Hello! So January 10th was the trade deadline for all the junior teams (the league i play in now, and the one i was in before). I very much wanted to go back to Yarmouth before the deadline. I had been asking the Lord and expecting Him to take me back there. I had a game on the 10th (which we won by the way) and after the game i was waiting here at my billets house for a call. I was getting very disappointed as 11:15 came around (12 am was the deadline), but whitney called me right then to see how i was and encouraged me. Im very thankful for her. She encouraged me just to spend my time with the Lord during the time when i was waiting for a call. So i was just spending time with the Lord and not thinking about the time and 12 am came and went and i didn't receive a call. But i can say i wasn't disappointed. After spending time with the Lord i was very encouraged. One song i was singing was "God will make a way, where there seems to be no way..." So i didn't get picked up and i was/am doing very fine. Right now i am still playing with my team in East Hants.
I had not thought about continuing to keep asking the Lord to take me back to Yarmouth, since the deadline was over. But my mom said to me that i should continue to keep asking the Lord. Because He says to Ask, seek, and knock. He doesn't say stop asking when it looks like its not going to work out. The deadline is officially over, but we dont serve a God who is limited by early time. He can, what the song says "Make a way where there is NO way". So I will continue to keep asking the Lord to take me back, and in that Persistent asking He will meet me there and direct me to what i need to be praying, if i need to continue with what i have been asking or be asking for something different. Im very thankful to my mom for this, and also June was sharing with me stories of Jonathan (her son) and of Bob Mencer when they had been believing for a situation and asking the Lord for something and a deadline had came and gone, but the Lord opened a door for them. Both of them with their jobs. So i was very encouraged by that.
But its great to just be at such a peace about being here. Its just like He says in His word about giving us a peace that will surpass our understanding. Its very very good!! He will most certainly work this out for my good!
So i have found a church in the area. I am now attending Seaside Community Baptist Church. Its a very cool story as to how i found the church. Most of you all know Judah Thomas from our church in England. I was talking to Judah before i had come home for break and he was telling me that one of his friends has come to halifax and started a church in the area. He sent me the link to their church website and i checked it out on the web. I wasn't able to go before i came home for break, but i was able to go last sunday and today as well. I really really liked it there. Kamal Sampara is the pastor of the church. He is a very good teacher and i have loved the 2 messages i have heard from him so far. I spoke to him last sunday and told him that i knew Judah and he was just blown away that we had a mutual friend in England with him being in canada and me living in Pa. It was pretty funny how blown away he was. But it was really cool too. We could only talk for a bit last week, since he had to greet the members of his church. But i gave him my number and i told him we would talk later. Today after church i met some more people and today this lady invited me over for lunch. She said the pastor and a couple other people were going to be there. So i went over after church and i had soooooo much fun. I cant remember the lady's name right now, but her husbands name was dave and they have 3 kids. 2 girls and a boy. They also had 2 guys from the church over who were around my age, Chris and Adam, they were nice guys. I ended up hanging around their house for a couple hours and we all just visited together. They have a prayer meeting every sunday night at the house i was at and they told me if i ever wanted to stay around town for the afternoon i could stay and come to the prayer meeting that evening. (The church is in Upper Tantallon which is 40 to 45 min from East Hants where i am, so i am not able to go back and forth all the time). So if i were to stay for the evening prayer meeting i would just hang around town for the whole afternoon. I decided not to go today, but i told them i will plan to stay one afternoon and attend later on.
The church is very young, they just started about 6 months ago. But the people are not young believers. I can see that they do need more teaching, but they are definitely getting it from Pastor Kamal. So you guys could be praying for their growth as a body as well. I think my time here will be very very good. Even if i go down to Yarmouth i can still make the trip up every now and then to attend when i have a sunday free. Its not to to far.
Those of you that have been asking the Lord for a good friend for me, i do believe the Lord has answered that prayer. I am getting along very well with Pastor Kamal and already he is a very dear friend to me. We clicked right away and i love getting the chance to spend time with him. He is a young pastor, so he is easy to get along with and we have a mutual friend in Judah which makes it easier because we already have that in common. So thank you all that have been praying for a friend for me, the Lord has answered that prayer!
So that is what has been happening to date. Thank you all for your continued prayers and encouragement through emails and etc... thank you! bye for now!!!!!!
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