THE AUTHOR

Laurie was born and raised in rural Newfoundland into a Pastor’s home. He moved to Toronto in 1976 and entered Eastern Pentecostal Bible College in 1978. There he met Edith, and they were married in 1981. After a year and a half in Hearst, Ontario, where their first daughter, Sarah, was born, the family moved back to the Toronto area where Laurie returned to Bible College (OBC), received his Bachelor of Religious Studies degree, and started ministering as the assistant pastor at Willowdale Pentecostal Church. It was during this time that their second daughter, Denise, was born. In 1989 the family moved to the New Hamburg, Ontario area where Laurie pastored New Hamburg Christian Centre. In 1998 they moved to Drayton, Ontario where he served as Pastor for nine years.
 
Currently, Laurie is an active contributor to a local newspaper in a column called “Reflections.” He is also writing curriculum for, teaching and helping lead people into a deeper walk with Christ in a small group setting. Laurie has also shared excerpts from his writings via social media sites like Facebook. In addition to this, he has often sent out weekly encouraging emails called “A Good Word” to those who request it. This just about sums up Laurie’s life, except for, of course, his involvement in their local church, being a good husband to his dear wife, Edith, a father and father-in-law to his incredible kids, and a Poppa to his 5 brilliant grandkids!