Our Trip to Thunder Bay

Wow this was a amazing trip even before we got up there. We didn't have any money to make it up there but we had just put a lizard cage on a thing called craigs list it is like the shopper online. We asked God if you can sell this by tomorrow then we will go up to the bay. We looked the next morning and someone emailed us to buy it. It was sold that afternoon. We left late Friday night. On Saturday we went around looking at the town for a little bit then went to the Rock Worship Center were we are going to be working. We met Pauline and her husband Rob the Senior pastor of the Center. We talked about our plans and it was amazing how God gave all of us the exact same dreams for this future life skills center. She has had the opportunity to get this building for three years but she never took it because she knew that the right people we not there to run it. When she heard of us God gave her the go ahead and she knew that we were that exact people that she had been waiting for. This was not your average church. It was full of drug dealers, prostitutes and homeless people, but I was more at home than ever before. It is amazing how God places things in our heart. I have been praying since I can to know that Lord that I could have a older woman to teach and pray with me about the things of the Lord. Pauline is that exact fit. I am so excited to get up there. We have alot of the same giftings. I am thankful the Lord uses elders to teach us younger one about things in life. She told us 90% of the people that walk through the door are HIV positive and/or have Hepatitis C. and that she could almost guarantee that everyone has also experienced some form of sexual abuse. It was a tough place but the Holy Spirit was very much present. Ross was holding Zoe during worship and she said daddy dreams come true, Ross asked her what she meant and she told Him that she dreamed of this place, that dreams really do come true. Alyssa also was filled with so much joy. She danced and sang for Jesus before and after church. At supper that night she prayed for the meal and thanked Jesus for putting joy in her heart as she danced and sang that day. We learned so many things up there. We learned that we need to lean even more on God because He wants to supply all our needs. It is so important to be in Gods word. It helps rejuvenate us daily. He also teaches us things through it. Please be in prayer for us, we need to be able to trust God more with our children. This is so hard especially when that girls found three drug pills at the center that were laying out. Thankfully Alyssa knew not to eat them and brought them to us right away. Lord I give my children to you and I trust in you daily. You are the person that gives us breath, help us to see that everyday. I really could go on all night about our trip and what happened but I must get to bed. If any buddy would like to hear more about our trip or what we are doing up in the bay. Please email us at rossandmandy@yahoo.com. We are also going to be starting up something in Trenton for the youth as we are doing our fundraising in the town. We will be posting about this at a later date. Hope all is well with everyone. Talk Later Mandy