Update Tuesday 11/01/11

Last week I shared a quote from Hudson Taylor to another Canadian missionary to China named Jonathan Goforth in which he said:

"Brother, if you would enter that province, you must go forward on your knees."

Taking that advice to heart I have been trying to ensure that we enter our new work "on our knees."  With that in mind, I have begun a few initiatives to not only ensure that we are on our knees, but to invite those who have been faithfully supporting us in prayer already, to join us in specific opportunities of prayer together.  Here are a few opportunities to share with you and invite your participation:

1. Prayer and Fasting - I am going to try to use the second Tuesday of each month (that's today!) as an opportunity for prayer and fasting.  
2. Prayer Walking - We are going to try to have an opportunity to visit and pray in the Hamilton neighbourhood that we are targeting at least once a month.  We would love to invite anyone interested is visiting, seeing, and getting to know the neighbourhood to join us.  This month we will be going on the afternoon of January 3oth.  That is actually my birthday, so we are thinking of hosting a lunch at my place after church before heading down to Hamilton together.  If you are available and interested then just shoot me a quick e-mail so we can figure out numbers. 

We want to thank you for your continued support and prayer, and although physically joining us for a prayer walk is not realistic for many of you, we know that you continue to hold us in prayer from wherever God has you.
As you continue to pray, I would ask for prayer for Trinity, our youngest daughter, who has been suffering from a stomach ailment for almost three weeks now.  She has seen the doctor, had tests done at the hospital and had an ultrasound but still we cannot find the cause.  She experiences a lot of pain whenever she eats just a little bit, and if she eats anything close to a regular amount of a meal she gets a lot of pain followed by a bout of vomiting.  Please pray that we might find the cause and then the correct treatment.
I will also be working on a more specific transition schedule as we continue to work towards our transition out of our current roles in Milton.  Please pray for wisdom and guidance for God's timing, and please pray for the transition; that it would be as smooth as possible, that there would be individuals to fill our roles and better still, that God would raise up individuals with fresh passion and vision to surpass our roles and lead the Milton church to new heights in the future!
Thanks everyone!