More Than A Missions Trip

I'm going to keep it short this week in order to better highlight two important events coming up in the next few days.

The first is this week's Sunday service (10 am here at the church as usual). We will have two special guest speakers coming this week. Karin Schemeit and Steve Sainsbury are members of Trafalgar PC in Oakville. They aren't ministers -- at least not in the sense the church usually reserves for the word -- they are just regular folk who decided to get involved in an awesome initiative their church started a few years back. Trafalgar PC is now partnering with a community in Uganda. I don't know exactly what the church's role is in the community's ongoing plan for development and sustainability, but that's why Steve and Karin are coming to share their experiences with us. It is a wonderful testimony to what a few ordinary people can do when we prayerfully engage in mission beyond the safety of our own churches, communities, and countries. You won't want to miss what Karin and Steve have to say, so please join us if you can!

The second is a meeting at NPC coming up this Monday evening, Oct 26, at 7:30 pm. The meeting is to explore the possibility of partnering with a community in the Third World ourselves. As I spoke about this past Sunday, Paul's (and Jesus') dream for the church was of an interconnected, worldwide, loving partnership of brothers and sisters in Christ. If we think of church as something only here in our own communities, then our church is too small. On Monday, I will be sharing a bit more of my desire to connect with the broader church and we'll begin brainstorming and dreaming together about what the possibilities might be. We'll ask questions like: Where could we go? What could we do? [And most importantly,] Why would we do it? You won't be committing yourself to anything by simply coming to the meeting on Monday, but if you're at all interested, please come and join the conversation. If you're interested but can't make it on Monday, please email me to let me know.

Thanks! See you soon!