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[1993.42 --> 1996.38] And hundreds of Christians
[1996.38 --> 1998.58] In Victoria praying
[1998.58 --> 1999.84] That John McDonald
[1999.84 --> 2000.72] Would be saved
[2000.72 --> 2003.10] God answered their prayer
[2003.10 --> 2004.12] And I was
[2004.12 --> 2005.34] Praise the Lord
[2005.34 --> 2010.86] We live in the area
[2010.86 --> 2013.28] Just down the creekside townhouses
[2013.28 --> 2015.02] Just down the street
[2015.02 --> 2016.38] From where the Herods were
[2016.38 --> 2017.92] We have been coming
[2017.92 --> 2019.24] To Hope for a year
[2019.24 --> 2020.72] And we're very happy
[2020.72 --> 2021.84] To be here
[2021.84 --> 2023.62] In this spirit filled church
[2023.62 --> 2030.66] Good morning
[2030.66 --> 2031.46] Hi everyone
[2031.46 --> 2033.34] My name is Vimukti
[2033.34 --> 2035.46] Friends call me Vim
[2035.46 --> 2037.26] It's easier sometimes
[2037.26 --> 2038.88] Because it's mouthful
[2038.88 --> 2042.02] So I am a student
[2042.02 --> 2044.30] At Trinity Western University
[2044.30 --> 2045.34] New student
[2045.34 --> 2046.72] I'm married
[2046.72 --> 2048.28] And I have a daughter
[2048.28 --> 2049.48] My wife and daughter
[2049.48 --> 2052.08] Is currently back in Sri Lanka
[2052.08 --> 2053.06] Where I come from
[2053.06 --> 2057.22] So I have been
[2057.22 --> 2058.70] Like raised in a very
[2058.70 --> 2061.54] Devout Catholic family
[2061.54 --> 2062.70] Back in Sri Lanka
[2062.70 --> 2066.72] But for past 5, 10 years
[2066.72 --> 2067.84] I have been like
[2067.84 --> 2069.30] Away from faith
[2069.30 --> 2070.42] From Jesus
[2070.42 --> 2071.32] And all that
[2071.32 --> 2073.26] But coming here
[2073.26 --> 2073.88] One thing
[2073.88 --> 2075.54] I realize is
[2075.54 --> 2078.20] Like God's providence
[2078.20 --> 2080.24] And you know
[2080.24 --> 2081.68] How he takes care of
[2081.68 --> 2083.44] Like me individually
[2083.44 --> 2084.64] And how he loves me
[2084.64 --> 2086.44] So this
[2086.44 --> 2088.96] And another factor is
[2088.96 --> 2090.92] That I am a sinner
[2090.92 --> 2092.54] And this is
[2092.54 --> 2094.14] This is a long story
[2094.14 --> 2095.66] But in short
[2095.66 --> 2096.84] I have experienced
[2096.84 --> 2097.82] This profoundly
[2097.82 --> 2099.84] Coming here
[2099.84 --> 2102.28] And being in a different setting
[2102.28 --> 2102.72] Different
[2102.72 --> 2103.92] It's humbling
[2103.92 --> 2107.00] And coming to this church
[2107.00 --> 2109.44] It's actually
[2109.44 --> 2111.66] This was
[2111.66 --> 2113.04] I met
[2113.04 --> 2114.52] Our chaplain
[2114.52 --> 2116.20] Dr. Ed Gerber
[2116.20 --> 2118.06] So he was very kind
[2118.06 --> 2119.30] And although he's like
[2119.30 --> 2120.70] A director in our university
[2120.70 --> 2122.20] He was very friendly
[2122.20 --> 2123.36] And open with me
[2123.36 --> 2124.20] From the beginning
[2124.20 --> 2124.88] He has
[2124.88 --> 2127.04] Like prayed for me
[2127.04 --> 2128.16] And helped me
[2128.16 --> 2129.28] In a lot of tight spots
[2129.28 --> 2130.98] And so yeah
[2130.98 --> 2132.36] And I
[2132.36 --> 2134.20] Like asked
[2134.20 --> 2135.16] What's his church
[2135.16 --> 2136.30] And one day
[2136.30 --> 2137.18] Pastor Dave
[2137.18 --> 2138.10] Came to our chapel
[2138.10 --> 2141.26] And hearing the word
[2141.26 --> 2144.06] I decided to come here
[2144.06 --> 2147.30] Because it opened my heart
[2147.30 --> 2150.78] In a way I have never experienced
[2150.78 --> 2152.84] So that's my story in short
[2152.84 --> 2154.44] So welcome
[2154.44 --> 2160.96] Good morning Hope family
[2160.96 --> 2162.72] I can call most of you family
[2162.72 --> 2163.82] At this point
[2163.82 --> 2166.60] My family arrived here
[2166.60 --> 2169.34] In October of 2022
[2169.34 --> 2172.34] And prior to that
[2172.34 --> 2174.08] We had visited Canada
[2174.08 --> 2175.76] On a few occasions
[2175.76 --> 2176.54] From South Africa
[2176.54 --> 2177.20] Our homeland
[2177.20 --> 2180.16] And during those visits
[2180.16 --> 2181.48] We had visited Hope