Cozumel, Mexico

We first met Jose three years ago when we stopped at his little shop by the side of the road in Cozumel, Mexico. He sells ceramics, t-shirts, blankets, and tablecloths etc. ............to make enough money to support his family. As I was perusing his "stuff" - all of a sudden something jumped out at me - an English New Testament and a Daily Bread devotional. When I picked it up to look at it, Jose told me that it was for me to take. I told him that I already have a Bible. It was was so exciting for both of us as we began to share our common faith in Jesus. He told me the story of his whole family accepting Jesus as Saviour after his brother experienced supernatural healing. Several of his family members suffered from alcohol and drug addictions but were all delivered from these addictions because of their newfound faith. He shared with me how he was having great difficulty in getting Christian literature and more specifically "Bibles" to distribute to the people that he was ministering to.

Last year I was able to deliver New Testaments and children's booklets that I obtained from Canadian LifeLight Ministries to Jose. He was moved to tears! I don't think that he could believe that I actually followed through on my promise to bring them.

This year I took Jose more New Testaments, a Bible for himself, two different kinds of children's books and several Gospels of St. John. He was so happy to see us and was very thankful again for the literature that we brought. He told me that his brother that had been healed, had died after choking on some food, 2 days after I had been to see him last year. So, last year has been a year of grieving for Jose's family - but not as those who have no hope. They have hope of seeing their loved one again in heaven.

God is using Canadian Lifelight Ministries to share God's Good News with the Spanish speaking people of Cozumel, Mexico. Thank you for making your literature affordable and avaliable to people like me to deliver to those who need to hear.

Blessings,

Beryl J.

Thai Picture Bible

Dear Raymond,

Thank you for your letter and your interest in partnering with OMF in a Thai literature project. Praise the Lord for your earnest enthusiasm!

Robert's proposal to have an illustrated Genesis / John book is a very good idea and we trust that we will be able to start developing that project early next year. However, it will take a good many months before that book will be print ready and so I am writing to propose another very good project that has been a priority for us for quite some time.

We would like to publish an Old Testament Picture Bible in full-color cartoon-style format. The artwork is based on a similar work by Cook Communications Ministries International and we want to make this book available to the Thai church to strengthen their hands in evangelism. We are excited about this specific project, because:

• Thai people of all ages, but especially children, find comic-style books irresistible. There are thousands of shops all over the country where you can rent comic books, buy new or used comic books etc. It is a proven format and we have published sections of the OT Picture Bible in the past and they have been received eagerly.
• Thailand is arguably the most Buddhistic country in the world with centuries of Buddhistic thinking shaping their world view, values and behaviour. There is nothing like the Old Testament history that can challenge that and prepare people's minds for the Gospel. This is how God prepared the Jews to be ready for Jesus and we believe it is still the most effective way today in any culture that needs a lot of ploughing before there can be effective sowing.
• More than half of the Thai church are first generation Christians. Young Christians will benefit from this very digestible format to quickly get a basic overview of the Bible and prime their appetite for the real thing.
• Most of the work on this book has already been done: we have acquired the Thai publication rights, purchased the full colour film sets for the art work from the USA and the Thai translation is done. The book can go to press within weeks.

The production cost is estimated as follows:

$3 per book for a print-run of 5,000 copies

$2.48 for 8,000

$2.22 for 10,000

There are many ways in which you can partner with us on this project, like:

1. Sponsor a number of copies to be made available for free to any ministry / outreach you might specifically want to support. If you do not have a specific ministry in mind we can handle the distribution. We have requests for free evangelistic material all the time. Also, the more copies that are sponsored, the more books we can print and the cheaper the production cost becomes. In this way we can even sell the unsponsored copies for significantly less than would otherwise be possible.
2. Make a general donation to enable us to get more copies out by special offers like buy one, get one free.

May the Lord lead you as you prayerfully consider this opportunity to invest in this part of His vineyard. We look forward to hear from you soon.

Warm Bangkok greetings

Jannie Theunissen

Kanok Bannasan (OMF Publishers)

1694/1 Prachasongkhro Rd, Dindaeng, Bangkok 10400, THAILAND

kanok@omf.net | tel: +66 2692 1402 | fax: +66 2275 2800

SPANISH NEW TESTAMENTS AND TRACTS

My husband and I are traveling to the Dominican Republic in early February and would like to take down NTs and Bibles with us. I was supposed to contact you in December, but the time got away from me, so I hope it's not too late for you to fill this request.

Based on the size of the scriptures and tracts we took down the last time we went to DR, could we order 12 each of the NTs and Bibles.

I'm not sure the best way for you to get us the material, but we live in Winnipeg and attend Church of the Rock.

Thanks for your assistance with this request.

Blessings for a wonderful 2007.

D

Missionfests 2007

The following is the information regarding the Missionfests for 2007:

Vancouver comes up first and it is January 26 - 28/07. The website for this is: www.missionsfestvancouver.ca if you want to take a look at what is happening.

Raymond & Martha and Martha K and friend are going.

Next is Winnipeg February 2^nd - 4^th/07. The website is: www.mfest.mb.ca. I will be getting in touch with everyone to schedule times you are able to be at the exhibit. I tried this last year and I would like to ensure all of us will be able to take a scheduled time for the three day event. If you want to volunteer to do the setup and/or takedown of the exhibit as well, let me know this as well.

Then we have Edmonton at February 23-25, 2007. Jerry and Sandy Spoor are doing this one, but if you want to help, please contact them and I am sure they would be happy to see someone from here. The website is: http://www.mfest.ab.ca/.

Last is Toronto at March 1^st - 3/07. Van Essens are attending this Missionfest but if you are there at that time, please contact them and I am sure they would be extremely happy to see someone from Winnipeg there to give them a hand. The website is: www.missionfest.org if you want to look at their schedule of events.

Hope this information will help everyone to keep informed regarding these events. Please let me know if there are further questions.

Marge

News from the west

So good to hear from you!

I believe Ernie was setting in motion the shipping of your requested Scriptures, and I hope they will be there soon.  Our new order for The Living LifeLight and How to Find God should be here any day.  Arnold Reimer is expediting that shipment.

 

Good to see the displays going up.  It is amazing the excuses people come up with NOT to distribute the most important book EVER.

 

It is wonderful to see you getting into the schools.  I understand Peter will be doing some distribution in northern Alberta as well.  I trust you 2 are keeping in touch.

 

I hope we will soon have a New Testament for distribution in the hotels.  If you can impact the movers and shakers in society, you will have more impact on society values than you can in any other way.  It is so important that these people see the Scriptures as God's Word for TODAY!

 

May God bless you as you reach out for Him in your Jerusalem and Judea!

 

Raymond Dueck

----- Original Message -----

Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 6:09 PM

Subject: News from the west

Hi Ray

 

I tried to send a number of emails to different lifelight people by highlighting their names and email off the web site page and was unsuccessful. I am successful with their individual email addresses.

 

I have found time to get the ministry off the ground the last two weeks and please with the excitement I find when talking to people.

 

Two churches are going to set up displays.  Our Baptists church from Martinsville just north of Saskatoon, and Loon lake Native Fellowship, a reserve church a few miles away.

My church will also be looking to have a display and will be ordering soon.  Lloydminster First Baptist too will be making orders for various areas of their ministry.

 

I ran into a little reluctance today with a chairman of a ministerial.  He will not put me on the agenda of their meeting because he feels it is to much of a competition with the local Christian book store and he wants churches to go to the store to buy bibles not have free ones in their foyers.  Another objection I heard was the bibles are only new testaments not the complete bibles.  I'm sure you've heard all these.

 

I am ready for the first delivery of bibles for the reserves.  If arrangements can be made for 2000 bibles to be shipped to Lakeland Truck Ltd. Lloydminster Ab. they will keep the boxes for a few days until I can get there with a one ton van to take them to a storage place in Loon Lake.  Lloydminster is on the Yellow Head highway right on the border of Alberta and Saskatchewan.  The shop is right beside the Husky Truck stop and is a large truck shop so Penners will have no problem finding it and unloading there.

 

I have now 2 more reserves to take the bibles to which is a total of 7 schools.  They average approx. 150-200 children per school.  I hope to have these done before Christmas break.

 

Meadow lake, Saskatchewan has invited me to the ministerial to share the ministry with them. 5 evangelical churches there.

 

Looking forward to seeing what God has in store for His Word.

 

Chat with Marg about Missionfest yesterday. I will be glad to look after Edmonton.  Vancouver might work out too.  I understand your going there.  Lets see what works out.

 

 

Working together for our Lord.

 

Jerry  

The Good News for all Cultures

by Elizabeth Greer

A quick glance in my home office reveals an accumulation of Christian literature, Bible commentaries and a collection of Bibles that dates back to my youth. There's the red leather Youth for Christ edition given to me by my grandparents; my black zippered KJV version awarded to me in Sunday school, complete with pictures of Noah's Ark and Jesus welcoming the children into His arms; and various newer translations, including NIV, NASB, and The Word on the Street.

I even have an 1821 edition that was once owned by my great-aunt and by generations before her. No doubt your home has a similar collection – but not every home does.

For the last seven years, my husband and I have had the privilege of directing Eagle Bay Camp (formerly Hilbre Bible Camp). We have worked largely cross-culturally, welcoming the majority of our campers from the first Nations communities in our area. This past summer we had the added opportunity of leading a day camp for 80 youth in the fly-in community of Garden Hill First Nation.

It is in this context that we have also been privileged to give Bibles to the campers. Through the generosity of various donors, including Eastview Community Church, we were able to distribute well over 1000 copies of New Testament. These NTs have been taken home to First Nations communities such as Little Saskatchewan, Fairford, Grand Rapids, Easterville, Poplar River, Bloodvein, Sioux Valley, Ebb & Flow, Lake St. Martin, and others. Children from the local towns have taken copies as well.

No longer can we assume that every home has a Bible and that someone in that home is familiar with its contents. Our society has become increasingly distant from its Judeo-Christian roots, and the average person passing us on the street cannot relate biblical stories or explain what the Gospel message is, or why it is good news at all. Many believe in a "god" but do not believe that this higher power cares anything at all about what goes on here on earth. This is what motivates all of us involved in children's ministries, whether in a summer camp context or through outreach events through the local church.

Children of all cultures are precious and need to hear that God loves and values them. They need to hear that there are better options than drugs, alcohol, gang involvement or suicide. We cannot keep the Good News to ourselves. We are grateful to the donors who support our camp and to organizations such as LifeLight Ministries. It is with their help that we can place The Word of God in more homes each year.

Elizabeth and Rick Greer became ministry directors of Eagle Bay Camp in 2000 after selling their family business and moving from Ontario. They have been married for 25 years and have three sons.

 

Help us get more Scriptures!

Greetings Brother Greg,

 Well here I am again begging for scriptures. We currently have 24 copies of “How to Find God” and 24 copies of “The Lifelight”. Yurgen dropped off a copy of “And you will know the Truth….”  (the prison edition).  We are asking for your help once again to keep us with a supply of scriptures for the fellows here at Headingley Jail. The men truly like the “How to find God” edition because of the commentaries and challenging questions it contains. So I am going to leave it to you and to the Lord to provide for us in our need.

 Blessings on you, in your ministry, and on those who I know will respond to the Lord’s call to provide for the outcasts who live in this place. Praise be Jesus!

 Deacon Philip Durant

Headingley Correctional Centre

Spiritual Care Dept.

 

LAMP and LifeLight – Unity of the Faith

"God works in mysterious ways", and makes Himself known in the process.

I was to learn about Canadian LifeLight Ministries Inc. at Missionfest 2005. Mr. Greg Armstrong shared the need to get Bibles into the hands of both youth and adults in Northern native communities. LifeLight does its part in making the Word available. His words rang out and it was accepted as, "What does LAMP do?"

LAMP stands for Lutheran Association of Missionaries and Pilots. For 35 years we have transported and facilitated Vacation Bible School (VBS) in isolated native villages in northern Canada, some 20 in Manitoba. This past summer about 500 volunteers shared the message of Jesus with over 5000 children and youth. The following true story will however give you LifeLight supporters a flavor of what is transpiring in our partnership.

As part of my pre-summer logistical flight into villages, I had a supply of "How to Find God", and the LifeLight New Testament with me. In the course of our conversation about the coming summer, the local contact in Sandy Lake, ON. asked if I would accompany him to a home where a young mother was suffering with cancer. Would I share and pray for her family’s healing as all were suffering in the process? I was appreciative of my Lifelight Bible, as I was able to share one of Jesus’ healing messages from the Gospel of Matthew.

Some time after, Sidney, our contact, called to say they wanted 100 youth Bibles (The Lifelight). During summer flying over Sandy Lake C-FWGK carried the Scriptures that Greg had left for me in Winnipeg. When I touched down, Sidney, happily accepted the Bibles for his community youth, but had another visit assignment. An elder, who was already living beyond his doctor’s projected "time", wanted a Bible and healing prayer. While he was a believer and not afraid of dying, he asked for more time with his family. I shared from The LifeLight, talked God stories and prayed. Both siblings and grandchildren were present. I asked a daughter for the written names of family, thinking only of those present. This was taking some time. To my delight however, she had recorded the whole family of Jeremiah Fiddler, 62 in all.

As I share your printed Word, it is a pleasure for me to talk about LifeLight Ministries. So LifeLight, in being faithful to the call of giving and sharing, combined with LAMP’s going, brings to life mission and ministry – showing up at the right place at the right time, all to the Glory of God.

Dr. Al Anderson

LAMP Ministry

 

Salvation Army uses LifeLight Scriptures

    The Salvation Army has a long history of providing support, services and ministry in communities across Canada through partnership with those who graciously donate financial and material goods.  Along with the donations of food, clothing, and household items, we often receive Bibles allowing us to offer ‘free’ Bibles in our Thrift Stores and in our programs and services.

Not long ago we ran out of our supply of donated Bibles, due to increasing requests from clients and program participants.  This presented an opportunity for us to take a fresh look at what we were doing and ask ourselves some questions:  Where do we get more Bibles?  What kind of a message are we sending to people if in response to their request for the Word of God, we provide a used and often outdated Bible?  Does the condition of the used Bibles we provide send a message about how we value God’s Word?

We determined that we needed to give people a translation they could easily understand, and that it should be a brand new Bible - not used or second hand.  We wanted our underlying message to be, ‘We value you, and we value the words that God has for you (and me!) in the Bible.’

We were so pleased to find LifeLight Ministries who were able to supply us with affordable, modern translation Bibles (New Living) for our ministries.

 

 

Mark

W. Mark Stanley
(Cadet)

Salvation Army Pastor in training collage

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2006 LifeLight Golf

100 golfers had fun and raised enough funds to impact 5,000 families with the love of God in the coming year!

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Camp Arnes Report for Life Light Ministries

The look on her face could light up the biggest building on site as she received her very own Bible. It was her first and as she ran back to tell her friends about it she had an extra skip in her step. She promised to read it, follow it and take good care of it.

Week after week the counselors would come and seek this Bible that was free for their camper to take home. And week after week they would run back to their camper with a huge smile and give them their very own Bible.

At Camp Arnes we believe that lives are changed from the inside out, and through the work of the Holy Spirit this is possible. What better way for a child to get to know God than through a Bible that is made for them. Life Light Ministries also believes in this and we would like to thank them and their supporters for the more than 100 Bibles that were distributed, which means that about 10 – 15 % of all our campers received their very own Bible. In the simple words of a child…"thank you".

 

Bibles at Bird River Bible Camp

Good morning Martha

Thank you for registering me in the golf tournament.

I want to take a minute to tell you a couple of stories that happened at camp this year. 

 

During one of the Youth Camps, there were 4 inner city youth, 16 years old who did not want to be at camp.  Their mothers had somehow gotten them on the bus but they had decided, as a group, not to cooperate or join in any of the activities.  These 4 campers decided they would sit at a picnic bench and spend their time discussing items of concern to them alone.  Whenever any of the staff would approach, they would get up and leave.  All in all, they were not going to allow themselves to enjoy their week. 

 

During chapel one night the campers were given New Testament Bibles that the camp had been given to give to each camper.  This was a turning point for these 4 young people.  The next day they were seen sitting at their same picnic table, but they had their Bibles with them and they were reading them.  This gave the staff the courage and confidence to continue to work with these youth.  By the end of the week, they were not the same youth that arrived just a few days ago.

 

A single mother of 2 youngsters, that was made known to me, was given sponsorship to camp for both children.  After the first youngster had attended camp, the mother called me and was terribly upset.  Her second child, who was scheduled to go to camp the next week, had chicken pox.  The mother told me how going to camp had changed the first child's entire attitude about life.  She had accepted Christ as her personal saviour and was just different.  She took her prize home from camp (her Bible) and was reading it.  The mother wanted me to do something so as the other child might get to go to camp and experience the same life changing experiences. We managed to get her into a later camp and the mother was, and remains, very excited about her new children she had picked up at the bus.

 

During one of the Children's Camps, there was a young boy who had a lot of difficulty sitting still during chapel.  Staff spent time praying for the boy throughout the week.  It did not appear that this boy heard the message that was being delivered during chapel.  One evening, this boy scrambled to the back of the chapel to pick up one of the Bibles being handed out.  He accepted Christ into his heart that night and the next day during the last meal, he could hardly concentrate on eating his supper because he was so excited about "devouring" his brand new Bible. 

 

There were approximately 600 campers that have heard the news about Jesus at camp this year.  Many for the first time and many of these will have in their hands a Bible that they will have as their very own.

 

Thank you so much for providing these Bibles to further God's work at Bird River Bible Camp

 

Thomas Wm. Cooney

 

LivingLifeLightCover

We now have 3 excellent covers to choose from and we need to decide by tomorrow morning.  I'd appreciate your feedback

1. Planets http://lifelightministries.org/pdf/LivingLifeLightCover/SmallTheLivingLifelight2.jpg (Jon Both)

2. Trees and sun reflecting off water (Jon Both)http://lifelightministries.org/pdf/LivingLifeLightCover/SmallTheLivingLifelightTrees3.jpg

3. Tree with backlit (Howard Laxson)

http://lifelightministries.org/pdf/LivingLifeLightCover/SmallTheLivingLifeLightTree02.jpg

 

remember that first impression for the recipient will be the right 1/2 of the picture (the front cover)

 

thanks for your quick feedback

 

Raymond Dueck

North West Representative

Jerry and Sandy Spoor recently accepted a part time position with LifeLight to be the representatives for LifeLight in northern Saskatchewan and Alberta.  Here is their contact information:

Jerry's new e-mail address is pjwspoor@sasktel.net , our phone number is 1-306-837-2218, address is Box 63  Loon Lake  Sask.  S0M 1L 0.

Jerry's new cell phone number is 1-306-837-7227. Please send Jerry an e-mail to confirm that you got this message, because it still is not working properly. Thanks.

Sandy Spoor

 

Fur Auction in Thompson

Fur Auction in Thompson; Report by Peter Loewen

Trappers from all over northern Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Ontario gather each December to sell their furs at a fur auction in Thompson. Fur buyers are on hand, each with their own table, to offer bids on these furs. How exciting to be invited to set up a Lifelight Scripture display at this event!

By 8AM Dec. 16th, my helper, Del Brandt, from Riverton, and I were at the large parish hall where the fur auction took place. We put "Indian Life" Christian magazines at each table, as we hoped this would help trappers to accept what we had to offer. After we set up our Lifelight display, some trappers that had perhaps had no Christian contact for years, came up and asked for New Testaments and also some Bibles. There were also trappers from reserves that I, together with helpers such as Curt Bork, Bert Genaille, Greg Armstrong and others, had visited in the last three years.

A trapper from South Indian Lake said the Lifelight Scriptures we had left there were being read in the school. On the intercom, one of the teachers reads two chapters each morning and has a prayer. The trapper said the Scriptures had helped him personally to live a better life.

Another trapper from Cross Lake thanked us for the Lifelight New Testament he received when I was there three years ago. He said he had read it through two times. A trapper who used to be a teacher in the Cormorant School, said it was uplifting to have the Scriptures read over the intercom to the students.

Del Brandt is a farmer who also likes to trap, and the trappers responded to him, leading to good discussions, and to a willingness to accept a New Testament from him. On the way home, Del said, "When can we go again?"

Del and I had lunch at Continental Mission's "soup kitchen," next door to the fur auction on Friday, where we met 70 hungry local people happy to get a free meal. We noticed the "Lifelight" stand with New Testaments, which are available to the people coming for meals.

Thank you to Curt Bork and his church at Moosehorn. "We are keeping Lifelight and Scripture distribution in our prayers," Curt told us when we stopped at his house for coffee on our way north.

The LifeLight logos are online!

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Come see us at Missionfest

Missions Fest Vancouver

Ernie and Lil have volunteered to go there.

Vishal Mangalwadi • After living among the poor in central India, Vishal founded the Association for Comprehensive Rural Assistance. This began Vishal’s direct involvement with evangelism in the context of abject poverty and deeply entrenched socio-political oppression which has given unique insights and realism to his teaching. Vishal is one of the world’s foremost Christian apologists to Hindus and New Agers. An author and co-author of a dozen books, Vishal studied in secular universities, Hindu ashrams, and in L’Abri Fellowship in Switzerland. He is an international lecturer, social reformer, and political columnist for The International Indian. His current project is The Book of the Millennium, which includes a multi-hour television series exploring how the Bible influenced the creation of the best features of our modern world. Listen to Dr Mangalwadi online.
Dates: January 27 - 29, 2006
Email: info@mfest.bc.ca
Internet: www.mfest.bc.ca

Missions Fest Edmonton

"Pursuing the Father's Heart"

Martha and/or Ray have volunteered to go

Dates: February 24-26, 2006
Email: info@mfest.ab.ca
Internet: www.mfest.ab.ca

Mission Fest Winnipeg

Meet many of our board and staff here!

Dr. Ron Cline from HCJB World Radio
Dates: February 3-5, 2006
Email: bthull@grantmemorial.mb.ca
Internet: www.mfest.mb.ca

MissionFest Toronto

John and Marilyn Van Essen have volunteered to go

Dr John Maxwell
Dates: March 24 & 25, 2006
EMaill: manger@missionfest.org
Internet: www.missionfest.org

Missions Fest Montreal (Missions En Fête)

Peter and Caroline volunteered to go and are on their way!

« The Lord calls to the city! »
Dates: November 11-13, 2005
Email: info@missionsenfete.qc.ca
Internet: www.mefq.ca

Cancelled Visions!

The weekend scheduled for November 25/26 is being cancelled at this time after much discussion. Many of you are unable to be there due to prior commitments and since it is very important that you, as key people to this ministry have input into future vision, it was decided to re-schedule to a different weekend. The timing for this weekend will be discussed further at another time. Perhaps a spring weekend would be a better time!

We apologize to those who were looking forward to this time away and many thanks to Henry Dyck for making arrangements for the cabin.

With regards to the agenda items that were brought forward by Ray for this weekend, please forward thoughts and ideas to Ray and Ernie as there will be a board meeting set within the next few weeks.

I will be in touch with everyone when details of this meeting are set.

Marge Penner

LifeLight Visioning Weekend

LifeLight Visioning Weekend

At Frank and Agnes DeFehr's cottage

Friday and Saturday November 25 - 26

On Hwy 11 north of Lac Du Bonnet

Starts Friday night with devotional and prayer time. This is an informal weekend for, prayer, refreshment, and visioning for LifeLight. Come when you can. Leave when you must. With or without your spouse. The cottage is available all weekend and with overflow accommodations next door, we can accommodate everyone. Check with Marge Penner 339-9211 for info on what to bring. Stay till Sunday if you can. Bring friends that might be willing to serve on the board in the future.

If you have additional agenda items, please forward them

Please call Marge to confirm at what times you would expect to be at the cottage.

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