Jan 4: Doug & Glenda Campbell, Chetwynd, ON
Chetwynd is basically a rural road near Burk’s Falls (about 1000 people), between Orillia & North Bay, in the ‘Near North’ of Ontario. Our church and parsonage are on Chetwynd Rd, just outside of town. The church has been here a long time but is a new VM field. Primarily a tourist/recreation area, we’re only ½-hour from the famous Algonquin Park; lumbering & manufacturing are in decline. Many with cottages in the area end up retiring here. People are friendly and we feel welcomed by the church and the community. Prayer requests: we’ll follow God’s leading as we begin this new field; our efforts to get acquainted with the community will be fruitful; we can establish home Bible study groups for discipleship/outreach; invitations to special events & services will be well received; our church family will grow together in the grace & knowledge of our Lord. We’ve had good contacts with new people and pray they’ll be receptive to the Gospel; pray God will open doors to reach young families – we have very few.
