Missions Trip to Quebec - 2008

Here is an update for you on the outdoor concerts we did last night:

Praise the Lord!! We have felt your prayers! We drove to a mobile home park that had a little cafe/store with a raised wooden deck. (It made a great place for the brass ensemble to set up and play!) Ray Teachout had called ahead and asked the owner if we could give a brass concert. The owner thought that was a great idea, so we went over there, (fairly close to the church), and there were people there waiting for us! They had some chairs all set up, and they were waiting to here the concert! We passed out some invitations to the Sunday concert, and several people were responsive to us. During the outdoor concert, a train went by, and a couple of very loud vehicles sped by us, which made it impossible to hear the brass instruments a few times, but they kept on playing, and we just prayed that the Lord would keep the noise and distractions away. And He did!

Concert at the Mobile Home Park.

Today, we all drove in our 3 vans to another area of town. We split up into teams of two, and one person covered one side of the street, and the other covered the other side of the street. We passed out booklets of Romans and the Gospel of John, and a gospel tract, and an invitation to our Concert on Sunday.

Mark P, Jennifer Olt, and Eric S. distribute Gospel booklets and invitations.

The responses we got were mixed. Mostly, people were friendly and took the booklets, or we left them on the door steps. A few times, people would refuse the booklets, and say “no thanks” in french. People are so saturated with their Catholic background, even if they don’t practice Catholicism actively. It is part of their heritage, and culture, not just their religious background. So, any literature that looks like it is not Catholic seems like it comes from a cult, to them. Anyway, hopefully, people will at least read the invitation to the concerts on Sunday. We were able to pass out just under 700 booklets and invitations!

This afternoon, some of us went to a Walmart about 30 minutes away.  Quite a few of us did not bring warm enough clothing for tomorrow’s excursion trip, so we picked up some extra sweatshirts, and gloves, etc.

Tonight, the Wednesday Bible Study and Prayer Time went well.  Eric Scarborough preached a message on prayer.  Mark Pate and Stephanie each played solos, and the brass played a song.   There was a new couple there, who were visiting from Maine.

Directional Sign of various streets in Quebec.

Well, this is all for tonight!  Stay tuned to tomorrow, although we will be out of town most of the day.

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Today has been another work day, much like Monday. The drywall crew is continuing to work in the Prophet’s Chamber, and the Nursery, putting up drywall, and trimming out the edges. An electrical crew is here today, also, getting the electrical wiring installed in the new bathrooms, etc.

Pastor V. and Mark H. work on the ceiling.

The outdoor crew of everyone else besides Pastor V., Kevin and Mark H. Everyone dug in the dirt, leveled out dirt, moved rocks, sowed winter rye seed over the dirt, and watered the seed. Thankfully, the sun has actually come out from behind the clouds today. We an see some blue sky, and it has warmed up a little bit. It is so nice to see the sun!

The yard crew sowing winter rye for the fall season.Mark P. and Eric Scarborough lift a boulder onto the trailer to be moved.

This afternoon, Pastor V. has taken the Teachouts to look for a van. Everyone else has resumed their posts.

Stephanie and Lauren and Jennifer Olt painting a fence.

Teri and Claire are babysitting the Teachout children, and Pam is blogging and inserting literature into the Gospel of John and Romans booklets.

Tonight we have another concert in the park, and will be passing out more invitations to the Sunday Concert. Pray that many people will come to the concert tonight, and will also come to the concert on Sunday, and hear the gospel.

Sign in front of the church, announcing our Concert on Sunday.Eric and Teri in the kitchen preparing for a meal.

Until tomorrow…..

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Today we all worked on several projects assigned to us, or otherwise volunteered for. The first crew was Pastor V, Kevin, and Mark Heinold. They did sheetrock work on the prophet’s chamber, to get that finished for when the Teachouts have other visiting pastors or missionaries stay with them.

Drywall crew Kevin and Pastor V. add 2X4s to the ceiling.

Eric H. makes a hole in the wall for plumbing.

Pam preparing labels for Gospels of John and Romans booklets, with Teri Pate looking on.

Claire labels booklets for distribution.

The second group was Claire and Pam. They worked on making corrections to, and labeling the booklets of, the Gospel of John and Romans. They corrected and labeled 1500 booklets today!

Stephanie, Lauren, and Eric S. moving a dirt pile.

Landscaping crew leveling dirt and pulling weeds.

The third crew was Eric Scarborough, Jennifer Olt, Mark Pate, Lauren, Stephanie, and Eric Haines, & Teri Pate. They did a lot of hard dirty work outside in the back yard. They shoveled damp, wet, dirt from one place to another, leveling out dirt, and will plant grass seed on a downward slope, so that it won’t be just be mud when it rains. The Teachouts would like to put a picnic table & volleyball court out there to provide more opportunities for outdoor use for the church people and for themselves. The group has worked very hard today, and everything is looking great!

Eric Haines and Teri have also been working hard at feeding us meals, which is very appreciated!

Mark and Mark enjoying cheese steak sub sandwiches for lunch.

Last night, we gave Ray and Jennifer Teachout their gifts from Faith Baptist Church! They were very appreciative, and will enjoy their new van, a new computer, and new bicycles for the 3 children! We will be doing some shopping this week to pick out their new van, the computer, and the bikes.

Tonight, we will be going to a park, and having a concert there, if it doesn’t rain. It has been cloudy since we got here, and has rained off and on. The ones not playing the brass will be handing out tracts and invitations to the final concert next Sunday. Please pray that the Lord will hold back the wind and rain, and that many people will come to the concert.

Outdoor Concert on Orleans Island.

Until tomorrow……

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