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Missionaries part as s eak of event in Auburn
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This past weekend, Huron Chapel
in Auburn held a mission's
conference which featured many of
the missionaries they support. It was
great fun and also very interesting to
hear from our missionaries first hand
about their work.
Tim Whatley, the executive
director of New Tribes Mission of
Canada, was a feature speaker of the
conference. One story he shared was
when he and another missionary
landed a helicopter in an area where
a tribal people lived who had never
seen a white man before. When they
landed they could see these
tribesmen with their bows and
arrows looking at them from the
edge of the jungle. Tim shared he
was very much afraid because there
was a good possibility that these
were cannibals who were sizing
them up their dinner later that
evening.
However, the men came out of the
bush, laid down their weapons and
greeted them. I can't imagine what it
would be like to be the first white
person someone had ever seen let
alone and be concerned about being
eaten by them.
Besides the Whatley family, other
missionaries at the conference,
supported by Huron Chapel, were
the Talbot family, who minister
among the Ga'dang people in the
Philippines, the Elliots, who have a
long history of working in Mexico
and South America, and the Rodges,
who are long-time members of
and who now
in Papua New
Huron Chapel
work full-time
Guinea.
The conference was organized by
the Huron Chapel Mission's
Committee. I don't remember
laughing so much at a mission's
conference before. They did a
tremendous job making it very fun
and informative. They also made
sure the many children present were
kept engaged in the learning and
activities throughout the weekend.
Helping out the world
Andrew, left, and Julie Garland of the Huron Chapel Mission's Committee spoke during the
mission's conference at the Auburn area church on Friday night. The event featured tales from
missionaries from the New Tribes Mission of Canada. (Mark Royatt photo)
OPP warn of multiple tax scams
Huron County Ontario Provincial
Police (OPP) would like to remind
residents that scammers have been
very active throughout the region
using a scam known as the Canada
Revenue Agency (CRA) tax scam.
This particular scam tends to peak
around tax season and now that
many of us are in the midst of filing
our tax returns we are expecting a
rise in this particular scam.
This week Huron County OPP has
received several calls from residents
reporting fraudsters have been
trying to impersonate Canada
Revenue Agency (CRA) employees
in an effort to pull off the scam.
Generally there are two common
variations to the scam.
The first is when the scammer will
inform you by e-mail or phone that
you are entitled to a tax refund or
benefit payment. In order to receive
the payment you must provide
personal information such as your
social insurance number, credit card
number, bank account number or
passport number.
The second is when the scanner
will call you or send you an e-mail
message informing you that you
owe back taxes as a result of an
audit. The scammer will often use
threatening or coercive language to
scare you into paying a fictitious
debt to the CRA. Threats made by
the scammers indicating that you
will be arrested, deported or a lien
placed on your home or vehicle are
commonly used.
Protect yourself and be aware of
this scam. Here are some tips to
avoid becoming the next victim:
• Do not take immediate action.
Verify that what you are being told
is the truth.
• Ask yourself why the CRA
would be asking for personal
information over the phone or e-
mail that they likely already have on
file for you as a taxpayer.
• Contact the CRA to confirm that
you owe back taxes or are entitled to
a refund, before providing
personal or banking information.
• Be careful of fake CRA websites
where the taxpayer is asked to
provide personal information.
• Remember the CRA will not
request payments by prepaid credit
cards.
• More information about fraud
scams involving the CRA.
If you are someone you know has
been a victim of fraud, contact your
local police service or the
Canadian Anti -Fraud Centre at
1-888-495-8501
Sharing the experience
Dawn, left, and Tiffany Uyl shared their experiences from a
mission trip to Haiti with the Living Water Christian
Fellowship Sunday morning.. The Blyth -area twins have
been part of a mission program for the impoverished nation
which not only provides infrastructure and construction but
also provides material goods to communities. (Vicky Bremner
photo)
FROM AUBURN
The children had Lots of fun
participating in a scavenger hunt
where they found and were able to
keep many things that reminded
them of missions.
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