Hello everyone.
I am Helena Gagne from Quebec city in Canada. I attended the Spring Arbor FM church in 2004 while I was spending my senior year at the Garnetts family house as an exchange student. The Garnetts were just so wonderful to me. Not only they thaught me how to overcome the language barrier (French and English are quite different), but they helped me getting trough tough times and made me feel like I was one of their child. I really felt like I was a part of the family and they made me feel so unique. I felt like I was so blessed to be there at that point of my life. The Garnetts, the Heirleins, the Haywards and so many people gave me faith and made me want to learn more about my spirituality. Then, I put my trust in God and all of the sudden, I felt filled with love. At that point, I knew I would never get lost again.
I still remember the new’s year sermon of pastor Mark Vanvalin. Every sermon meant so much to me and I felt like they were all specially written for me. Wow! I miss you guys.
I am now a law student in Montreal city and I attend a free methodist church in Pierrefonds. There is four of them in the entire province of Quebec but I had to find one that would fill me every sunday with as much love and faith as the Spring Arbor FM church did while I was living at the Garnetts. I will never forget what your church did for me.
I visit your website regularly and I listen to the sermons and I just feel so lucky to know you.

If I would be a part of your video, I would hold up a sign with “lost” written on it and then, smiling, I would tell you how I feel now, “knowing I am a child of God”.
Thank you for everything.
Helena Gagne

posted on April 17, 2007