Beyond Borders:
A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Indigenous Identity Western Gillies is an ordained pastor

Gillies is an ordained pastor as well as a psychotherapist

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Beyond Borders: <br><small>A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Indigenous Identity</small> Western Gillies is an ordained pastorAllison Kabildjanov grew up in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Her teen years found her searching for purpose and hope, which she encountered by coming to know Christ at a youth service in Bearskin Lake. Soon after, Allison chose to follow Christ and become a missionary to South Africa. This experience ignited in her a heart of faith. It led her to pursue teacher training for the ESL field in China, where she met her future husband and came face to face with