This past week I have had the privilege of being the beneficiary of Mennonite hospitality in the Winnipeg area. It was a joy to share the VOICE story with several groups of people and realize afresh God’s greatness! What showers of blessing to meet a whole new church family in the Winnipeg area and learn how God is working through His people there both in their own Jerusalem and to the ends of the earth...all have refreshed my spirit.
Immediately upon arrival at the Saint John, NB, airport, May 17, I welcomed Beth, our
Ugandan colleague and friend to Canada! A few months ago, it looked “impossible” for her to get visas for either Canada or the USA, due to pandemic caused backlogs...but God specialized in such “impossibilities” and she got a visa for both. Perhaps it was the long isolation period we all have been through, mixed in with the explosion of Spring with all of its beauty, but, for whatever reason, being reunited with a friend from far away has been a compounded blessing. You most likely know the name “Beth” from our communications from 2013 onward, and to have her here in my world is a wonder only God could make happen. Her flight from Uganda arrived 2 hours before mine returning from Winnipeg! My brother arrived early and visited with Beth until my plane touched down in Saint John. What encouragement Beth’s presence has brought, seeing her and praying together again face-to-face. It is, however, a huge disappointment that we will probably not be seeing Ruth. Somehow in my travels west, I managed to lose my passport, and its replacement is a lengthy process at the current time. So the three of us are forced to rely on telephone and Zooming for the time being.
Beth’s (and my) Tentative Schedule
May 24-25 White Head Island Baptist Church, Grand Manan, NB
May 27 Visits in Moncton, NB
May 29 Bloomfield Baptist Church
May 30 – June 20. Beth in USA
June 22 (7:00 – 8:00 PM) Faith Bible Baptist Fellowship, Sussex, NB – open for anyone in the area who would like to meet Beth in person and hear an update from her of the VOICE Africa ministry.
June 26 True Life Church, Quispamsis, NB
June 30 Beth returns to Uganda
