Missions Trip to Quebec - 2008

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.

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!

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!

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.

Until tomorrow……

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Well, we finally arrived at our destination……..at 2:00am!!! During our road trip to Quebec City, we stopped at a Burger King, which was the only restaurant we recognized or could find. It was the largest Burger King we had ever seen! The interior design was very nicely done, and it didn’t look like a fast food restaurant at all. Their food was mostly the same, but somewhat different than in America. We got to the church, and unloaded our luggage.

The boys slept in the church basement, and the girls slept in the Teachouts’ house basement, next door. Most of us got about 4 1/2 hours of sleep. We were all so tired, that those sleeping bags never looked quite so good before! Sunday morning, the brass played a couple of songs in the service, and Stephanie and Lauren played a duet. Pastor V. preached a very good message, which was translated by Ray Teachout. I think there were about 5 regular church members in the service, besides our team, and the Teachouts. This is a normal Sunday attendance for them, although, sometimes they get other visitors, too.

We then had lunch with the church people, at the church. It was hotdogs and sweet corn, all you can eat! After lunch, we cleaned up, and went to visit the Basilica. This is a beautiful, and architecturally fantastic old Catholic church. It is dedicated to Sainte Anne, who is supposed to be Mary’s mother, according to Catholic teaching. There were many people there, sitting in the pews, praying, and lighting candles for their loved ones who have died. There was even one woman who was kneeling, and walking on her knees from the pews up to the front of the church. As she was going, she was praying, with her eyes held fast on the statue of Mary, and holding her rosary. It was all so sad to see so many people there, and this woman on her knees, too, somehow thinking that their ritualistic pilgrimages, and works would get their prayers answered and their souls saved.

After we saw the Basilica, Eric, Teri, Jennifer & Pastor V. went grocery shopping, so that we would have food to eat for a few days. The rest of us came back to the church to take greatly needed naps!

Tonight, the church service was preached by Eric Scarborough, translated by Ray Teachout.

The brass did a couple of songs, and there were 6 visitors in the service, one whom was a first-timer!! Three of the visitors were unsaved, so they were able to hear the gospel in the service. Praise the Lord!!

After the evening service, we ate hamburgers and poutine, a dish that is special to Quebec. Poutine is basically french fries, with brown gravy and large cheese curds on top. It sounds weird, but it is actually pretty tasty!

We will be having team devotions at 10:30pm tonight. Then, hopefully, we can all get a really good night’s sleep. Until later…..Bon Soir!

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