Folks at First – Wayne & Marlene Wyatt

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Wayne and Marlene Wyatt

Wayne and Marlene have a remarkable story to tell.
Here, they have shared their story with Annabel Robinson.

Wayne, you and Marlene have been very involved with the Karen people. How did that happen?
For some years we were what I called “Balcony Christians.” We sat in the balcony on Sunday mornings and didn’t get involved in a lot of church activities. Then in 2006 the Karen came to Regina and at the request of Open Door, the people of FBC became involved in hosting Karen families. The Karen people came from jungle Thailand refugee camps where living conditions were primitive with no electricity and thus no refrigeration or stoves. Almost overnight they were transported into an urban city. The differences between the two were extreme, and many Karen did not speak English. Open Door and FBC hosts had a lot of work to do.

I asked Wayne about how he first got involved with the Karen.
Walter Frolic was very involved in helping them, and my wife, Marlene, got involved. One day Walter asked me if I would do something for the Karen, and I said “No.” It sounded like too much work. And as time went on, I found out I was correct. It was a lot of work, but God had given us a mission, and even though we were in our late 60s we had our orders from on High.

I quickly learned that while it was a lot of work, there were many rewards, and Marlene and I ended up in getting involved in adventures that we never dreamed would happen. As time would go by, we were reminded of Scripture verses such as Proverbs 3:6: “In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will direct your paths.” And in Matthew 25:40: “And the King will reply, whatever you did for one the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.”

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