His Grace is Enough

Its Thursday already and there are many blessings that we have received from God! His grace has been sufficient and overwhelming within the past six days. Our Worship Team lead another morning filled with songs of praise for our team. Yesterday, they went to Mistissini and were able to share songs of praise with their community once again.

Moreover, the Renovation Team was able to connect with the people in Mistissini at the Perch River. At the Perch River in Mistissini, our team raised the tent and made the platform for the tent meeting next week. They ate dinner with the native people and fellowshipped with one another. When the team was about to leave, one of the native men climbed into the truck and would not allow the renovation team to leave. He even asked if they could take him home in stead of Nelson! What is remarkable to see within this team is the fact that had the energy to come back from Mistissini to continue to work as well! At the Gabriel Lodge, they replaced a pump in the basement and threw out the garbage from their construction progress. God has given the Renovation team great opportunities to fellowship within their ministry and with the Aboriginal people.

Furthermore, the Children’s Ministry held the program at a smaller tent in the cultural village. Even though fewer children came today, they learned about patience and goodness, had lots of fun singing songs and had a lot of fun! Tomorrow will be the last day in OJ, so our team made the children cards and bracelets to show them God’s love. We have had great fellowship within out team and we hope for the best tomorrow!

Felix has also taken tons of great photos for this blog! Thanks to him, we have many memories of this STM.

Tonight, our team sat outside the Gabriel Lodge, in awe of God’s creation on earth. An array of astonishing northern lights, shooting stars and marvelous stars were scattered across the night sky. It is unbelievable to know that God had made and placed each of these in the sky for us to see. Coming from Toronto, it was a truly remarkable experience to see the beauty of the earth.

Although our week is coming to an end, please continue to pray for:

1. The Renovation Team- safety when they are working, strength to carry out the workload and good fellowship within the team and Aboriginal people. Please pray for their health as well

2. The Children’s Ministry- pray that the children will come back tomorrow to learn more about the fruit of the spirit, as they will be asked to commit their life to God.

3. The Worship Team- rest and safety so that they may continue to have energy to serve

4. The Kitchen Team- rest and strength to prepare and cook food for the entire team

6. Health of team members- several individuals are experiencing sickness or weakness in their body. Please pray that God may heal them so that they may continue to serve the Lord.

Until next time,

JSTM 2012