“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” (Galatians 6:9)
This is such an encouraging verse, when you serve God, but do not see many evident results. We continue with the Men’s ESL conversation class on Monday evenings with a small group of men. Stay and Play on Tuesday mornings has added another mum to its roster but it also remains small – but enjoyable! The Ladies Only ESL classes on Wednesday and Thursday mornings has been an excellent way of connecting with many Pakistani ladies from our neighbourhood. When Karen visited in a home, she met the friend of the lady she was visiting who consequently joined the ESL class bringing along with her another friend.
The Pilates exercise class Thursday evenings in our church hall is another avenue for making friendships with people in our community while at the same time getting fit!
A new young woman has been attending Sunday morning services along with her 2 young children. Marital problems have caused her to cry out for help. Please pray for her and her family. We are enjoying having her children in the Sunday School.
A Nigerian mom in our congregation is struggling to raise her 2 teenage children on her own. Pray for her. She has expressed interest in baptism.
Pray for the youth in our church. A core group are regularly attending the new youth group Sunday afternoons but they are several young people in the congregation who attend but remain aloof and hard against the gospel, though their parents are faithful believers and are very concerned for their children. There are also several unsaved spouses.
A new grandson, Ransom Claude King, was added to our family on January 2nd. We look forward to meeting him and seeing his big sister, Ebony (parents Adam and Autumn King) when we return to Canada on April 12th, just in time for Karen’s dad’s 81st birthday on April 13th. Then we will fly to Alberta so “Poppa” can meet Sophie (Amy and David Wierzbicki) and help out with the new baby who is due April 22.
We will then return to Ontario to help out with the prep for our youngest daughter, Angelie’s wedding. She will marry Aaron Hamill from Kitchener, Ontario on May 14th.
Alisa and her husband, Adam Gagne, will return from their ministry in Malawi in time for the wedding. And of course, we look forward to spending time with our younger son, Aaron, and his girlfriend, Samantha, while we are at home.
We plan to stay until the end of July, so are available to share our ministry during this time. Please let us know if you would be interested in having us come.
Once again, we are available for speaking, sharing and reporting from the beginning of May until the end of July 2011.
Thank you for sticking with us during these times of difficulty,
George and Karen King
February 2011
