Throughout my time in St. John’s, NL I have seen God use people in many different ways to minister his grace. I have seen people come together and pray over a brother in Christ who is hurting. They did not simply pray a few words but placed their hands on the man and wept over him.
Monday, August 11, 2008
Over the next few weeks we will be introducing you to the next session of cadets, the Prayer Warriors, as we listen to their story in their words. They will come to us from Bermuda and all across Canada. Please keep the Prayer Warriors in your prayers as they begin their journey at CFOT. God bless you and thanks for surfing our wave.
Friday, August 8, 2008
Grand Falls - Windsor is full of opportunities for ministry. Last week I had the privilege to perform a baby dedication at Grand Falls Citadel. It was something that I had never done before, and there was some hesitation on my part as to how to conduct the dedication ceremony.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
One thing I have recently heard is that a Minister’s job is both pastoral (caring for those within the church) and missional (reaching out to those outside our church doors). There needs to be a healthy balance between the two, not neglecting one or the other. Visitation is usually thought of as mainly pastoral,
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine is a city of contrasts. There is a large segment of the population which lives in poverty, worse than anything I have seen in Canada yet the number of upper class citizens is growing, and unfortunately, with little concern for social justice.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Rebecca Pretty writes from her summer assignment in Regina: ” I must decrease so that Christ can increase.” For the past few days I have been thinking about this and yesterday, God allowed me to see it with my own eyes as I sat in the office here in Regina preparing for VBS.
Monday, August 4, 2008
There is no doubt that to minister in God’s grace, I must minister by God’s grace. It becomes evident in my daily journey through my summer assignment in St-Jérôme, Québec. I have to do things in a way that I had never done before. I am used to taking one issue at the time, and bringing it to a conclusion with a minimum of interference from the rest of the world!
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
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