Archive for July, 2010

We were newly married (two months) and I had just passed my one-year anniversary of being a believer in Christ.  When I walked through the doors of the Fernwood Community Bible Church thirty-seven years ago, I didn’t know the difference between the Old Testament and the New Testament.  I had long hair, a beard, and many leftovers from my hippie days.

 But Carole and I knew that we wanted to follow Jesus.  We found a dedicated Village Missionary couple named Ray and Martha Bell and a church family that was willing to accept us, love us and minister to this strange couple who had traveled across the country not sure of where they were going and what they would find when they got there.

 We recently traveled back to Fernwood, Idaho to help the congregation celebrate 60 years of being served by Village Missions.  Throughout the weekend I marveled at how God led us to such a place, without our knowing, where we would be so nurtured in our Christian walk.  I thanked Him that a church with little “glitz and glamour” had gotten it right in being the body of Christ to a couple who needed their ministry.

Click here to see pictures and reflections of our personal journey.

 Click here to see pictures of Fernwood’s 60^th Anniversary.

Each year for the past several years, Village Missions Canada has held a fund raising dinner in Red Deer, Alberta.  Former Village Missionaries Murray and Deb Graham do much of the work in putting on this dinner with help from some of the surrounding Village Missionaries.  These dinners are critical to the funding of Village Missions Canada, as we are somewhat low on regular, monthly donors.

Then, over the weekend, Carole and I had the privilege of visiting our field in Alder Flats, AB, where Sam and Mary Hayford serve.  Sunday we traveled to Rich Valley, AB to preach and to visit Village Missionaries Chris and Naomi White.

To see pictures and learn more click on the following links:

Red Deer Donor Dinner June 2010.

Visit to Alder Flats June 2010.

Visit to Rich Valley Community Church.