Reflections of a Lovely Lady

“Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain:
but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.”
Proverbs 31:30

The Ladies Retreat is right around the corner. You are invited to come and share with us at Arrowhead Native Bible Center for a weekend of fellowship, testimony, music, games, food, friends, some pampering and maybe a few surprises. We will be having a Mary Kay consultant come and pamper us with Satin Hands, Satin Lips, and a Facial.

All ladies ages 15 and up are welcome to attend. registration will be on Friday, October 16th at 6:00pm. As space is limited, pre-registration is requested (see link to brochure for registration form or contact Marcia Strout at 506-339-9005). The retreat will close with the noon meal on Sunday. Bring along your Bible, a notebook and pen, bedding, toiletries and warm clothing. It’s going to be a wonderful weekend and we’d love to have you come and share with us.

Ladies will be hearing from guest Speaker Beth McMahon, currently working in ministry as Dean of Women at New Brunswick Bible Institute and on faculty teaching the Junior ladies the Principles of the Godly Woman. As well, the ladies will enjoy special ministry in music from Myrna Smith. She grew up listening to Southern Gospel music and learning music is a wonderful opportunity to serve the Lord. In 2005 Myrna recorded a CD title; In Time, On Time, Every Time, For Me.

You can download the complete brochure for the retreat by following the link to the right at the top of the page. You will be redirected to another page and will need simply to scroll to the bottom of the page and click download now. Just follow the instructions.

The Quiver

The premiere issue of Arrowhead's Newsletter is ready to go. I've sent the files to headquarters and Dennis Siemens at the NCEM print shop will be taking care of the printing side of things. We will hopefully be doing our first mailing early in October.

It seemed only too suitable for Arrowhead Native Bible Center, that we call our newsletter The Quiver. A quiver is a case for carrying arrows, the concept is certainly Biblical, especially as it pertains to our summer camp ministries with First Nations children.

" ...children are an heritage of the LORD ... As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them... " Psalm 127

This newsletter is our opportunity to share with you pictures, stories, needs and praises. We love these kids and want to share that with you.

This first issue of The Quiver contains many beautiful pictures from this past summer camps. Many of our staff were busy snapping photos, and eagerly shared with us their pictures. Several of the staff have contributed to the newsletter with stories and notes on some wonderful things that they saw the Lord do this summer, both in their lives and in the lives of the children!

We will be producing a newsletter for Arrowhead four times a year. Not each copy will be as big and colourful as this first issue, but we will certainly be sharing the ministry of the Center on a regular basis with those of you who are interested in being involved with what is happening.

If you would like to receive this newsletter in the mail, we'd be happy to add you to the mailing list. Just drop me a line with your mailing address and I'll see that you receive a copy.

Coming soon to a mailbox near you.

Contact!

Well it was quite a day. I had my appointment with Dr. Charlie Brown today, the allergy specialist [who just happens to also be a pediatrician]. He was quite a nice fellow and very kindly helped me to discover just what it is I'm allergic to. As it turns out, it is not an allergic reaction that I am suffering with. What I have been suffering with is a condition that causes me to react to pressure on my skin. Apparently this is the cause of my hives, it's a condition known as Delayed Pressure Urticaria, which I guess is just a fancy way of saying hives caused by physical contact, or pressure to the skin (bed sheets, socks, palms of hands from manual labour etc.) In my case it seems to be aggravated by heat, is accompanied by headaches and also spasms in the esophagus. It is not a serious condition and will eventually clear up, which I am thankful for and look forward to :0)

I spent several hours on the phone yesterday and (among other things) wrangled up two U-Haul trailers that Kevin and I will retrieve from Dartmouth next Thursday. Lizs' brothers Jonathan and Peter are each bringing a vehicle (Peter a pick-up and Jonathan a van). I will be taking the car full and Kevin will have the truck. We will load the vehicles with stuff and the four of us will convoy up to the mobile home at Arrowhead on Friday, with Kevin and Peter pulling the trailers. We are hopeful to be able to move almost everything that day. If you have a van or truck or station wagon and would like to join the wagon train we'd love the help!

While I spent the day on the phone yesterday, I made arrangements for our new address, phone number, internet, power etc. So, after September 23rd, you will have to contact us at the following:

Grant & Liz Fawcett
619 Cox Point Road
Cumberland Bay, New Brunswick
E4A 3N9

Tel: 506-339-6603

eMail: fawcetts@maritimers.ca

Arrowhead's Official 2010 Calendar

We had some wonderful photographers at camp this summer, and they have graciously shared with us some of their pictures for both our official 2010 wall calendar and the Arrowhead newsletter which will be going out at the end of the month.

We decided to put together a wall calendar this year after camp. It will serve not only as a reminder, to those who have it, of Arrowhead and the year round importance of the ministry, but gives you an opportunity to see some of the people who are working with us and some of the children who come to camp. As well as giving an opportunity to contribute to the ministry at Arrowhead.

We are having the calendars printed and assembled at the NCEM headquarters print shop. They are coil bound and measure 5.5" x 11", and will be available early in October. If you would like to make a small donation toward the ministry at Arrowhead, we'd be happy to see that you receive one. Just drop me a line.

Important Prayer Request!

We just heard news that our friend and colleague, Phil Welch will be undergoing heart surgery this coming Wednesday. Please keep him in your prayers, that the Lord would uphold him during the surgery, that he would guide the hands of the surgeons, and allow for a speedy recovery!

Our prayers are with you Phil & Gracie!

Official 2009 Arrowhead Promo

I've completed the 2009 promo video for Arrowhead's summer camps. This video we, and the other area missionaries, will present at churches as a way to share some of the camp life with them. It was an interesting experience preparing the video this time. I selected two pieces of music that I wanted to use as accompaniment tracks for the video. The first is You Alone from the album Because of Me written and performed by Richard Paul. Richard is a Christan Gospel musician from St. Mary's, and he graciously gave us permission to use his music. The second track that I selected is I Want to Praise You performed by SonicFlood. Getting permission to use this music was a bit more tricky, but only took a couple of days. I had to get a master license from the band and a synchronizing license from the writer of the song. Both organizations were very gracious and helpful and for a nominal processing fee I acquired permission for the tracks. The process of seeking permission was a good experience and will hopefully make it simpler in future.

You can watch the finished video below.

Our next video project will hopefully be a short documentary about the origins and history of Arrowhead. It's a bit ambitious, but I'm looking forward to working on it with Kevin. But, if you've had a role in Arrowhead at some point in the past, don't be surprised if we approach you with a video camera!

House: SOLD!

Well it's official, the house is sold. The inspection went well last night, the buyers are happy and on September 23rd, the deal closes! Next stop, Cumberland Bay, NB!

We will certainly miss our Windsor friends though. We've really come to love Windsor and have felt very much settled and at home here. But the Lord has other plans for us and we are excited to see what is in store.