2019-20 in Review

Make me know the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. ~Ps 143:8b~

It is hard to believe that August 19th marked one year since we arrived back in Ontario from the UK and August 30 will mark one year as residents of Grey County.

On Thursday I went on a retreat to reflect upon the past year as pastoral-elder of MBC—a great privilege—and also to pray about the way forward as Jennie (our border collie) and I hiked 20 km of the Bruce Trail around the Beaver Valley.

2019–20 represented a positive challenge: reintegrating into Ontario culture, saying farewell to our Chapel family but gaining a new one; preaching (including Cover to Cover); restarting weekly Life Groups, beginning an evening service; and, very importantly, getting to know the congregation through visitation. We also accomplished many property projects, some of which had been in view for a while and some of which were new initiatives.

We also navigated through Covid-19, one of the few churches in our area to livestream and keep the “doors” of the church open.

Added to all this teaching at Toronto Baptist Seminary, renovating an old farm house and raising a little boy,  I can positively say this was all only possible with the help that comes from abiding in Christ, and from His people working together.
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I pray that as we live out the Great Commandment and seek to fulfil the Great Commission over the next year we will be led mightily by the Holy Spirit, that He would make us know the way we should go, and that we will stand ready to do every good work that He calls us to.