Gods Hand and Us

I am sorry this has been down so long, we are going to make this a bigger priority from now on. God has been working on us mightily and now we are headed in the direction that He has directed us. We went to Thunder Bay Ontario, Canada for Thanksgiving and that was where we were given the final conformation that is where we are supposed to go. This all started out about a month and a half before thanksgiving when a missionary from Pickle Lake Ontario came to Bethany and visited with us about what he is doing up there and how hard it is to make any headway. He is working with the First Nation Ojibwa Indians from the Reserves. This was the first time that God really started speaking to me (Ross) about going up there to work with them. This was something that I thought Mandy would never go for so I rested easy, until I talked to her and told her what I was feeling. Then she about fell off her chair because God was talking to her at the same time, about the same thing. We just said we would pray about it for a while and if God wanted it He would bring it to fruition. Then about three weeks later we were sitting in church and we met a new couple that were just there visiting. We found out after talking to them that they were missionaries to Thunder Bay and had come down here to get there van fixed. A guy that is actively involved in Bethany Church (www.bethanytc.org) was told by God to fix there van after receiving there newsletter stating that they were low on funds and needed some desperate work done on there vehicle. This was a divine appointment that we hooked up with them, God knew what He was doing. We connected with them and that was a definite second conformation this was what God was pushing us towards. They went back home and we prayed that God would give us one more conformation this was where He wanted us.
We had made plans to spend Thanksgiving with a family from Mexico. This was going to be an exciting time getting to know some new people and just relax off campus for a week and take it easy, but they ended up getting a cat at the last moment and I couldn't be around there because of my allergies. We then quickly changed our plans and packed the car and headed up to Thunder Bay to spend our thanksgiving working on the streets of Thunder Bay. We met many people and lots of heartache up there, but most of all we met God's plan for our lives. As our class at Bethany starts working towards Indonesia, we start working towards Canada. Please pray for us as we start working towards fund raising, finding schools for the girls, and trying to find a way to enter into the country. Canada does not accept missionaries so we are going to have to find something else. We can tell you more about what we are going to do up there and what the needs are as things progress here also. Also, Please feel free to contact us if you want to hear more.