintings included in the colour center section illus trate many of her reallife sto ries and poems the reviews have been positive international womens conference speak er faith crosby of newmar ket writes on the back cover as sure as the coming of daybreak this book will bring hope to the burdened life comfort to the weary soul and passion to the heart that thirsts for the living lord mrs howlett was hon oured to have longtime stouffville resident and renowned evangelist dr john m moore write the introduc tion to the book when i started writing this book she said i wanted it to be a volume to encourage many hearts even as i was strengthened in my own life at a time when all hope seemed lost and overshadowed by many years of serious physi cal illness i wanted to use my every day life experiences with peo ple events and encounters on boutique certified mastectomy fittings q- professional bra fittings pink ribbon tee shirts a portion of proceeds to breast cancer research christmas gij certificates available pink ribbon boutique please call marie for appointment 377 main st n suite b markham 905 2017371 marierandorfsympaticoca with gods creatures to write how god ultimately trans formed those times into practi cal spiritual lessons for my own life i longed to share them as short compelling parables and poems in a form one could enjoy a morsel at a time she didnt forget her roots to see how the dream of writing a book grew in the heart of a young stouffville stu dent and how mat dream ulti mately became a reality is amazing and as that student i am thankful for the positive influence of my teachers if you would like jan to share her story and book with your womens cof fee hour seniors or community group or purchase a copy call 705-329- 4381 from noon to 8 pm monday to saturday her book is also available at the treasure house in barrie and new market stouffville native jan howlett recovered from serious illness to write inspirational book mwahffamtfhhai i i i i m mi ff iwwffwwfiwbwwiwwaywbw utam kultuiyiilfflbabrfiiamwimmnghb houston for houston year end event ot9fffr6b bonus on the purchase or lease of your next new ford houston ford ltd 5786 main st stouffville 9056404541 wwwbillhoustonfordcom just heli 3 hearing ostai fusion technology with patent pending features now available for your best hearing to date gfe would you like to improve your bearing with destiny science brings you cioser to natural human hearing than ever before financing houl available pa no interest for 12 months im markham 9054714327 freehearingtestcajjj sales and service to all makes of hearing aids adp wsib dva authorized dispensers hearing assessments newborn to geriatric hearing aid evaluations batteries and hearing aid accessories assistive listening devices fm systems custom hearing protection musician and swim plugs tinnitus therapy no charge all inclusive loss and damage insurance- 1 year no charge all inclusive manufacturers warranty 2 years 35 day full satisfaction guarantee associated with ent ear nose and throat doctor full time experienced certified audiologists on hand to serve you markham stouffville hearing services established 1990 377 church st suite 203 north york 4164984151 the audiology centre established 1986 1333 sheppard ave e suite 340 etobicoke 4162338581 west end hearing established 1991 1333 islington ave sulte 711 every day is seniors day 10 discount off all accessories batteries parking available free hearing aid cleaning us mk