Robert Labossière was born and raised in an ordinary French-Canadian family. They lived the farm life near St. Leon, Manitoba, Canada. But very early, his parents believed that he had a “special” calling. So they “pinched their pennies” and sent him to an all-boys boarding school where he spent most of his teenage years. This school was run by Jesuits and formed many young priests.
Robert would return home for the usual holidays and summer vacations to “touch base” with the world back home. Life at college was difficult. As the years progressed, he became more and more disturbed with the church’s history. Along with the normal yearnings of a young man, he hungered for more.
Robert married and begot three little boys, One day, he teased his mother, saying, “Don’t think of it as losing a priest. Think of it as having gained three more.”
But all was not well. Bob became increasingly restless and disturbed with the state of affairs at home. So he opted to take a chance and moved his family from Manitoba to Saskatchewan. There he briefly operated an automobile dealership. The first two years were great. But at around that time, Detroit fell into very difficult times and the market lost confidence. Business suffered. A few years later, Robert had to declare bankruptcy.
Oddly enough, he found some solace in music along with his family. Together, they embarked on a short-lived “career” as amateur musicians. But the music wasn’t bringing genuine consolation. The turmoil festered within until one day, Robert “cried out to God” and challenged Him to show Himself, for he could not bear to continue living in such a state. With his wife and four children he undertook an ambitious project, a sabbatical, a cross-Canada musical tour. The whole family took a year off of normal activities including school. They all zealously engaged themselves in this project with great hopes and aspirations.
After almost a whole year of planning and touring, the family was led to a special place and time where God introduced Himself to them. From that moment on, life as they knew it was no longer the same. And Bob was satisfied that his silent prayer was being answered.
So for a time, redirected by the “magic” of that encounter, the family returned home to Regina with a new outlook on life. Yet it soon proved that things were still not well at home. The marital problem that “dogged” Bob never went away: It only grew more pronounced. It grew to the point where his wife “had” to leave. And she has never returned. She ran away to not be found. When her own brothers and sisters attempted to contact her, she returned word through a third party agency that SHE DID NOT WANT TO BE FOUND. In fact, it was “her Jesus” who took her away.
This left Bob totally bewildered and dismayed. “But God! Can’t you heal my marriage?” With this fresh on his mind, he brought his three sons to Saskatoon where he spent time inquiring and beseeching God. It was during this critical time that God revealed the key to the Scriptures to him. It was at this time that God began to reveal His heart and mind pertaining to Christ, to Man, to Woman, and to Reconciliation.
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"I And My Father", written by Aimé Labossière, Robert’s son.