MMM | Janurary 14th
Welcome to another edition of Monday Morning Musings….
Part of our vision as a church reads to be a “world transforming community”. I still remember writing that part of the church’s vision 5 years ago and thinking, “that sounds really ambition, almost portentous”. However, over the years, I believe God has used our commitment to that part of our vision to do some amazing things. Lots of money and time has been donated for strategic causes, missionaries and missions teams have been sent out, the Riverbend/Terwillegar community has been served in substantial ways, various individuals have found healing through our recovery ministries, and much more.
This week, God gave me still another opportunity to sense the world transforming effect that The River is having and can have. I had a chance to sit across the table from our MLA, the honourable Dave Hancock. Over coffee, we had a great conversation and he expressed some real interest in the work we’re doing at The River. I first got to know Dave through the volunteer work I do with TRAC (Terwilligar Riverbend Advisory Council). However, his wife really connected with The River last May when we did a message entitled “Finding God in the Legislature”. For those of you who don’t remember, we set the gym up like a mini legislature and we had MLA Ron Prins in for an interview. After that, Dave pulled me aside at a TRAC meeting and told me how much his wife appreciated that service. Since then, he and I have had a chance to talk on several occasions.
Over coffee on Friday, we talked about some of the exciting new initiatives we’ve got going at The River. In particular, he wanted to know more about the parish nursing program we’re getting off the ground. Being the Minister of Health, he was very interested in how the government could partner with a local church to promote health in a community. We talked about how both of us had the same interest—helping people and bringing life to the community God had called us to.
As I left, I thanked God for the opportunity to talk to Dave—to learn from him and hopefully to influence his work in positive way. It was another tiny piece of the transforming work that God is doing through The River. May He keep on doing it.
Blessings all…
Part of our vision as a church reads to be a “world transforming community”. I still remember writing that part of the church’s vision 5 years ago and thinking, “that sounds really ambition, almost portentous”. However, over the years, I believe God has used our commitment to that part of our vision to do some amazing things. Lots of money and time has been donated for strategic causes, missionaries and missions teams have been sent out, the Riverbend/Terwillegar community has been served in substantial ways, various individuals have found healing through our recovery ministries, and much more.
This week, God gave me still another opportunity to sense the world transforming effect that The River is having and can have. I had a chance to sit across the table from our MLA, the honourable Dave Hancock. Over coffee, we had a great conversation and he expressed some real interest in the work we’re doing at The River. I first got to know Dave through the volunteer work I do with TRAC (Terwilligar Riverbend Advisory Council). However, his wife really connected with The River last May when we did a message entitled “Finding God in the Legislature”. For those of you who don’t remember, we set the gym up like a mini legislature and we had MLA Ron Prins in for an interview. After that, Dave pulled me aside at a TRAC meeting and told me how much his wife appreciated that service. Since then, he and I have had a chance to talk on several occasions.
Over coffee on Friday, we talked about some of the exciting new initiatives we’ve got going at The River. In particular, he wanted to know more about the parish nursing program we’re getting off the ground. Being the Minister of Health, he was very interested in how the government could partner with a local church to promote health in a community. We talked about how both of us had the same interest—helping people and bringing life to the community God had called us to.
As I left, I thanked God for the opportunity to talk to Dave—to learn from him and hopefully to influence his work in positive way. It was another tiny piece of the transforming work that God is doing through The River. May He keep on doing it.
Blessings all…
posted by Pastor Bruce @ 6:30 PM
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