Plans to Further His Kingdom

Once again, we have woken up to see a sunny sky. After getting ready, we enjoyed a delicious breakfast cooked by the Kitchen Team. During worship this morning, the Kitchen Team shared thier thoughts and experiences with the rest of JSTM. We all know and appreciate the hard work and time that they have put into preparing and cooking the meals. They come on the STM to cook all day, rest at night, only to wake up the next morning to cook another meal for our large team of over 40 people. God has not only unified the members of the team, but he has showed them and the rest of JSTM what patience and endurance are- we are so thankful for that! Moreover, they have had the chance to observe a lot of what goes on in the kitchen- when there were supposed to be 2 people washing and drying dishes, a team of six members appears to be taking the time to help each other out during kitchen duty. And a lot of time we overlook situations where a helpful hand is given, but God allowed the Kitchen Team to observe and share this with the team, so that the characteristics developed during this STM are recognized and used in the future to serve others in our daily lives.

Furthermore, the Worship Team will be staying at the Gabriel Lodge today to help around and rest for the majority of the day. They have done great works for the Lord in the past week at the tent meeting in Mistissini, and will be enjoying a day of rest, as many of the members of the team are tired. Please pray that they will get sufficient sleep, for most of them are also serving in the Children’s Ministry.

However, the Children’s Ministry will be headed out to Mistissini this afternoon. Yesterday, there was sudden rain when we held the program, but there was none today- thank you Lord for the great weather! Again, the children were able to learn about God’s goodness through the skit, songs and video clip. They have practiced the songs for tomorrow’s performance in the tent. Since it will be Saturday tomorrow as well, we are expecting more children to come out. Please pray for patience with the children so that we may minister to all that arrive at the camp tomorrow.

Back at the Gabriel Lodge, the Renovation Team and several Worship Team Members renovated the cabins outside the Gabriel Lodge. They are almost complete- painting and last touches need to be done! We have seen the team work extremely hard for the past 2 weeks. Not only has it been a blessing to see a group of people work hard for the Lord, but the physical and mental strength that they have developed throughout the two weeks will definitely be traits that they can use to apply to their lives so that they may further God’s kingdom. We pray that the team will get enough rest today as well.

In addition, a large campfire was held at night today. It was so overwhelming to see such a beautiful star-filled sky next to a hot campfire. The team was in awe of God’s marvelous creation and we hope to bond together more in the remaining days. There will be a celebratory “thanksgiving worship” tomorrow morning as well to get different members of JSTM involved with worship through music!

Today was an extremely busy day, but we are so thankful for God’s providence. It was nice and sunny outside,

One’s prayer should come from the heart. We hope you continue to pray for us regarding the following:

1. The Renovation Team- safety when they are working, strength to carry out the workload and good fellowship within the team

2. The Children’s Ministry- rest, energy and a patient and loving heart so that they may reach out to the children in Mistissini

3. The Worship Team- rest and safety so that they may continue to have energy to continue to work on the cabins outside the Gabriel Lodge

4. The Kitchen Team- rest and strength to prepare and cook food for the entire team for the rest of the days left on the STM

serving to glorify His name,

JSTM 2012