Monday is hoppin'!

"In Him our hears rejoice, for we are trusting in his holy name.
Let your unfailing love surround us, Lord, for our hope is in you alone."
Psalm 33: 21 & 22

Today Josh & I woke to a beautiful blue sky & the smell of fresh cut grass... it was a splendid morning reading & praying for our day & our team that will be here in two days! About half way through our prayer time we started to smell something not so nice. We weren't sure what or where that smell was coming from. We opened the porch doors to hopefully get rid of the smell; only to find that it was stronger than ever! Finally, we remembered what our friend Brian had told us. On certain days the fisheries grind up all the "leftovers" of the fish & make cat food & whatever ~ YUCK! So that was not the nicest smell, but as we walked into town the smell faded & we were back in our bliss! :) We are spending the day today running errands & getting things in order for our team.

The past few days have been great! Yesterday Josh & I were walking home & ran into a lady named Silvia. We actually met her and her husband, Don in Aug. 07 when we came with Don Shannon, Director of Missions for S.E. Alaska, at a restaurant that we were eating at. We prayed for them at the time & she asked us to pray for her daughter, Carina. When we ran into Silvia yesterday she remembered us & was glad to see us, she also introduced us to her daughter Carina! WOW!! Please pray for them!

We have spent some real time praying for our summer, our students, & enjoy the journey as one leader has told us often. We are praying this summer will be life changing for our team, this city, & ourselves. I think at times we forget that we have been called to be in this place as salt & light. To not just live this life for ourselves. I was reminded this morning that God has called us out to be a witness here in Canada. To share the Love of Christ in our actions. Josh read a verse to me yesterday that really reminded me of the purpose of this summer. Romans 1:9(NASB) "For God, whom I serve in my spirit in the preaching of the gospel of His Son, is my witness as to how unceasingly I make mention of you,". Josh went on to look up the verse & found "Paul speaks of his service of God as "in the gospel" (not in preaching the gospel; he says nothing about preaching, but simply that he serves in his spirit in the gospel). The gospel is central to the living out of the Christian life as Paul sees it; really to understand the gospel and accept it means a change in ones whole life. It is central to Paul's preaching, certainly (1 Cor 1:17). But that is not his point here."
Pillar New Test Com. Leon Morrisword

I am excited to see how we can live what we believe to a lost world this summer! Pray for us as we daily meet people & share the reason we have hope!