Pocatello Outreach Team and Events

Yesterday evening, after a longer than expected journey, a team of 14 people from our home church arrived here in Edmonton! We were so blessed to see these weary travellers and welcome them to our city and into our home for a time of food and fellowship.

 It is SO GOOD to see people from back home! The body of Christ transcends location, and these brothers and sisters are so dear to us; we bless God for their willingness to come be with us and serve. "The team", as they are affectionately called, will be with us for the next 9 days.

Edmonton is one of the principal Canadian host cities for the FIFA Women's World Cup soccer event, and we are hoping to get the team to the stadium area for some evangelism before the games that are happening while they are here. The opening ceremony and match had 52,000 people in attendance, so the aim is to get the gospel into the hands and ears of many.

The team will also join in the life of the church during their stay. We are very excited to be holding our first baptism this coming Sunday, and three people are planning to get baptized! Two are new believers in the last 6 months or so and the third had just never been baptized. Since we're renting space in a building with only a standing baptismal font, we had to get creative. (Stay tuned for photos in another post!)

We're also planning a church potluck and baby dedication. Our sweet little baby is also going to be dedicated by our pastor, just like all her sisters before her. It is such a blessing to have Pastor Jeff and his wife Christina here with the team, and we couldn't pass up the opportunity to involve them in this event in her life.

If you pray for us, please take some time to lift up this outreach team in your prayers. They have experienced some opposition just to get to us, and we trust that God has great plans for them or there wouldn't be such a stand against them. THANK YOU for keeping up with us and the ministry here.

By grace always,
Dejan and Julie