Tomorrow is another big day for the sisters, as they will move into their apartment. Anna and I shall miss them!
 If you would like to know their new address please let me know (I'd rather not publish it here). It has been a very intense time for the sisters since they arrived on December 10, with so much love extended to them, along with so much help. The Refugee Committee will meet monthly with them to make sure that they have the opportunity to share any trials and tribulations and so that we can be available for guidance and support. But I would encourage you to keep in touch with them and to continue to extend the friendship that you have shown them. I hope that we can organize a house-warming for them soon, and you may wish to honour Chancella's birthday which is January 10. Thank you for making this such a positive experience for them!

Can you help with moving furniture to the sisters' new apartment on December 26 at 9.30 a.m.? Furniture needs to be moved from the church basement to Glen Echo - Neil is leading this and has a truck available. It shouldn't take long and some extra hands will be very welcome. Thank you!

Thank you to everyone who has made C&C’s arrival such a positive experience for them. To the Day Captains who are introducing them to the city, helping them get to appointments and check out apartments (and turning on a dime when necessary), to the superb dentist who took out Charlene’s wisdom tooth (with one more to come), to the Board of Missions and Refugee Sponsorship Committee who have welcomed them so warmly, to the ministry team that has honoured them at our services, to the many unknown people whether clerks in shops or at government offices who have been so gracious and friendly in their interactions with them, for the gifts of clothes, watches, concert tickets, Starbucks and Shoppers cards – it has been an amazing time, and it hasn’t even been a week yet! 

John Kershaw kindly forwarded this link from the Globe - see the 4th picture
Canadian military flight brings Canada's first planeload of Syrian refugees to Toronto - The Globe and Mail