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True Stories About the Holy Spirit Working Through Younorth america: G’ Lv
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Volume 23, #1 • Fall 2010
“Bt the fit f theSpiit is lve, jy, pece...”
G a L a t i a n s 5 : 2 2 ( n i V )
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Recently we took a day out of our regular routine for Thanksgiving. October is a month we
have set aside in Canada as a time to be thankful for the harvest. I am writing you about
another kind of harvest; but it is one for which we are very thankful.
While it would be easy for me to express my gratitude for your partnership, I would like
to relay the gratitude of others. In this report, you will read about a Canadian who received
God’s grace through the prison ministry of The Bible League of Canada. Justin is so grateful
for what God has done in his life, and friends like you have made this possible.
Also in this report, you will read about the changed life of one young orphan, who is now a
project manager reaching out to so many others. He is so grateful for God’s grace in his life,
he is devoting himself now to helping others. Genene is a changed life and friends like you
have played a role in this transformation.
Finally in this report, you will read about a young lady who has overcome a terrible tragedy
from her childhood. Guillermina is now leading a fellowship of believers equipped by the
training that friends like you have provided.
So many lives have been touched; so many are grateful; so many people have been
transformed.
Thank you for your partnership. Thank you for your faithfulness.
“Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that abounds to your account.”
P H I L 4 : 1 7 ( N K J V )
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CBI: JstinGod’s Love
“The only way for us to know God is to believe in him, livein his Word, and continually read his Word, the Bible.”
Jut frt wet to jal at 17 year
old, whe he wa caught robbg
a varety tore wth a ke. He
remember a tme whe he lved or
drug – he would do them whe he
woke up, whe he wet to work, o
h work break…
But oo work could’t cover h
bll ad h addcto. He had to fd
a ew way to pay or h exceve
abue o drug. so he became a armed
bak robber.
Jut hued h amly ad
red becaue they would try tocovce hm to chage. He wa’t
ready to gve up h drug. But he had
a uexplaable empte h
le. He bega to woder, “what the
meag o le?”
Jut whe he bega to eel
overwhelmed wth paraoa ad ear
o gettg caught, the polce chargedhm ad put hm jal.
A Jut awated tral, h md
wa plagued by retlee ad
ucertaty. somethg de hm
told hm to go to chapel. sttg the
ervce, he uddely aw h crme
a ew way. For the frt tme, he
thought about the pa ad ear he
had caued h vctm. Deperate to
make h gult go away, he met wth
the chapla.
Durg ther meetg, Jut gave hle to Jeu. H heart ad oul flled
completely wth a ew love or God.
The Jut kew what he had to do.
He et up a tervew wth the polce
ad coeed h crme. The polce
were tued. All th tme Jut had
bee deyg h crme ad laughg
at them! Jut alo wrote a letter o
apology to each o h vctm.
Whe he wet to pro, the
chapla troduced Jut to
Croroad Bble ittute (CBi), a
mtry commtted to dcplg
people pro wth the Word o
God. CBi oer a peroal, -depth
correpodece Bble tudy coure to
help mate grow a relatohp
wth Jeu Chrt. Voluteer tructor
rom acro Caada are traed to
correct the Bble tudy leo ad
oer word o ecouragemet to
proer lke Jut.
“i am cotually growg prtually
becaue o the Lord’ athul ervaturroudg me wth motvato,
ecouragemet ad the love o Jeu
Chrt. i am o grateul or Croroad
Bble ittute,” ay Jut.
The peroal ote rom h
tructor help Jut keep gog whe
he eel dow beg pro. “Thak
or carg or me ad howg thelght o Chrt th dark place i’m
. God ble you!” ay oe o Jut’
letter to h metor.
now at 30 year old, Jut a
retred crmal ad drug addct. Ad
he love Jeu. Though he tll
pro, he eel the mot ree he ha
ever elt. He joyully ue h tuatoto ecourage other to ak Jeu or
alvato. “i Jeu ca ave me, he ca
ave aybody!” he tell other mate
the maxmum ecurty pro. “i
hope you all fd Jeu a i have!”
> To help disciple inmates
like Justin with the gift
of God’s Word, please
see the response form
with this Joy Report.
You can also give by
phone 1.800.363.9673
or online at
www.bibleleague.ca/Joy1
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Ethipi: GeneneGod’s Joy
“He challenged Genene to considerreturning to his childhood home tooversee the Alternative Basic Education
program that was being developed in ruralcommunities in Ethiopia in partnershipwith the Bible League of Canada.”
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An elderly woman with tears owing downher cheeks walks through the gates of the
compound. On either side of her a young boy
is clutching her hand. Sadly she releases her
two grandsons into the care of the Nagash, the
director of the children’s home well known in
the region as being a refuge for orphans.
Depte the ade o ayg goodbye to the
gadothe who had caed o the ce the othe
ad athe had ded o yea eale, Geee ad
Dlbedgle wee happy becae they ealzed that the
lve wee gog to chage a vey good way.
Geee ebaced h ew hoe Aela ad eagely
atteded chool. He bega to ejoy ad look owad to
the oal edcato clae. it let a peo o h
ad ecoaged h to lea oe abot the Bble. Thgave h geat joy.
The love o Je Cht becae eal to Geee whe
God peoed a acle h le whe he wa
Gade 9. A eo accdet o the occe eld let h
totally dea. Eveyoe wa kd ad lovg towad h
ad he eally detood the love o God. Fo two yea
negah ted to d edcal atteto o h bt all
teatet wee ccel. Dg th te Geee
had to qt chool.
Oe day, Geee wa payg ad cyg ot to God.
macloly Geee head gg a eaby chch.
God had healed h ad edately he keeled ad
thaked God o etog h heag.
Fo ealy chldhood Geee ed to dea abot
what he wated to do wth h le. Becae o the
cctace ad expeece o h chldhood he kewthat hataa wok wa potat to h o he
ped th avee vety. At the age o 23 he
copleted h degee.
Aod th te, Geee wa appoached by o
Aca mo Decto, mchael. He challeged Geee
to code etg to h chldhood hoe to oveee
the Alteatve Bac Edcato poga that wa
beg developed al cote Ethopa
patehp wth the Bble Leage o Caada. mchael
kew Geee had a heat ad pao o the te o h
coty ad kew that he wa the ght peo to hadle
the epoblte ad vo o the fedglg poject.
Geee eted hoe, kowg t wa te o h
to gve back to the ogazato that gave h a te
o ay yea ago. A the poject aage he take
the whole poject ad look at t de the le o a
Chta. He ha a boade vo o teg theae o Cht all o the e acg h coty.
Geee kow that God ha a pla o h le ad
he cotet to lte o what God wat h to do.
He qote o Pal 73:28 – “Bt a o e, t good
to be ea God. i have ade the soveeg LOrD y
ege; i wll tell o all yo deed.” Th vee toche
oethg deep de o h. God kow what bet –
He peect.
God’ Wod chage lve. We ee t ove ad ove
aga. Thak yo o yo patehp akg a
deece to cote Aca.
> To equip others like Genene with training to reach out into
their community with literacy and God’s love, please see the
response form with this Joy Report. You can also give by phone
1.800.363.9673 or online at www.bibleleague.ca/Joy1
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Tropical Guayaquil,
Ecuador, is known for more
than its beautiful scenery.
Poverty is everywhere in
this coastal city of 3.3
million. When a community
is entrenched in poverty,
women and children are
often the most vulnerable.
ECuador: GilleminGod’s Peace
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Gllea’ le ot al.
Abe by a elatve a a chld haped
he yog le ad ollowed he wellto adlthood. it pacted eveyoe
aod he. it’ a wth geeatoal
coeqece.
“i wa a ebel,” he ay. “i ade
o ay take, ad i lved a
o God.”
Vct o exal abe otehave low el woth; they do’t ee
theelve a wothy o ayoe’
love, ch le the God o the
uvee. Gllea coted to
d healthy elatohp.
“i wa teated phycally ad
eotoally. my heat wa had. iade t vey dclt o ayoe to get
cloe to e.”
Whe Chta ed o a
local chch cae to he le, he
had a had te acceptg the love.
Gllea dd’t epod o oe
te. He dtt wa ovewhelg.
Bt he Chta ed cotedto how th boke woa the love
o God. Fally, the love ad the
wok o the Holy spt boke thogh
he hadeed heat. The all
gop oded he wth love ad
acceptace. Gllea od love –
he od a aly that wa baed
o love.
Today, Je he thogh
Gllea’ le. He ha chaged he.
“i a happy ad i a lled wth
peace ad taqlty.”
Thee wod ae adcal chage
o a woa whoe le wa a otaql. He pao to eve the
Lod ad hae H love wth othe.
she ha bee loved by Cht ad H
Chch. now he pat o a gowg
body o beleve who ae eqppg
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he to take that love to othe.
Today, eqpped wth the tag
Gllea ha eceved thak to
yo geeo ppot, he leadg
a all ellowhp o beleve ad
he eachg to the lve o
htg people.
“The teachg i’ve leaed allow
e to bg God’ peace to othe.”
i Ecado, The Bble Leage o
Caada cotted to eqppg
chche ad dvdal who wll
plat ad tegthe chche.
Thak yo o tadg wth the.
God’ love taog lve, oe
at a te.
> To equip others like Guillermina with
training to plant and strengthen
churches, please see the response form
with this Joy Report. You can also give
by phone 1.800.363.9673 or online at
www.bibleleague.ca/Joy1
“‘I was a rebel,’ she says. ‘I made so many
mistakes, and I lived far from God.’”
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In MeMory
Linda Alexander
Mr & Mrs Ken & Cheryl Donais
Scott McBrien
Mr & Mrs Robert & Marlene Coates
James Kernohan
Mr & Mrs James & Norma McGregor
Melanie Thiele
Annie Eby
Vera Nelson
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Joyce Kreitzer
Eleanor Marshall
Stella Jean RowsellLinda Cooke
Robert Young
Mrs Donna Kostik
Jean “Bunty” Lund
Mrs Elida Raven
Eric Canaday
Mr & Mrs Ron & Lynn Rebelato
Mr Steve Stelpstra
Mr Mario Iusi
Rev Arie & Mrs Ellen Van Eek
Mr & Mrs Ed & Nelinda
Vandenberg-Stelpstra
Mr & Mrs John & Nellie Schuurman
Mr & Mrs W & J StelpstraMr Robert Stelpstra
Peel District School Board
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Mr & Mrs Doug & Katharina Stelpstra
Mr & Mrs Mike & Ann Wynands
Mr & Mrs Dick & Bev Osinga
Mr & Mrs Paul & Jill Vet
Mr & Mrs Bob & Nancy Anderson
Mr & Mrs Nicolas & Iekje Kuiper
Mr & Mrs William & Gaye Wyma
Mr & Mrs Jeremy & Stephanie TomsMr & Mrs Ebele & Margaret Boss
Mr & Mrs Joseph Burden
Mr & Mrs Denis & Marg Haley
Mr Peter Vanderkooi
Ms Sandra Drochner
Ms Elizabeth Voskamp
Mr & Mrs Sid & Minni Denekamp
Mr & Mrs Cornelius & Alida VanderKruk
Mike Burnett
Judy McInnis
Mrs Emma Long
Mr & Mrs Fred Pedosiuk
Mrs Mary Martin
Catherine Buckerfeld
Mrs Elizabeth Parsons
Mrs Maria Bruno
Mrs Rosaleen Collier
Peel Pentecostal Tabernacle
Mr Ken Seburn
Ms Laverne Seburn
Al Hayes
Mrs Arrea (Marie) Chambers
In CeLebratIon
Mr & Mrs John & Klasske De Vries
—50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr & Mrs Hans & Hendrika Ter Haar
—50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr & Mrs Dineka Van Roon
Mr & Mrs Rick Fintelman
—40th Wedding Anniversary
Tina Fintelman
Mr & Mrs Henk & Marg
Binnema-Swytink
—25th Wedding Anniversary
Mr & Mrs Dan & Mary Vriend
Donna Nickolson —Birthday
Sandra Worden —Birthday
Carol Briggs —Birthday
Mr & Mrs Davey & Sarah Parsons
—Wedding Anniversary
Mr & Mrs Dave & Rhonda Peterson
—Wedding Anniversary
Mr & Mrs David & Dora Jamer
Mr & Mrs Fred & Etty Spoelstra—45th Wedding Anniversary
Mr & Mrs John & Marge Postuma
Mrs Margaret Pisrdy
—92nd Birthday
Mr Bryan Pisrdy
a Day ofinspiration!
You will hear stirring stories
from our frontline partners
about the passion, the struggles,
the satisfaction and the joy
of bringing God’s message of salvation to those hungry to hear
the gospel of Jesus Christ!
Please join us for thisremarkable event.
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