Ruth Christines Autobiography
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The first 22 years of my life were spent in England. I grew up on a
farm in Cornwall, South West, England.
Even when I was young, my parents instilled in me an interest in other
countries, and I longed to travel. As young as six, I knew I would
leave my family and all that I knew and go away.
I have always loved nature and the countryside. I remember taking
countless walks to enjoy it. Often I would pray or sing to God when I
was out
walking.
My parents encouraged volunteer work. For several years I was a
volunteer with a vacation programme for children with disabilities.
Through my early years I knew God was there and that I could talk to
Him. It wasn’t until I had reached a rebellious 18 that I
recognised my need to
be forgiven for my sins, and turned to Jesus.
When I was 19, I spent 6 months in Nepal, India, and Sri Lanka. Two
months were spent teaching English as a volunteer at a Tibetan refugee
camp in
Nepal. In Nepal, I got my first glimpse of the live church, meeting
people who had been persecuted for their faith.
I traveled alone through India to the island of Sri Lanka, where I
visited my pen friend. While I was staying there, I volunteered at a
day programme for children with disabilities and a Mother Theresa home
for children and adults with disabilities. Then I traveled for one
month in India and returned home.
In the fall I attended the University of Kent at Canterbury, and began
a
degree in sociology and anthropology, which I completed in 1995. In
1994, I met Brian Christine through the Christian Union, when he
arrived for a
year’s study abroad from the U.S.A. Soon, after we met I became
pregnant with
our eldest daughter Bethany. Through this, we learned that God can
turn our
mistakes into the most wonderful blessings. We turned to God and He
forgave
us and promised that He would take care of the situation and that this
baby
would bring love, hope, joy, and peace.
Bethany Christine was born on 1st August 1995 to a happy Brian and
Ruth. Then
on 2nd September 1995, Brian and I were married in the village chapel,
where
I had grown up. Two months later, I came to the united States with my
American husband, so that he could finish his schooling at Purdue
University.
After getting his degree in photography, Brian worked as a
photographer
for a while, and then a couple of other jobs trying to earn a living.
We
attempted to by a house, but soon found that the payments were too
high.
We decided that we wanted to spend more time together as a family.
Brian had always dreamed of converting a bus and living in it--so we
did. For a
year, he worked really hard building the interior of our bus. It had
to be
gutted and insulated. Then we spent many hours sanding the floor and
building
the cabinets. Brian designed and built the whole thing, with beds, a
kitchen area, a fridge, a sink and a potty. He plumbed it and wired it
all.
Then we set out from Indiana to travel about the States for a while,
most of which I had never seen, and some that Brian had never seen.
(We are
still residents of the State of Indiana.) We took our three daughters,
Bethany, Lydia, and Miriam, to Disney World and to see the Atlantic
Ocean. We
saw the petrified forest, Carlsbad Caverns, the Grand Canyon, deserts
and
forests, Yosemite National Park and the Pacific Ocean, to name a few.
We loved
to travel and I wanted our daughters to see and experience new things.
Our girls really enjoyed the Northern California coast and its
wildlife, especially the bright coloured starfish, sea lions, and sea
otters.
Lydia called the sea lions “sea otters,” and any other
kind of mammals she
saw in the water were “sea otters,” too.
Then we came to Oregon, and on 31st July 2000 our nightmare began when
our three precious daughters were taken by Oregon
“Children’s Services.”
We were devastated; our children meant everything to us. One day they
were
there, and the next they were gone. We didn’t see them again for
eight months.
Fern5827
the world out.
The Western states are truly close to Paradise.
Unfortunately, however, your beautiful girls are commodities no less than
cattle or oil.
Many folk long for children---many folk long for federal and state subsidies.
The US speaks of its acceptance of other immigrants. Let's see how they accept
different parenting lifestyles.
Http://www.childprotectionreform.org (OR,CA reform site for CPS in those
states)
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