Missions Night in Fredericton

Wednesday night we were privileged to be a part of a great service in Fredericton. The national Bishop from our international work was the featured speaker and he did an awesome job. You could see a real burden for missions on the faces of the young people and the service ended in a great time at the altar where, by faith, I know many were touched and healed by the hand of God!

PEI

We are in Amherst this morning with my mom. She, and her helpers, are putting on a baby shower for Amanda tonight. This evening worked well for us because we spent the weekend in PEI and were able to come to Nova Scotia last night after service. 

In the morning we were with the Hoods in Charlottetown. They have an awesome group of people and we had a great service. Amanda gave some testimony about all that God is doing in our field and I preached a simple message on the love of God. The Spirit moved and we had a great altar time with a number of the people weeping as they received blessing from God. 

On top of the powerful service, the fellowship with the Hoods was second to none, we are blessed to have such wonderful friends. 

In the evening we went to Alberton. We were excited to be with the Prices as they are faithful supporters financially and in prayer! The service was amazing! The people there are worshippers and they responded to the word. At the end of the service we had a time of prayer with the sick and God did a great work. Spiritual walls were broken as God ministered healing. I know there were a few who received physical healing in that service, but I also know that there were a couple of people who received spiritual healing as well. 

Every time we visit PEI we are amazed at how God is moving in those churches. Truly the Island is ready for a revival and the people there will continue to be in our hearts and prayers. We are thankful for the blessing of being able to minister the word in such great churches.

Awesome!

The power of God was on display this weekend at YC2009! There were many signs that God is ready to do GREAT things in Canada! We ended with a Holy Ghost crusade tonight and, the last I heard, we had 86 receive the Holy Ghost! That is right here in NB! AWESOME!

YC2009

YC2009 has begun! Last night bro Maddix gave his testimony and challenged us all to spend our lives for the kingdom of God. It was timely and important. If just a few would catch that message the world could be changed for Christ! On a personal note, it was great to see more friends last night, everyone is so encouraging. I am really excited about traveling through the district now! We are blessed with so many friends, being away you can forget what New Brunswick hospitality is like.

Re-adjusted

Well, it has taken awhile, but I finally feel like I’ve beaten the jet lag and am now getting some full nights of sleep! Our first few weeks back have been busy! We arrived last Sunday and were met by a whole posse of people: my grandmother, uncle, dad, mom, in-laws, brother and sister in law, and two of our nieces were there! It was nice to even have a quick family reunion. 

That afternoon we headed for Amherst and Mom gave a presentation for her missions trip (she’ll be joining us on the field in August – Lord willing). The church was able to raise a large offering of support and they will be taking care of most of her expenses! God is so good!

The next day I had an interview with our district board. I was tired and very jet lagged (I laughed WAY too much) but it seemed to go well, I love the brethren of the Atlantic District and I trust our board to make Godly decisions. In retrospect, even though it went well, I don’t think I’d ever plan an interview the day after a long international flight again!

Our district conference was from Monday to Wednesday but I missed most of it! The two night sessions I missed because I fell asleep before church even started (thanks to the jet lag). Then I missed Wednesday morning because our car wouldn’t start, thankfully a couple men from the area helped fix the problem and we are now on the road again! 

We spent most of the weekend in Maine buying some items we needed for our return trip to the field. With our baby on the way we felt it best to go to the US while Amanda could still travel. 

This week was very relaxed and it gave us time to catch up on some sleep! Wednesday we did a course in preparation for Zander’s arrival and we will do the same next week. But in between we have youth convention starting tonight! 

We are excited to see everyone and have some fun with all the youth! It will be an exciting time. We already have plans to be with many of our friends over the weekend, I can’t wait to see everyone.

Home!

Just wanted to let you know, we are home! It took awhile, but we made it. Jet lag is setting in harshly, but we did manage to get to church Sunday night and I had an interview with our district board this afternoon. Not bad for the first 24 hours back in Canada. Tomorrow I head off to District Conference. Here’s hoping I get enough sleep to enjoy it!

Coming Home

As I write we are on our way home! We have officially left the field and are currently sitting in an airport and have finished 3 hours of flying, only 14 more to go! We will be in Canada tomorrow afternoon and are looking forward to seeing everyone. Just wanted to let you know, we’re on our way!

Zander

I know that most of the blog readers also get Amanda’s Facebook updates. However, I could not miss an opportunity to show off my son. Here is the newest picture we have of Zander. He is 30 weeks alone and is set to make his grand entrance to the world in late June, but we are praying he comes a little early to help his mom and dad get his passport and visa in order in time to come back to the field. 

Isn’t he cute?!

Winding Down

It is hard to believe, but we are once again getting ready to leave the field. In just two days we will board a plane and make our way back to Canada for the summer. Our plan is to return to the field again in August. In fact, most of the necessary details re completed. We just need to raise some money for the work and we are praying to be able to raise some money to invest in a car. 

In the process of getting ready to leave we have done a lot of ‘last’ things. Last church service, last visit to the capital, last visit with friends… it’s always a bit of a sad time. Last year we took off right after General Conference, it was such a high and low moment that this year we made sure we had a few weeks to wind down. 

We are looking forward to being home. It will be nice to see family and friends. To be honest though, I am already looking forward to getting back to the field. This is where God wants us, and it is where I want to be. Certainly we all get a little home sick when miles separate us from our loved ones. However, knowing you are doing a work for God makes every sacrifice a little easier to bear.

This may be the last post for a few days, depending on internet availability at the airports. Keep us in prayer as we travel and for next week. We have a busy time in Canada planned and we hit the ground running: we arrive Sunday and Monday I have an interview with the district board – jet lag and all! Should be fun.

Miracle In Ladies Meeting

Our national Assistant Bishop shared an amazing story with me this morning. Last night his church had their weekly Ladies Meeting. A man arrived in a taxi and had to be carried into service. The man explained that he hadn’t been able to walk for 8 years. A few months ago he had a dream that he was in a church with a pulpit in the middle and the congregation arranged on 3 sides of the platform. In that church, in his dream, the crippled man was walking. He spent a few months looking for that church with no luck. Finally, someone told him the church in the dream matched our Assistant Bishop’s church. After sharing the story he told the ladies, “If you pray, I will walk!”. They prayed, he stood up, stumbled a bit, then said, “I’m healed” and he walked to the bus station! God is SO good!