Letters to the Editor
Home and heart
November 13, 2025
Thank you for sharing “100 Years of Keeping Faith Alive in Hornepayne.” For those of us who have walked these streets, prayed in all the small churches and felt the Spirit move through this northern land, the story carries a depth that words can hardly hold.
Hornepayne has always been more than a railway town. It is a place anointed for restoration. Years ago, a prophetic word was spoken over this community through Isaiah 61: “They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated.”
I have witnessed this unfolding, not only in the rebuilding of the parish roof or the welcoming of new families, but in hearts being renewed and hope taking root again.
God has not forgotten Hornepayne. The Spirit of the Lord truly rests here, quietly restoring what was lost and calling the North to rise from ashes to beauty, from mourning to joy, from desolation to destiny. The time is now: “let go, let’s go.”
Melissa Chenier,
Hornepayne, Ont.
Jesus was a small town boy – the Editor.