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April/May 2006
Ok, so I had this big prayer letter written and
ready to print and mail and everything, but then
I thought, ‘Hm, I don’t like it...too much stuff
and fluff and not enough to the point
information.’ So here it is.
We’ve been busy
traveling, presenting our ministry in several
missions conferences and spent a couple of weeks
in Toronto with the launch service on Easter,
KidFest 2006, planning church activities,
looking for housing and we really got caught up
in all that. It was certainly frustrating
looking for housing. Oshawa is the sort of town
where, when you read an ad in the paper for a 3
bedroom house going for $850 a month all
inclusive, you know it’s in a bad part of town
or it’s a piece of junk! Doubt and frustration
set in, and I (Melissa) really started to get
upset. We want so badly to be in Toronto in June
of 06 (that’s just a month away!), but looking
at the financial situation, it’s just NOT
possible at all! How could this be? The
Hamiltons are so excited to have us join them,
we want to get there and start our ministry
yesterday. What’s going on?
Sometimes in our
Christian walk, we get caught up in ‘us’and not
enough ‘God’ seeps into our lives. We get busy
with work,or kids or school or whatever, that we
neglect our devotions, prayertime and sometimes
we forget that God is watching us and continuing
to be faithful to us, even though we aren’t even
acknowledging Him. I (Melissa again) have been
doing just that and have wondered why God isn’t
answering my ‘prayers’ to get to Toronto here
and now. He is certainly teaching me patience,
but I think He’s also humbling me and letting me
know that His timing doesn’t match up with mine.
And while I sometimes dislike this process
called deputation, it’s a learning, stretching
and growing experience. He’s molding me for my
ministry at Affinity. And while I thought I had
enough learning and growing in Vancouver, He’s
still got more in store for me. I’ve got such a
long way to go on this journey we call
Christianity, but that’s ok. I know “He’s still
workin’ on me’ to make me the best ‘me’ I can
be, and I’m thankful He’s still watching me,
even though sometimes I’m not watching out for
His hand.
Nathan's Ordination
April 2, 2006
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Here I am
at the Zoo in Seatle |
Me and
Kendall Hamilton on Easter! |
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Nolan’s Nook
I’m 18 months old now and have
really come into my own lately. I can
say dada, bye bye, uh oh, and I sing the
B-I-B-L-E, which mommy and daddy think
is just so cute. I spent lots of time
with Kendall Hamilton recently and had a
great time playing with her. Mommy
thinks I’m growing because I’m eating as
much as an adult and it makes people
laugh to see how much I eat! Thanks for
praying for me, mommy and daddy! I can’t
wait to move to Toronto! |
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