North Broadway Baptist Church Mission Conference

Kyle and I made our first road trip together to Tilsonburg, Ontario. Arrowhead was invited to come to the missions conference at North Broadway Baptist Church and share about ministry among the First Nations people of Canada.

It was an immense blessing to be with the folks at the church and enjoy their enthusiasm for Gospel Mission. We look forward to ministering together with them in the future.

Sorry for the blurry picture, here's a quickly taken shot of Kyle chatting at our table during the conference.

Our return trip allowed us to connect with Marcus & Kameron Cook, who followed us back to NB for the Circle Summit. 

as the summer closes.

Certainly we have transitioned into the end of summer without even noticing that it was happening. Our schedule is full this season and will have us traveling some as we visit some churches and take part in some missions conferences. Already since camp has concluded we've enjoyed a couple of missions conferences.

At ANBC we hosted our post-summer camp Advisory Team meeting. As a team we decided that it would be beneficial to introduce some new members to the committee. We invited four local individuals and they all agreed to join us for a meeting to see what the advisory team is all about. It was a pleasure to have them join us and once I've heard back from those who wish to commit to the team I will announce them to you here on the blog! It's always encouraging to have people share in our excitement and desire to see ANBC grow and flourish as a ministry center.

We held the Grand Opening of the Waban-Aki Book Shop on Thursday, September 5th and have had several opportunities to have the bookstore serve by being open for events since then. The bookstore will be open on Thursdays from 1 to 5 pm and by appointment. The fact that we live here on the property will make it very simple for us to make the bookstore available to people at their own convenience. You can follow the book shop on Facebook where we will regularly post book reviews, articles, specials and updates.

Our Newly Renovated Book Shop (this building also serves as the Tuck Shop for our summer camps)

It was a blessing to have our fellow missionaries, Kevin & Marcia Strout visit the Book Shop on the day of the grand opening.

On the weekend of September 6 - 8, Cumberland Bay Baptist Church held a missions conference entitled "Missions in the Maritimes" there were several guests who shared various aspects of ministry and evangelism in Atlantic Canada. I was pleased to be able to share some of the need for ministry among the First Nations people of Atlantic Canada. You can visit the Churches website by clicking HERE to listen to the messages of the guest speakers.

The church hosted a round table Q&A on Saturday afternoon that was quite informative and enjoyable. 

On the Monday following the close of the Cumberland Bay missions conference we made our way to Green Hill Lake Bible Camp in Greenhill, NB. GHLBC hosted the NCEM Eastern and Arctic Field conference again this year. We had a wonderful time of fellowship, meetings and time in God's Word. We enjoyed a series of messages from Pastor Russ Worrad of Grace Church, Newmarket, Ontario. It is always a huge encouragement to get together with the NCEM missionaries. This year we were once again joined by the executive, who took the time to come way out East to join us. This year Atlantic Canada hosted the NCEM annual general meeting, and it was a pleasure to be able to take part. As a part of the meetings this year Liz and I received our NCEM Senior missionary membership, this is a qualification that is granted to field missionaries once they have served for two full years as junior missionaries. We continue to feel blessed to be able to serve with NCEM at Arrowhead and everyday marvel at how wonderful it is to be able to do so.

During one of our meetings we had a severe thunderstorm and the lights went out - but that didn't stop us. This is Alan and Esther Giesbrecht sharing with the group by the glow of the emergency lights.

We will very much miss Len and Lorrayne Breen as they transition into a different role with NCEM. It has been a pleasure getting to know them and serve alongside them as our field directors for the past four years!

Pastor Russ walking to the chapel from his cabin, and God showing some of the marvel of His creation behind him.

This past Saturday, the Barton Family annual reunion was held at Arrowhead. Arrowhead is available, during periods of time that are not in conflict with it's regular ministry, for rental - and it's always a great opportunity to meet people and expose them to Arrowhead, our ministries and just what NCEM is doing in Atlantic Canada.

We are looking forward this coming weekend to the Ladies Retreat "The Fruit of the Spirit". As always it promises to be a good time of fellowship. This year some of the missionary ladies are sharing the responsibility of speaking. Liz, Marcia Strout, Cathy Hill and Gracie Welch will each take a session. We'll post an update next week for you complete with pictures. But if you'd like a first hand account, why not join them. You can download the brochure by clicking HERE or read more about it on the Facebook event page HERE.

Parkside Baptist Church

Well folks, we've come to the end of our scheduled travel for the fall. It has been a fantastic month and we've had the opportunity to talk to hundreds of people about missions, about NCEM and about our work here at Arrowhead Native Bible Center.

Yesterday we had the pleasure of concluding our fall itinerary at Parkside Baptist Church in Moncton. Chancellor of NBBI, John Hoag, was the keynote speaker and we were blessed by his messages from the Word.

It has truly been a pleasure for the past couple of months to travel and be with many of you in your homes and churches. The opportunities for fellowship and sharing in ministry are a great encouragement to us and we are so very thankful for the opportunities.

As we've traveled we've often had questions about what we do for the 'rest of the year' when there is no camp. For the months following camp, we generally travel and attended conferences, updating people on the ministries and opportunities for prayer. We will spend the remainder of 2011 preparing for the coming years programs and schedule. We will, with the assistance of our senior missionaries and former missionaries, be building a new more comprehensive staff training program. We are excited about this opportunity, and although it will accompany some challenges, we feel it will be of great benefit to the ministry and will allow us to more effectively minister to those who come to our various programs.

The coming year is going to be exciting, and we covet your prayers and support as we seek to serve the Lord with NCEM at Arrowhead. Stay tuned to this blog for updates on the happenings here, on programs and plans, on opportunities to serve and any needs that may arise.

We are so humbled and thankful for your prayers and support for both Arrowhead and ourselves as we've stepped into our new roles with NCEM as the managers of Arrowhead.