Trust Fund for the Ferguson Kids

We are in the process of helping get a Trust Fund up and running for the kids of Val Ferguson. In case you didn't catch my last post, Valarie Ferguson, a very active member of our church with our children's ministry, was found dead in her home last week. Her husband, Kenneth Ferguson, has been charged with first degree murder.

Val's two children are now living with their grandparents.

You can check out a news report of the incident and the trust fund at THIS LINK. Both myself and Dan Allen, our senior pastor, are interviewed and share about Val and the fund being set up for the kids.

As a father of kids pretty much the same age as Val's little ones, this definitely hits hard! Val had such an incredible heart and passion for her kids and all the kids she reached out to here at our church and by volunteering at John Mahood Public School. She had a great impact on all our kids. She gave so much to our kids... now her kids need us!

The trust fund will be set up at the Bank of Montreal by the end of the today. We've also created a PayPal non-profit donation account that will be linked to the Trust Fund. Limited donations can already be accepted via PayPal by clicking the button I've added on this blog (it's on the right side above my picture). The PayPal account is still limited until we get the bank account information... This donate button will also be on our church's website later today.

If you find it in your heart to help out these kids in this very troubling time I know the family would greatly appreciate any gift you feel led to give.

(For those of you reading this on Facebook, you can click this link to access my blog and donate there.)

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