rainy days..

the day started off a little bit as a downer. taylor left this morning at 6 am. so when we all met for lunch, it seemed extra quiet and lonely. on top of that, our plans for walking around UTM 7 times were desolated due to thunderstorms all day. walking around UTM was actually our backup plan, so we were definitely up the creek without a paddle. it kinda felt like we weren't really doing anything. we tried to plan for the week, and think of creative ideas to reach out to the staff at sheridan, but still felt as if we weren't accomplishing much. we tried to contact kevin, the student from UTM, to see if he would be interested in having a bible study tonight, and we also remembered that people from the Sanctuary meet on tuesday nights for lifegatherings. so we decided to go to the lifegathering if the bible study with kevin fell through. we ended up heading to lifegathering, which was intriguing and enjoyable.

surprisingly, the topic of discussion was homosexuality, and how the church approaches it. it was really neat to hear the dialogue between the group, and realize that God uses people in different ways according to their personalities to reach the lost. and that when it all comes down to it, we just have to love like Jesus loves, and let the Holy Spirit do the work.

tomorrow is canada day! whoo-hoo. so..we've been brainstorming on how to reach out tomorrow. a few people from the church asked if they could join us in our adventures tomorrow, which is very exciting! holidays are huge in canada..meaning everything kinda shuts down for big celebrations. so what we plan on doing is spending the afternoon in mississauga, finding some festival type things, and handing out water bottles, stickers, and little canada tattoos to the kids. i've mentioned previously that canadians seem to get pretty surprised when stuff is handed out for free, so we're praying for some opportunities to share the love with some people. :)

tomorrow evening, there is a festival in streetsville, close to mississauga, that we are hoping to head over to and possibly hand out glow sticks. which i think would be super fun! :) maybe we'll see a few of our bus driver friends along the way, and make some new friends.

continue to pray for the staff here at the sheridan, that we will find ways to reach out to them, and just be an encouragement for them. pray for kevin, that we will be able to find a time for a bible study this week, and that he will have an open heart for the Lord. also pray that we will get a chance sometime this week to actually finish our "jericho walk" around the UTM campus! i do believe God has some great plans for the UTM campus, and i don't want to miss out on "the walls falling down!"

always,
thanks for your prayers and support.