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Family Reunion Majors Cecil and Tina Mitchell (left) meet Bernie Cormier and his partner, Lola Ogden, for the first time
An Open Door HOW A DNA TEST WAS THE MISSING PIECE TO MY FAMILY PUZZLE. by Tina Mitchell
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always knew I was adopted. There were no secrets in my family. As an infant, two incredible members of The Salvation Army, William and Laura Moulton from Burin Bay, N.L., took me into their home. I lived most of my life believing God had a special plan for my life 10 • JUNE 2021 I faithandfriends.ca
because they had chosen me. I always prayed that, one day, I would meet my birth parents. My adoptive parents—now deceased— had encouraged me to find my biological family since childhood. As I grew older, married and had children of my own, I became more
