Paul and Zabeth Bayne have now done all that they can in order to recover their three children and reconstitute their family identity. The identity is visible only on visitation days twice each week. On one afternoon they have three hours together with a supervisor who is contracted by the Ministry of Children regional branch to monitor the visit according to whatever guidelines and rules are prescribed by MCFD. Then presently because of a Judge's order, each Saturday for six hours the Bayne family may be together in the Bayne home or anywhere else. Access to the family home and familiar objects inside, means that the two oldest children, six and four years of age have been reminded of their time as a family three years ago. It has been that long. It was October 22, 2007 that the children were removed from the Baynes. The history of reasons and contests is in all of the previous posts and I won't revisit that here.
My point today is to say again that the Baynes have done all that they can reasonably do.
Some readers may still reserve judgement about their innocence of any harm to their youngest child. I understand that reservation. The facts are complex. I am grateful for the sake of the Baynes for the many who have believed the Baynes and been supportive. Many of you have expressed your support to them personally or by writing comments here or by standing outside the Premier's Office or at the Chilliwack Court House. Many of you have donated funds to help them cope with legal costs. A few have gone over the top with kindness, like Legal Counsel Doug Christie, and Advisor Mr. Ray Ferris and Director of Canadian Alliance for Social Justice and Family Values Association, Mr. K-John Chueng. There are others as well.
The Baynes have done all that they can do. They now wait for Judge Thomas Crabtree to process with a judicial, humanitarian filter all of the material that has been submitted by both MCFD and by Baynes.
I don't write to a church crowd on this blog site and I respect that not all of you believe in the effectiveness of prayer or believe in the one to whom prayer is directed. Since you know my spiritual commitment through the years as well as now, you won't disapprove of my appeal for people who do pray, to pray. For that reason I prepared a short appeal statement that has been sent to many people via email and which I present in a general fashion here. It is an appeal that is effective for the next many weeks until we hear from Judge Crabtree. Continue to pray.
A PRAYER APPEAL
Would you please pray for Paul and Zabeth Bayne and their three children, Kent (6), Baden (4) and Bethany (3).
Pray for Zabeth, pregnant with their fourth child and now in her sixth month.
And pray for Judge Thomas Crabtree who in the next 8-12 weeks is reviewing all court documents to prepare his ruling.
It has been three years that they have been apart. The family visits together twice per week, 3 hours one afternoon and six hours on Saturdays. You can see that they desire so much to be together permanently. The judge's decision will either be to award custody to Paul and Zabeth or to the province of B.C. I am convinced that this family must be rescued and restored. Thank you for praying.
I will let you know the outcome. Meanwhile you can follow the discussion at http://www.ronunruhGPS.blogspot.com
It seems to me that this was a totally unessary apprehension one which we know that wasnt warranted by the RCMP and I just can't belive that this happened to such a nice family as the Baynes who are good loving parents and have a special bond with there children and this was not fair that this happened to them. I will continue praying for this family and that they have their children with them for christmas Iwonder when the MCFD will ever be accounable for there actions when they are in the wrong?
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