It has been quite a while since we have posted anything, as we have had quite a full schedule, so we'd like to update you on what's been going on here in Edmonton. There is much good news!
Over the last several months we have seen some significant growth in our church fellowship.
- At the close of the school year, we had a barbecue at the home of a couple in the church as we celebrated the beginning of summer and waved farewell until fall to our university students who have been attending since winter. We had quite a turnout and everyone enjoyed good fellowship.
- The men meet every other Saturday morning, and have finished their journey through Nehemiah. There are usually between 4-6 of them, and they enjoy this time. Occasionally they also go out after their fellowship to try to share the gospel with people in the area where they meet.
- We began a monthly ladies fellowship in January and it has grown in size from 2 to 6 over the last several months. It has been a blessing to share prayer and encouragement.
- Our small children's church has excellent support from the adult fellowship. We always have help with setup and breakdown, particularly since someone in the church made wheeled cabinets to store the things we use so we don't have to pack and unpack each week. We have had several visiting families (either checking our the church or visiting their family members who are fellowshipping with us) and we have gotten nothing but positive feedback from both children and parents.
- The Lord has brought several new people our way as the summer has developed who are coming regularly. One family moved from Calgary and so "transferred" to us from the Calvary Chapel there. Another couple was seeking to get back to church and preferred a smaller group. Still another young believer found out about Calvary Chapel at the recommendation of a teacher he listens to online. We also have seen the growth of the body in serving at their own initiative. We feel like a church family in many ways.
- We have had a website, Facebook page and blog online for people to find us for quite a while, and we have been in our community league newsletter as well. We are also now in print, as we have a listing in our local Shepherd's Guide, the Christian directory distributed widely across the region. Already we have had one first time visitor who found us in the Shepherd's Guide.
We have a couple of prayer requests as well, but we will put that in a separate post. Thanks for taking time to read about what's happening here. We always appreciate your prayers, financial support and encouragement, and we absolutely couldn't do without them.
By grace,
Dejan & Julie
