As I try to recover from the excellent, though thoroughly tiring time down at the Emergent Village Coordinating Group meetings at Solomon’s Porch in Minneapolis, I am also getting ready for the arrival of a guest tonight. Randy Parizeau, a member of the YWAM North American Leadership Team, was the director of YWAM Vancouver when Kim & I served in that great city. I was blessed to live with Randy & his family for the few years on staff there, where he become a mentor and a great friend. Randy will be spending just short of a week with us and our staff, sharing about his recent ministry activities, especially Nexia3. He will also be giving some time to help us evaluate where we are as a ministry, where we are going and how to forge ahead. It will be an important week, so please keep us in your prayers.
Before Randy leaves, Kim will be flying out to Vancouver to serve as the guest speaker for YWAM Vancouver’s Mission Adventures summer program. She is very excited, as this program is her passion and she got her start with the ministry in Vancouver. However, she will be there for a full 12 days, so I will be playing bachelor for almost 2 weeks. Keep us both in your prayers for this as well.
Once Randy heads back to Vancouver and I am at the house by myself, I hope to spend some serious time focusing on my new book project, as well as write a few posts here. I am especially eager to reflect on my time with the Emergent Village crew (aka the Village People), especially in regards to how the Canadian emerging community needs to relate to Emergent Village and the larger, global conversation.
Until then, have a great weekend!
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