Canadian Summer

Glimpse of the Prague Life

One of the great parts about being back in Canada for the summer is the opportunity to connect with supporters and share my passion and heart for what I have been doing with those I meet. Although fundraising is a dreaded chore I am learning to delight in the process. The chance to meet with the many people who have been praying for me and CISP and share how the Lord has faithfully answered their prayers.

Since my time back is so short I decided to have a fundraising and sharing night to give people a Glimpse of the Prague Life; turning our church gym into an intimate cafe, complete with Czech treats, cellists, street lamps and even a beggar. 

     

 

It was a fun evening complete with interactive centres where people could try their hand at Czech, try to convert Czech krounas to Canadian dollars and help fill out a KWL chart for what they know, wonder about and learned about my ministry. 

There were some great questions asked but due to time many of the wonder questions did not get answered.

Over the next little while I hope to answer some of these questions in my up coming news letters.

Many thanks to those who helped with this event especially with set up and clean up. It was such a blessing to have all of your help.

The evening helped to raise another 3% of my support and slowly but surly we are making it closer to my pledge goal of $2 575 per month. Please continue to pray for God's provision and that I will have the needed support before I am set to leave on August 6th!

Boat Day

Every summer our church College and Career group get together and have a boat day where we take over a beach, have a BBQ and enjoy all that Kal Lake has to offer. Many of us look forward to this day and it was a welcome day off.

   

 

I have come to realise that I don't have many pictures of myself enjoying these activities because I am the one always holding the camera. But indeed I was there just behind the lens :)

Climbing the mountain

Starting Over

Hard to believe it has been over two years since I began my water walking adventure. I started out with such fear and wonder of how all that needed to be done would be accomplished. The paper work to be filed, the life to pack up and the money to be raised. All the time the words of Jesus in the back of my mind: "Ye of little faith, why did you doubt?" Oh I doubt because my faith is so small, and yet with my mustard seed of faith (and will have to admit sometimes it was even much smaller than that) I witnessed God answer my prayers in a way I never thought possible. God answered so many prayers: from provision for needed support, to paying off student loans, to receiving my Czech VISA for the next two years! God is Faithful and this I should not so easily forget, as I often do!

So here I am again... seemingly back at the beginning with what seems like a mountain to climb and no peak in sight. Fundraising is the part of this journey that I am learning to appreciate and admire. I admire the generous hearts I encounter and the love and care that each supporter gives. Remembering that for many I am their ambassador; I am able to go share with the nations when they are not. Who am I to question how God will use his people to further his kingdom? Whether it is through their faithful prayers or their generous pockets.

To give a picture to supporters at where I am at with raising my monthly support I created a bookshelf (teachers and their books :). I am about halfway to my goal

Sometimes I look at the budget line and I tremble. Where will it come from? How will I get from here to there? Then I am reminded; I serve a God who makes the impossible, possible.

I had a student ask this year "How much money does God have?" One child was quick to answer "He doesn't need money! He's God!" Indeed HE is GOD! The creator of it all! This is the God that I serve. The Great Provider and it is in Him I will trust.

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