April 30th, 2004

Mr. Roger Poisson
Mission of the Shroud

Dear Roger:
This letter is to acknowledge that I have seen a very positive change in Perry Antoine. Perry is my younger brother and as an older sister he has become an excellent example to me and my partner and children. He has been residing at your Mission for the last three weeks and in my entire life I’ve never seen Perry so full of life and very much alive in his strong belief of Jesus Christ and the creator. He has been making plans for the future in order to better himself. He wants to make a grass dancer outfit so that he can dance pow-wow. He’s only stayed at the Mission for a short time but I must say that I am very proud of him. He’s attended a few A.A. meetings and also I’ve had the opportunity to attend some sharing circles with Perry and members of the Mission and also an elder by the name of Ed was present. This is very beneficial for him because as an Aboriginal we need to smudge and part of our healing comes from these sharing circles.
I am very proud of Perry and with his daily growth in Jesus Christ and the full support of the Mission and these sharing circles, he will soon finish his three months. I would like to see Perry continue on with the work of the Mission. It is so good to see the massive, positive change in him. My sister Velma and I want Perry to keep being on the work of the Lord and keep on being himself. We love him very much.
Keep up with your full support of Perry and please don’t give up on him, as the saying goes ‘the Lord will not give you anything you can’t handle’. Thank you for taking good care of Perry!

Yours truly,
Evelyn Hayden, sister of Perry Antoine

 

To view the original letter, please click Evelyn's Letter for Perry (PDF)