Wow...what a month. The Olympic and Paralympic games are over and we are grateful to catch our breath! What an amazing opportunity that was...so many people from around the world...and so many open and hungry to hear about Jesus.
This has also been a month of transition. We have seen God raise up amazing leadership at Re:Generation and have sensed that is time to move on. One of our last Sunday's to spend with this great group, was a baptism service. Two students, Thomas and Ashley, braved the frigid waters of the river. They both shared their testimonies of God's work in their lives. What an amazing witness!
Since moving on from Re:Generation, we have joined up with a new church planter and his family. Sean, Katie and their boys have become great friends and co-workers. We are so grateful that God has moved them to our city and that our mission is the same: to see many, many young adults come into relationship with Jesus. We will be working together to plant multiple churches on or around University campuses. It is exciting work! We look forward to this adventure and would appreciate your prayers! We will keep you posted on how things progress.
In May, we will be hosting about 30 students from Louisiana and Missouri for nearly one month. We are asking these students to help us serve in several university community church plants, and more specifically, we are asking them to help us create a website that will detail the 20+ University communities across British Columbia that we targeting for new churches and campus ministries. By the time these mission teams leae, we hope to have the beginnings of this siteup and running. That way you can follow what is happening here in BC!
As for our family...we are doing well. It is always hard to leave one church family behind, and start with new work. Our kids are doing well with the adjustment and both are excited about our new work. Most of you know that Melissa is planning on spending the summer in the Philippines. The plans are coming together and the families have been set up for her to work with. She will be away for about 6 weeks. Her first couple of weeks will be spent with a family who works with students - very similar work to our own. Then she will travel to another IMB family, to assist with their ministry and help in their home. It is exciting and a little nerve wracking for Mom and Dad!
Well, we really appreciate you stopping by and your prayers for our ministry and family. More posts to come!
