Pictured - Mountain Road Ministries
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Pictured - Mountain Road Ministries
MINISTRY January 29, 2016 British Columbia ! New Group 2015: Pictured to the right is “Iglesia Pentecostal Ministerios León de Judá” Church. This church family had a retreat here for the first time. Three glorious days rejoicing in the peaceful presence of God. Evenings were spent in prayer and song at fireside. The Holy Spirit moved mightily - healing and restoring many hearts. Also a great victory for two who were baptized in the frigid river! This group is so excited talking about doing it again this summer. ! We’ve lost a very special person Gloria Ramstead has gone to be with her Lord. A fond supporter, she passed away in Regina on Feb 3. I knew Gloria as my mother in law, she was a very special person filled with faith. Many of you knew her as she spent at least 5 weeks a year here at the retreat. You’ll remember her by her hugs and kisses. Gloria believed in what the Lord was calling us to do and she was one of our best promoters, now she has been promoted. A big thank you to all who have given in her honour. These gifts are being applied to the cookhouse project. Pray Every Day Power To Pray - by Mark Steberl In Ephesians we read a lot about ‘heavenly places’. It means ‘the sphere of spiritual activities’. It’s the realm of angels and demons. It is where prayers are heard and answered. It is where Jesus sits enthroned above all the angelic and demonic powers, at the right hand of God praying for the church. But, do you know that, as a believer, you are also in this realm? It’s true, Ephesians 2:6 tells us God raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus. What happens in the heavenly places affects humanity either negatively or positively. A war is being fought in this spiritual realm, a war for the souls of man. God has not seated us as mere spectators in this realm, he needs our participation in his plan to redeem the world. So he equips us to function in this sphere of spiritual activity (Eph 6:11-17). The equipment God gives us is armour essential in facing our spiritual enemy. Each piece of armour is significant (2 Cor 10:4). But how do things get from the spiritual realm into the realm of humanity? By prayer we can get God’s help from heaven to earth. In Eph 6, Paul, a very educated and experienced speaker, asked the church to pray that God would give him words to speak. Also, he, an already courageous man, asked prayer for boldness to speak. Words and boldness to speak, two of many things that we can pray for the church and its leaders today. I encourage you to listen to the following messages:! ! ! : https://youtu.be/ulswQICDAk0?t=6m26s! Also “Principle of Prayer” by Adrian Rogers @ SERMONINDEX.net! Team Building - by Brad Knodel (volleyball coach MEI) For the last 3 years, the MEI boys volleyball team has had the privilege of spending a weekend working at the Prayer Retreat. Although we have 1 MINISTRY - GROW Fundraiser: ‘Bring the HEAT’ Warmth! It’s a Big idea! Help make this a four seasons retreat. Our goal is to raise $20,000 for a central wood boiler system that will heat all our buildings. Already the hard work of installing the underground lines was done this past fall. Lord willing we hope to have it running this fall. Make a special gift today if you can. We’ll keep you updated. https://youtu.be/ ypBtMcUZT00 Baptism What a joy when brother and sister Sarah and Jonathan decided to declare their commitment to follow Jesus by being baptized in frigid Sowaqua Creek. Check it out: https://youtu.be/ LjcxgS3e70A? Important Volunteer & Support Dates: If you can attend any days, let us know for lunch numbers and plans. Feb 20 Grounds Clean Workday (9:30AM - 3:30PM) Help up pick up branches & make things nice. Mar 5 Directors Day of Prayer (10AM - 3PM) Come pray for the leadership and vision. Apr 16 August Retreat Planning (10AM - 3:30PM) Help plan & prepare the August Retreat. Jun 11 General Day of Prayer (10AM - 3PM) Let’s pray together for the needs of each other and our world. Jul 31 Annual Meeting (TBA) Review past blessings, ideas for future, install 2017 directors To respond & get updates: [email protected] FACEBOOK: Mountain Road Ministries January 29, 2016 British Columbia been able to bless the camp by towing water tanks up the mountainside, hauling rocks from the river to the dining area, and digging trenches for water pipes, the weekends have also been a huge blessing to our teams. ! Each year I challenge the guys to spend the entire weekend thinking of others rather than themselves. Trust me when I say that It is very counterculture for 15-17 year olds to stop asking, "What do I want?" and start asking, "What can I do to help someone else?" However, the interesting thing for me about these weekends is how much the guys love the experience. Imagine, a weekend without their phones, sleeping on the ground, digging ditches . . . and they love it! In fact, I remember a year ago, at the end of our season, I asked the guys to share the highlight from their season. One of our guys, the captain of our team, said, "The Hope Weekend." I quickly replied, "What? Are you kidding me? We won Provincials!" His reply was simply, "Ya coach, I know . . . "! We are never more Christ-like than when we serve and I am very thankful that Mountain Road has given my volleyball players the chance to experience this first hand. May God bless you as you continue to be a blessing to others.! ! Campfires & broken hearts - By Pastor Tim Mountain Road has been such a blessing to our church. Every year we bring our teens and junior aged kids for a week long camping experience full of fun games, great activities, and most importantly, Bible 2 MINISTRY - VISION - GROWTH January 29, 2016 British Columbia teaching and preaching! We enjoy it here for several reasons: the breath-taking scenery, isolation from distractions, many fond memories and an amazing friendly staff. ! ! Over the years we have seen several young people accept the Lord as their personal Saviour, and surrender their lives to serve Him (some even full-time), while attending camp at Mountain Road. I remember a couple years ago we had a young man who had fallen into sin and was causing much grief to his parents; well, all throughout the week God was working on his heart, and on the last day of camp, around the campfire, his hard heart finally broke and God came in to fix it! He made things right with his family the following week and today he is one of the leaders of our children's ministry! ! ! When you get people away from the common, everyday distractions of life, and take a few days to just sit and focus on the things of God and His beautiful nature, it's almost impossible to not draw closer to our great God that created us all! Thank you Mountain Road for being used of God to create an environment that draws people closer to God! ! https://youtu.be/ Bb2ZP6QrvRo ! Teens RENEW their walk with God at Camp - by Pastor Chardon Canonayon Mountain Road Ministry has been a blessing to our church ministry for the past several years.! The first impression when you arrive at the camp is that it is a place sanctified for the work of the Lord. It is very secluded from worldly influences allowing us to really pray and seek God. The staff at Mountain Road are so friendly and helpful. They have laboured together to build the facilities and we love seeing improvements every year. The staff visits us throughout the week to see if they can be of any assistance and are SUPPORTER & VOLUNTEER NEWS: Join our facebook group “Mountain Road Retreat Partner Page” 3 MINISTRY - VISION - GROWTH January 29, 2016 British Columbia always so helpful especially if we forgot a kitchen utensil =)! This past camp, we had a week full of preaching, Bible teaching, fun games and activities. The teenagers were encouraged to Renew their walk with God and to stand up for their faith. We saw many teenagers who gave up sins that easily hindered their faith. We also had the privilege of seeing one of our girls saved that week. She grew up in church but never fully understood the gospel until that week. Throughout the several years (at the retreat), we have seen many of our young people come to accept Christ as their Lord and Saviour.! Thank you Mountain Road Ministry for creating an environment where we can “Be Still and Know God.” Thank you for your investment and labor in love for the younger generation. ! ! A Walk in the Woods! July 29 - Aug 1st. A weekend to engage the passions of Christianity, not just talk about them. Prayer times, Bible teaching, fellowship, firesides, fresh air, relaxation, and recreation. Come expecting to get into God’s word with an attitude of praise, thankfulness and prayer. Don’t worry about food. We will have a cook and meals provided! A small registration fee will cover this. Campsites are provided at no extra cost. Rooms will be available to rent at special rates, if interested enquire early. Details will be posted soon. If you want to draw near to God with others of the same mind then this weekend is for you. ! Do You like what you see? How exciting that God uses people like you and me to do things for His Glory, to expand His kingdom. PRAISE the LORD! Lives are being changed in the frame work of this mountain retreat we’ve worked so hard at! Our hearts burst with joy to see it, it is so worth the effort! I hope you are just as encouraged as us to work all the more fervently this year for the Lord here at Mountain Road. Your gifts to this ministry are tax deductible and can be made by using the enclosed envelope or online at www.mountainroadministry.org THANK YOU! Your Mountain Servants,! Mark & Lori Ann Steberl! Carl & Brenda Linkletter VIDEO UPDATE www.mountainroadministry.org/ Video003.html WEBSITE: www.MountainRoadMinistry.org 4