Christmas Blessings

This past Christmas was filled with so many blessings for us!  We were excited to be able to fly home to Nova Scotia to celebrate with our friends and family there.  We were constantly reminded of Gods amazing timing and provision through our time there. 

A friend took some pregnancy pictures
while we were there.  What a special
gift to us!

We were able to fly to and from without any travel interruptions, praise God for that!!!  Both times we were just a few hours away from storms.  

We had several wonderful opportunities to connect with loved ones during our 3 weeks, and as always the time just flew on by!

We went to Nova Scotia with great expectations in a way...Expectations from God.  As we traveled we were very aware of our financial need back here in Ontario for our tuition.  We believed during our time there that God would work and that He would be the one to provide for us if it is His will for us to be here in the training.  God most definitely moved, but it wasn't at all how we expected Him to.

We were plagued with horrible winter weather our whole time in Nova Scotia, and we were not able to visit some church's like we had hoped to while we were there.  3 weeks just didn't seem like enough time to do everything that we felt needed to be done, but we chose to trust God in His timing in the midst of the uncontrollable circumstances.  

We were blessed to speak at our home church, Immanuel Baptist Church.  What an encouragement that body of friends are to us!!!  

After we shared at our Church

We left Nova Scotia just a few short days ago feeling encouraged by those who chose to join with us in this task of seeing the Gospel taken to those without it, yet still hopeful in how God was going to provide the rest of our tuition needs still waiting for us in Ontario.

We began classes today, and as we went to class we checked our mailbox and we were amazed to find a letter that came just after we left back in December.  In that letter was a generous donation to us that would cover almost all of our tuition bill remaining for last semester!!!  What an amazing surprise!  It was there waiting for us the whole time!  Mitch and I are so thankful, humbled, and astounded yet again by those in our lives who have chosen to partner with us.  We were reminded again at how it is God who is providing all we need while we are here, and we are SO thankful for the generous hearts of those God has placed in our lives!

Thanks to all of you who have partnered with us.  Thanks to all of you who have been an encouragement to us.  Thanks to every single one of you who prays for us, and for most thanks be to God for being Jehovah Jireh, the One Who Provides!!!

Beginning today with our North American World View course