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| Napanee, Ontario |
This fall Activated walked into new territory. For three years now we've been packing up and heading to Montreal to do ministry. This year we decided to extend the trip out east and make connections to Ontario. This being home to Rick, it didn't take long for the team to get excited about this one. After ministry in Montreal, we headed into Napanee & then on to Ottawa, where we met up with a good old friend from Vanguard, Katelyn Amour. We had been introduced to the Pastor Jeremy through Katelyn and from there an amazing night was planned. In the afternoon we received a tour of the church and a little overview of the church's vision. Wow! Its encouraging to see a church with such a passion for their community. This congregation has stepped up and opened the church in the afternoons for an afternoon program where youth and young adults can mentor and help children with homework. This also serves the practical need of parents in need of child care. It was definitely a moment of reflection for the team when we can step back and see that this is a church that seems to be doing something amazing!!
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| Another episode of "Life-Size Rock-Paper-Scissors" |
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| Woodvale Pentecostal in the Capital (Ottawa, ON) |
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| Peel Pentecostal in Brampton, Ontario |
From Ottawa, we moved on to Brampton then into the beautiful Niagara
region, aka Rick's neck of the woods. We joined the youth at Peel Pentecostal in a Saturday night service in Brampton then drove a little ways pass Hamilton, to participate in the Sunday services at in Welland, On. That following week we hit up the several youth groups in that area. We were in Dunnville, Hamilton, Wainfleet & Fort Erie. Youth from Port Colburne also joined us at a few of those rallies. The energy of these youth was contagious! They worship with such joy and really understand what it means to have fun in God's presence.
On Wednesday we visited Niagara Christian Colligate to help out with the school chapel. Afterwards we heading to the cafeteria to eat lunch with youth and then on the gym to play a little ball before class started again.
This school is a private boarding school where youth are given an amazing education as they are taught within Christian guidelines. We received a tour this campus and it was amazing to hear the history. Parts of the campus grounds are dated back to almost 200 years ago and the older buildings that remain are just magnificent.
It was one pretty cool tour!
Later that night we held a rally in the same chapel, where youth from Fort Erie and Port Colburne came out. It was awesome to see the familiar faces of those we had lunch with. We seemed to connect with many of the youth. Some of us almost got roped into attending class with them for the afternoon. But that didn't fly so well. Gotta love going back to school!
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| What a way to open a youth event! A "pizza eating contest"??? |
This school is a private boarding school where youth are given an amazing education as they are taught within Christian guidelines. We received a tour this campus and it was amazing to hear the history. Parts of the campus grounds are dated back to almost 200 years ago and the older buildings that remain are just magnificent. 
