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My name is Jean-Michel Dossogne. As you won't guess from my name, good Belgian mixture, I come from Flanders, but lives live in Wallonia. I speak French, Flemish and English, a little German, and college souvenirs from Greek & Latin are sometimes possible. Sometimes.

I have been 12 16 years in the Belgian Navy (first class petty officer, electronic warfare & telecom), am decorated of Military Merit, Gulf War 1988, Kuweit Liberation Medal (Gulf War 1991) and a "long term" service medal.Our beloved Lord placed lots of lifebuoys , and lifelines in my life. The a commemorative one and only I didn't ignore was Nathalie, who became my first wife. The Lord has given us the grace of 3 pious princesses.I left the Navy for the Police when Balkan war naval blockade (not my wife became pregnant of our first daughter. After some years of duty as intervention patrolpride, I started my conversion for we were at the K9 patrol with Sultan, our young german shepperdwrong side. One year later, I had a "little problem" on service, during a violent football match we had to control, hospital couldn't help. Administration placed me on forced premature retirement for handicap, low income thus. To touch Jacob, our Lord had to send an Angel to fight with him, ) and only then he understoodseveral others (yearly military fieldmarchings).. That's my first real conscious contact with GodAlso 5 years in Police as intervention brigade (K9).

My first steps with Orthodoxy where with the Eastern part, at the Greek parish of Charleroi, in january 2000. It took 2 more years for the conviction, and on wednesday 4 june 2003, I was received in the Communion of the "Unam, Sanctam, Catholicam et Apostolicam Ecclesiam", via h.g abp Simon, Moscow Patriarcate, in Bruxelles. Deo gratias. We are not I have never been willing to be forced to attach submit culturally to any particular "ethnic" parish : "nor Jew, nor Greeks" is important for ustoday also. If I entered via the "MP", it was because my work of the time brought me several times a week in the surroundings of the russian Russian cathedral. For week-ends, we were in the Greek-Orthodox parish. Afterwards, we went in family to the French-talking parish Saint Martin de Tours & saint Silouane l'Athonite, in Bruxelles, up to january 2010. From then onwards, due to distance & costs, we joined the parish of the Saint Anargyres in Péronnes-lez-Binche, totally bilingual parish, Greek-French.Sometimes also the Russian parish of Charleroi or Leuven, or whenever possible at my spiritual father's parish, the MP cathedral in Bruxelles.

On 12/feb/2006, I became was ordained in Rocor Western Rite as [[acolyte]], thus Reader for Eastern Rite, attached to the (now vanished) tiny [http://wwwhome.orthodoxescarlet.be /poscaf/ '''Metochion sainte Catherine d'Alexandrie et saint Feuillen'''] in Philippeville, kingdom of Belgium. I was responsible for its website, under supervision of the father abbot/higoumen.Early 2007, after having left the roman-catholic church for more than a year, my wife decided and asked to become Orthodox Christian during the Great LentReader Services when priest not available. And for At Pentecost2007, my 2 eldest children too asked to enter the Ark of Salvation. Pure blessing.But lots of severe health problems arose end 2007My youngest was already Orthodox, almost since the begining, both for my wife and me. And my wife couldn't finally endure received in the situation anymoreRussian parish of Charleroi, and about which she asked me thus for "going her own wayoften speaks as " early 2009.It will take time, but I'll have to recover physically, morally and spiritually of that drama to be able to rebuild a family, for my 3 children suffered much of the way the separation happened. And they expressed us and want both parents to find happyness again. As I said, truly 3 pious childrenbaptismal Church."

Only happy newsBut lots of severe health problems arose end 2007. And my now ex-wife had led a "double life" (...) since years, in summer 2008something we discovered too late, the belgian Navy took me back in active Reserve (similar to so she finally went "national guardher own way" in the USA) for promoting the jobs & operationsearly 2009. Very hard years up to 2013, and my 2 eldest children asked us to join the Sea Cadets, where they are truly activestill problems with her actually..

Summer hobbyHappy news, I am member of in summer 2008, the belgian Navy took me back in active Reserve (similar to "national guard" in the USA) for promoting the jobs & operations, and my 2 eldest children asked us to join the [http://solex-t3800wielingen1991.blogspotuserboard.comnet/cadets-de-marine-marinekadetten-f44/ Velosolex Club of BelgiumSea Cadets] - my old black "mopette" is as old as I am, but works much better nowwhere they were truly active.My middle daughter specialized in navigation, and my oldest daughter was the only female candidate maritime electro-mechanician. Pictures show me also My youngest successed to get the basic degree in sailing on an Optimist summer 2009, just aged of 7, in a week with heavy winds & lots of shaggy waters. Early 2010, my Czech wolfdog, and at 3 children joined the sport shooting range, sports I practice [http://www.24seascouts.be/ Sea Scouts] in both cases when health allowsthe nearby town of [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couvin Couvin]. May saint Nicholas of Myra protect my 3 children.

Summer hobby, I was years long member of the [http://solex-t3800.blogspot.com/ Velosolex Club of Belgium] - my old black "mopette" is as old as I am, but works much better now. Had to sell it away, cash problems. Pictures show me also with [http://chiens-loups.blogspot.com/ my Czech wolfdog], and at the [http://canoniers.blogspot.com/ sport shooting range], sports I practice in both cases when health allows. With my children we have been regular members of a folk/traditionnal dance group from here (quadrillas, jigs & reels, ...). It's a great blessing to do all this in family! As our Lord said that to have long days on earth, we have to honnour our parents (Exode 20,12) : I am particularly involved in the veneration of all what our Church Fathers and Mothers from the Orthodox West have brought to the hole Church. [http://home.scarlet.be/orthodoxia/ And till recently, liturgically too], but now of course it's all over! As Reader, I have occasionally the joy & chance to serve at the closest Greek-Orthodox parish, the one thrugh which I was introduced to holy Orthodoxy, when I have not my children.And when the youngest is here, we go to our parish of Agioi Anargyri, where we both sings in the choir. Life is full of blessings, and some crosses sometimes bear beautiful flowers we didn't expected: it required just more time to bloom!

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