Good Evening All
We are so happy to be able to share our first official update from Meadow Lake Saskatchewan!
After a great send off this morning from Tim Hortons:
We are so grateful that God provided an amazing travel day complete with a quick stop in Vegreville for lunch and a quick peek at the beautiful spinning Pysanka egg!
The team agreed that the trip really didn't feel like 7+ hours on the road as we had great devotions, conversation and views on the drive - Canola Fields as far as the eye could see!
God was reminding us throughout the day that His Plan and His Purpose is what is in store for us this week, not our specific goals or agendas on our own schedule just as scripture tells us in Proverbs 16:9 - In their hearts humans plan their course but the Lord establishes their steps.
Our steps lead us to arrive even a little ahead of schedule at the Turning Point Youth Center - see the Director Belinda and her husband Matt and drop off the supplies that we will be utilizing over the next couple of weeks. The team even took a turn at trying out the pool table and foose ball - we will be ready to spend some time with the youth - including some learning times and games together!
We got settled in at Tim & Judy's place - our hosts for the week in their amazing house where their heart for people is so evident! The big beautiful skies of Saskatchewan made for some stops for photo ops and marveling at God's creation.
Not a great photo but Alam was so engaging and was very interested to learn about our backgrounds and share about his experience and family - we spent quite a long time talking with him and it was a reminder that so many are lonely for connection that if we can allow God to open doors for conversation that we can connect - sometimes over AMAZING pizza!
Tomorrow we look forward to joining the morning church service at the E-free church here in Meadow Lake and then will head out to tour Bethel Gospel camp together - one of the places that we will serve this week helping in the kitchen.
Please pray for us as we settle into the first week here that we can make meaningful connections - whether places we expect them - church, the youth center etc, or other places that God is making a path for us, like we experienced over supper today.
We pray for health, unity, humility and an openness to the work that God has in store in and through us this week.
Thank you for your prayer support and encouragement to us.
Week 1 - Meadow Lake Team!
