Winter's in the Air

He's heading away from the house, thankfully!

It’s that time of year when the bears head for hibernation.  We had an early snow and thought it would be with us for the rest of the year, but it warmed and the snow has melted.  The mountains  have their velvety white coat of snow reminding us that before long it will be back to stay!

The RCAC Team

The Richmond Chinese Alliance Church team was here October 24-28. We spent three wonderful days in the community of Kispiox ministering to the children there.  We sang, did skits, told Bible Stories, and shared meals together. I am so thankful for God’s hand in it all, and the opportunity to share with Him in His work. Please join me in giving thanks and praying that these seeds will become young growing plants of God’s grace in the children’s hearts.

               

RCAC ministry October 2012

I spoke with the youth coordinator in Kispiox the other day, asking how many Christian groups come to minister each year.  She said only the Richmond Chinese Alliance and LAMP groups do Christian children’s ministry in their community.  The United and Pentecostal churches in the community also minister to the youth. We are so thankful God has given us the opportunity to participate with them in the gospel by sharing with and loving the children and youth of their community.

Development Ministries

I continue to meet weekly with young prospective leaders, trusting God will open their minds to understand and their hearts to receive the things of God so that they themselves can become teachers. I pray also that others would follow in their footsteps. Please pray they will grow strong and be encouraged in their walk with God.

Challenges    

We all remember when we were young in our walk with God how even the little things "trip us up."  As we have grown through the years we still get tripped up sometimes, but there is a stability that was absent in the beginning.  The same is true with many of the young people I am working with these days.  They go along quite well growing and making progress, then something comes along that "trips them up." They get discouraged and think about giving up.  We know the enemy would love for them to quit.  May I ask you to be especially prayerful for these ones? Pray as they go through trials that their faith would grow, enabling them to stand strong in their relationship with Christ.

New Horizons

Last month in my newsletter, I mentioned the possibility of conducting VBS in communities in the northern Nass Valley and in the western coastal areas.  Please continue to pray about these locations. We are targeting the communities of Port Simpson and Kincolith, asking God to allow us to send a VBS team there this coming summer.  Our great desire is that there would be a couple people from the Hazelton area joining with the teams. I long to see young people share the love of Christ with others so that they, too, will begin experiencing a relationship with God. Please join me in prayer that these things would be possible.

Prayer Partners

Newly carved totem pole in Kispiox

What would I do without prayer partners like you praying for me on a regular basis? I need your prayers every day!  Please pray that I will listen to the small inner promptings from the Lord.  Pray I will know what to say when I am dealing with people in desperate need. Pray I will know when just to listen quietly without a need for words and when to speak. Pray I will be used by God in helping others to have a relationship with Him through Jesus. It means the world to me to know you are praying, asking God to help me and be with me every moment. 

My prayer for you is that God will bless you and help you.  My prayer is that your need, whatever it might be, would be met.  I pray for those with family, health and relationship crises.  I pray for those who long for a deeper relationship with God, but feel it is a constant struggle.  I ask for your blessings Lord; I ask You to meet each one.  I ask that Your grace will be evident to them and that You would work through their situations to bring glory to Your Name alone. Amen!

Partner together for the cause of Christ,

                                                                                                                                                       

Bart