February 4th and 5th

On Tuesday, we met our goal and distributed 12 Bibles at the university of Calgary. Tuesday night we had a full house of college students in Airdrie. We had 28 college students in attendance. There were over 40 people including the trainees and other serving ones. We enjoyed learning how to experience Christ as the barley and wheat. The unlimited Christ supplies us while we go through limiting situations.

Today, half of us went to the University of Calgary to be in the student coordination and to have appointments with students. The other half of the trainees had Bible distribution at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. Within the first 30 minutes of tabling, they had passed out 60 Bibles. By the end, they passed out 172 Bibles. Our goal for the entire two weeks was 200 bibles and it was almost accomplished in one day! Praise the Lord.

The college students and the young people have been so sweet in expressing their appreciation for our visitation. Although it feels like we haven’t done much, it seems the Lord has taken our portion and blessed it. Seeing them encouraged has encouraged us.

Prayer Burdens:

• For our time in Lethbridge with the saints and young people.
• For each one of the recipients of the Bibles at SAIT and UofC so that they would be hungry to read the Word.
• For the strengthening of the students at both SAIT and UofC to be able to take care of the ones who want further contact. There is an overwhelming amount of contacts and not enough manpower to meet the need. May the Lord supply and sustain our own students.
• For the high school seniors at Airdrie as they finish their last semester. Pray that the Lord would guide them and strengthen them in their going on as they move on to their next stage in life.

Although there has been a virus that has affected most of the trainees and saints here in Airdrie, the Lord is sweeter now than He was before. We thought we came here to shepherd, but instead, we have been shepherded. The Lord sovereignly brought us all into a very sweet mutual shepherding with the saints here. We feel connected, blended, and one with the saints in Airdrie after just one week!

Friday, January 31st after our truth pursuit, we went to the University of Calgary to support the Bible study with the college students. In the evening, we had very sweet fellowship with the saints in the home meetings. On Saturday, we had another perfecting time for the college students. After this time, the college students were really encouraged and excited to come visit us in the training this spring. Saturday evening, we went to a home for the second young people’s meeting in Airdrie. The burden for this time was to encourage the young people to serve and function in the church life, specifically with the children. On Lord’s Day, before our table meeting in the afternoon, there was a special fellowship with the sisters in Airdrie at 9am about serving in the church life. We must be like Martha who served practically, but we must also be like Mary who loved unreservedly. Our service to the Lord and our love for him must be in and through His resurrection life. We need to be a Martha-Mary-Lazarus people.

On Monday, we distributed 11 Bibles at the University of Calgary and had two appointments with college students at Ambrose University. Monday evening we had a sweet time visiting saints in their homes and spending time with their young people. We really feel this time was sovereignly arranged. On one of the car rides, the young people opened up to us and asked us to pray for their going on despite their struggles in the church life. May the Lord bless and keep each young person in Airdrie!

Prayer Burdens:

• The last two days of Bible distributions and appointments at the universities in Calgary (Ambrose, University of Calgary, and Southern Alberta Institute of Technology)
• The strengthening of the church life in Airdrie and for the going on of all the young people.
• Our visit to the church in Lethbridge from February 6-9.

Jesus is Lord on the college campuses in Calgary! In these past two days we have been able to distribute 64 Bibles. Twenty-four Bibles were distributed at the University of Calgary in the past three days. On January 28th, our goal was to distribute ten Bibles. We had ten minutes left before tabling ended and only four Bibles had been distributed. As we prayed for our goal to be met in the last ten minutes, two Christian ladies came who were so happy to meet us. They took six Bibles. Praise the Lord!

Three trainees and two local saints participated in distributing 40 Bibles in three hours at SAIT (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology). Many approached the table with a hunger for the word and seven desired further contact. Although there is currently no Christian club, there is a burden that a weekly Bible study could be held for those interested to have Christian fellowship on campus.

On Tuesday, we had the college meeting where we spoke on the Full-Time Training. Five trainees spoke on the five pillars of the training and two gave their testimony on how the Lord brought them to the training. After the meeting, we all enjoyed each other’s sharing so much that we wished we could sign up for the training all over again! Students came up to us after the meeting to open up questions and concerns they had regarding the training. We believe this time was really used by the Lord and we thank the saints for praying for this time.

Prayer Burdens:

• For there to be a Christian club at SAIT and for the community saints to enter into the burden for the students at SAIT.
• For the next three Bible distributions and our ongoing appointments with college students.
• For the health of the trainees and the local saints in Airdrie.
• For the college perfecting meeting this Saturday, February 1.

January 27th

Today, six trainees went to the University of Calgary for a Bible distribution and distributed seven bibles. The university is very strict about tabling and will only allow us to distribute bibles to students who approach the table instead of us actively handing them out. Therefore, the seven students who approached the table were genuinely interested, eager and open to receiving a free study Bible. One student approached the table while we were packing up to leave and was very interested in the club. Two college students connected with her and invited her to the club welcome dinner.

Two trainees also went to Ambrose University to have an appointment with college students who are planning on attending the Full-Time Training next fall. The college students from Ambrose University gave us a tour of their small Christian private school and were eager to show us the Watchman Nee books they found in their school library. Their library is one of the largest private academic libraries in western Canada.

Prayer Burdens:

• For the seven Bible recipients to receive much life and light from the word and for the next five Bible distributions on this campus.
• For one student who approached the table to attend the welcome dinner on Wednesday, January 29th.
• For the Lord to prepare the two college students in Ambrose university to come to the training next fall.
• For the college meeting tomorrow night. The trainees will be sharing their experience in the training with all the college students in Calgary.