Almost Ready

I’m back at work this week and so have less time for blogging or berrying. Still, last night we went out to the farm in Stayner again with some friends to pick more raspberries for the justice pies. My farming friend says to be sure to note that they are ORGANIC raspberries. Now my freezer is absolutely so full that it simply cannot hold even one more berry.

A young friend (aged nine) who came along to help asked me questions would break your heart. “Why?” he said over and over. “Why would people make other people be their slaves? Why can’t we stop it? Why don’t more people care?” He decided that he would like to pick raspberries for ten hours straight the very next day and then sell the berries by the roadside with a big sign beside him that read: “Free the slaves”. Great idea! His last comment on the matter was to inform me that when he grew up, he was going to work for the International Justice Mission – either that or be a circus performer! As we drove home from the berry patch the full moon shone down lighting up the farm fields and we were thoughtful; thinking of this child’s questions about slavery and wishing there were answers.

It is just two days until Justice Pie day. I’m very moved at the support people have given this small project. Besides help with berry picking, I’ve received a mountain of recipes and baking tips – from family and friends from all across Ontario: Barrie, Bracebridge, Haileybury, Kingston, Lively, Ottawa, Sudbury, Toronto and Windsor and even from Sweden, Finland and several from Facebook! And I’ve had so many wonderful conversations about justice - and about pies. Between family stuff, working, freezing berries, and buying last minute supplies, I probably won’t have time to post again until after Justice Pie Day on Saturday – so thank you so very much everyone, for caring, for helping for being there in a variety of ways. Amazing grace – how sweet the sound!

“Learn to do good. Seek justice. Help the oppressed. Defend the cause of orphans. Fight for the rights of widows.” (Isaiah 1:17)