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Sunday–Service and Concert

August 12th 2008

Sunday was a wonderful day!  We had a good morning service, and there were 4 people there, besides our team and the Teachouts, and their summer intern, Aaron.  Pastor V. preached a good message on how God prepares people ahead of time for assignments He wants them to accomplish.

Stephanie and Lauren play a duet in the Sunday morning service.

Stephanie and Lauren play a duet in the Sunday morning service.

Teri Pate gives her testimony in the Sunday morning service.

Teri Pate gives her testimony in the Sunday morning service.

Our Team sings a hymn in French, in the morning service.

Our Team sings a hymn in French, in the morning service.

Mark H. and Mark P. play a duet in the morning service.

Mark H. and Mark P. play a duet in the morning service.

Pastor V. preaches the Sunday morning service, with Pastor Teachout translating in French.

Pastor V. preaches the Sunday morning service, with Pastor Teachout translating in French.

After the morning service we ate lunch, and packed the vans to get ready for our trip home.  We then drove to a scenic place up a hill, in order to take an “official” Team Photo.  It was difficult trying to find just the right place for the photo, in order that we all would not be squinting in the sun, and also that we would have a scenic background for our picture.  After many tries, I think we finally got a few shots that will work and look good!
 
The Sunday evening service was our big Concert night. This was what we had worked hard for during the week, passing out tracts and invitations to the Concert, and giving brass concerts in the park, and passing out more invitations.  The Lord blessed the evening and brought in 14 people, not including the Teachouts and our Team!  Praise the Lord, there were between 1 and 3 people there that we know were not saved.  The Gospel was preached throughout the service, through the testimonies, a message by Pastor V., and a short message by Pastor Teachout at the end of the service.
It was a successful evening, and God used it, we know to encourage Christians, and expose Quebecans to the Gospel.  Thank you all for praying for us during this week, and for the Concert on Sunday evening!
Eric Scarborough giving a testimony in the Sunday Evening Concert.

Eric Scarborough giving a testimony in the Sunday Evening Concert.

Kevin and Eric H. playing a trumpet duet in the Concert.

Kevin and Eric H. playing a trumpet duet in the Concert.

Pam gives a  testimony in the Sunday Evening Concert.

Pam gives a testimony in the Sunday Evening Concert.

Members and visitors listening to the Sunday Evening Concert.

Members and visitors listening to the Sunday Evening Concert.

After the concert, we went over to the Fellowship Room and had snacks with the people that were at the concert. The Quebecan people love to socialize, and so we all spent time fellowshipping with them, and giving an opportunity for the Teachouts to talk with some of them.  It was a very nice time with everyone.
 
Pastor Teachout and Pastor V. fellowshipping after the Sunday Evening Concert.

Pastor Teachout and Pastor V. fellowshipping after the Sunday Evening Concert.

Mark H. coloring a picture with 4 year old Laura Teachout.

Mark H. coloring a picture with 4 year old Laura Teachout.

Some of the young people and others from the church, at the fellowship after the Evening Concert.

Some of the young people and others from the church, at the fellowship after the Evening Concert.

 At 9:20pm, we drove our three vans across the border, into the US, and the crossing went very smoothly!!!  Thank you for praying for that!  There was not even a glitch! Praise the Lord!  We continued to drive into the night to Burlington, VT.  We arrived there at 2:00am, Monday morning, at our motel, and split up into our rooms, and crashed out for the rest of the night.

Read more on the next blog about our trip home….

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The Trip To Quebec

August 2nd 2008

Lauren and Stephanie occupy their time w/ games.Mark enjoying his Bible reading.
Mark enjoying his Bible reading.
 
Eric Haines, Eric Scarborough, and Pastor V watch as our flight gets more and more delayed.
Eric Haines, Eric Scarborough, and Pastor V watch as our flight gets more and more delayed.

We all got to the airport by 5:20am.   (I think I got 2 1/2 hours sleep!)  We made it to Atlanta fine.  We made it to Baltimore fine.  I think a few of us even got a little nap on the way there.  Now we are waiting, in Baltimore, for our plane to get here from Orlando.  We learned when we got here, that our plane had been delayed by two hours.  A few minutes ago, we found out that our plane has been delayed 30 more minutes.  Just now, we have learned that the plane has been delayed 10 more minutes. 

Kevin is on his way directly from Pensacola to Quebec City.  We were supposed to meet him there, but now that he will beat us there, Ray Teachout will be picking him up from the airport. 

There is a very fair chance we may not make it to Quebec City by tonight.  This is okay, if this is how the Lord wills it for us.  Pastor V. told us from the beginning that we must be flexible, and flexible we are!

Mark Pate, Mark Heinold, Stephanie, and Lauren are enjoying some quiz games while we are waiting. This is also great “bonding” time for them, (like they have never bonded before!)

Claire has taken some photos of the group, so you can see what we are up to on our day of traveling!  Please be in prayer for us, for safety, that we will keep a positive spirit, and that we will get as good of a night’s sleep as possible, wherever we may be!

Pam

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