May 2009

Dear Friends,
Praise the Lord!

It has been a very long and cold winter in most parts of western Canada. In fact it has only been the last two weeks of April that true signs of spring began to be seen and felt. Thankfully however there have not been many severe storms, so the roads have been very good.

The schedule during the last month has been especially busy. Besides regular services we had a great variety of opportunities to minister including to the residents at a drug and alcohol rehabilitation home, several senior’s homes, a Christian school, and women’s outreach breakfasts. It was thrilling to be able plant seeds of the gospel in many hearts.

In Caroline Bible School the students were powerfully challenged to be filled with the Holy Spirit. During one service in particular as they began to seek the Lord, there was a great break-though as several received the languages of the Spirit. Some students continued to seek the Lord for several hours after the service was dismissed.

I was personally greatly encouraged by the number of folks who came to the services even on busy week-nights. The Lord gave us wonderful surprises even when I did not expect them. For example, in the Tuesday night service in Pincher Creek, one teen-ager responded with tears to surrender his life to Christ.

One night in the community of Tappen, BC, a middle aged gentleman was among the visitors who attended the service. As the result of a serious accident his life and career had been affected. He had never....