Dear Folks,
On a regular basis we ask for prayer support from the constituency and today I wish to do so again.
Remembering previous prayer requests, we begin with thanksgiving, giving thanks to God for the following:
– Sam Breakey, at the Mustard Seed in Edmonton, has settled in marvellously in the last few months.
– Paul Pearce, who left over a year and a half ago to join the Beulah Home Society, did an outstanding presentation at Banff on equity and retirement possibilities. Paul’s contact information is: beulah.garden@shaw.ca
– Rob Ogilvie is an incredible blessing and encouragement as the BC Regional Minister and I am very thankful to all those who participated in his orientation, particularly Dawn Johansson (who seems to participate in all our orientations!)
– I celebrate with Nadia VanderKuip and the encouraging news that came out of the Short Term Ministries this year, where there were 70 last year and 283 this year.
-Thanksgiving for the work of Rod Olson at Rocky Mountain College, who is also supported by Joyce Peasgood. We have a new high with the number of students at Rocky, 13 at last count.
-Several camps this year posted record numbers of campers, or in the case of Keats, even though it had fewer numbers, had a significant number of children becoming Christians.
– We have asked you to pray for the Banff Pastors Conference and we are deeply thankful for the quality, attendance and breadth of the event this year.
Thanks be to God.
Requests for prayer:
– Please pray for Tom Lavigne in the incredible and encouraging responses he is receiving in church planting, with over two dozen possibilities thus far. Please read what is happening in church planting on the new page on our website. Thanks to Ceal McLean and Brandon Webber for helping to facilitate that.
-Pray for Dennis Stone as he continues to become oriented to the Alberta Regional Minister position. We are very grateful for his presence amongst us.
– Please pray for Darrell Johnson, along with his wife Sharon, who has just begun as Senior Minister at First Baptist, Vancouver.
– Pray for Ken Nettleton and his wife, Kimberly, as Ken begins as the Senior Minister of First Baptist, Calgary, along with Hugh Fraser who has agreed to stay on for an interim time for the transition.
-Pray for our various camps as they experience some of the most challenging times ever, particularly around facilities and infrastructure and the major decisions that will need to be made in the months ahead on those issues.
-Please pray for Faye Reynolds and the ministry cluster she oversees, which includes Short Term Missions, Urban Camping, C-Fam and Youth Ministry. Please pray for Mandi Hecht as she prepares to go on maternity leave from C-Fam in the new year.
-Please pray for Trinity Baptist in Winnipeg and Hillside Church in North Vancouver, as they seek to call a pastor. Pray for those who have been involved in that process as the Lord guides their path.
-Pray for the church coaching network that is led by Ken Thiessen as they begin their ministry.
-Please pray particularly for David Holten and all the challenges and work around finances which are a part of this time of the year, for him, his staff and churches.
Many thanks.
Warmly
In Christ,
Jeremy