Ontario Golf Tournament

Canadian LifeLight Ministries, Ontario Chapter presents:

2013 "Two Ball" Golf Tournament Saturday, July 27 at 9 am "Shot Gun Start"

Tillsonview Fairways, Tillsonburg $40/ticket includes 9 holes of "Two Ball" and a Barbecue Lunch Please call early to reserve your ticket and / or golf cart; There are a limited number of tickets available. donna@thelifelight.com or call or text: 226-231-0914

PACCC NATIONAL Conference

LifeLight display at the 2013 Conference of the Professional ASSOCIATION of Canadian Christian Counsellors. www.PACCC.ca
Set up by our new National Coordinator Bomba Ng'andu

MissionFest Toronto

LifeLight Ministries is blessed to have Donna Kovacs join the team in Ontario.  She set up and worked in the booth, meeting people from various ministries to make ministry Scriptures available the
ministries serving the Lord in Ontario.

Donna is excited to be part of the LifeLight goal of reaching every First Nations Community in Canada in the next 2 years.  She will be calling on churches and Christian businesses to help raise the required funds for this.

She is shown in this picture with Raymond Dueck, President and Founder.

SAVED!!!

Last Wednesday I spoke at a church banquet here in Winnipeg and challenged a group of about 80 people to give away a Bible before the end of the week. We had a great response with many people committing to give a Bible away for the first time. This morning, one of the ladies from that church stopped by to share a story with Marge and I. She told me that my message and challenge had really encouraged her to be bold in her faith and to share her faith with a family that she new needed the Lord.......what happened next is an amazing example of what God can do when we act on the prompting of the Holy Spirit. The family she connected with was an immigrant family from the Philippines. She has gotten to know them over the past couple of years but hadn't really talked in depth about her faith. She went to their place with a Bible for each family member and started talking about Christ and what He has done for her life and what He can do for their lives as well. By the end of the evening, the entire family was led to the Lord and they all had their own Bibles to grow in their faith. They will also be coming to church as well. AMAZING!!!!!!! I don't always get to hear the outcomes of my presentations, so it was so cool to hear this story first thing this morning. Made my week!!

Ryan

Trip North

Thanks for the update!
Glad you had a safe trip.
May God bless the reading of His Word! Are you going to Ontario or Saskatchewan next?

On 26-Nov-12 2:14 PM, Wayne wrote: The latest trip north started Nov. 11 at 11:00 am. I made this trip with Bill Penner who has worked in the north for many, many years. We had planned to leave earlier that day but we chose to heed the storm warnings . At 9:00 am they advised against traveling on #6. By 10:00 am that restriction had been lifted and so I phoned Bill in Steinbach and he was in Wpg by 11:00 am and we began our journey north.
We arrived in Thompson at 10:00 p.m.. The roads were snow covered except the last 100 km south of Thompson. Our travels took us as far as Lynn Lake, Gillam and Norway House.
We traveled 4100 km and distributed 2500 NTs. Many were praying and God opened doors and gave us favour.
Thanks to those who prayed and we need to continue to pray that God will motivate and direct that the Word of God will get into the right hands and be read and bear fruit.
PTL. Wayne

LifeLight Fall Supper

Watch the video now.  Donate here

Thanks to all of you who came out on Sunday night for our LifeLight banquet. We've had so much good feedback of how people really enjoyed the entire night. It was truly a successful evening.

I have a meeting on Wednesday with somebody willing to give their testimony for the native Bible. He is an amazing singer/songwriter that has won various awards including an aboriginal music award. The process for the native Bible is slow but steady. Lots of work is going into this but we know God has a plan for this Bible and so we are happy to work at His pace as He provides more testimonies and insight.

Stay tuned for more highlights soon.

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Blessings,


Ryan Rempel

Picture at Rossmere

LifeLight Evening

Justin Hanson shared inner city ministry experiences.

Shaun McClarin shared inner city women's ministry

Tim Elias prison chaplain report:
Scripture impact is very significant in prison.
George is a striker for Hell's angels.
Loving your enemies they say is crazy. I  entrust them with a Bible. They read it. That Bible is an amazing book. If you abide in Jesus word you will have life.
Thank you for your support. The Bible was a clear message from God to 3 prisoners when they started to read it together.
1st nations ministry is a big part of LifeLight for many years. LifeLight is in the process of preparing a 1st nation's Bible. Getting lots of good feedback. Fresh IE got involved and is really excited about this new Bible.

Barb will share. 1996 she applied to work up north. Her 1st trip was to Split Lake where a woman wanted her to bring God. Soon she started giving LifeLight scriptures and lives were changed.
Gave away 100s of Bibles over the years. The Bible is the most influential book in history. It changes people.

Perimeter Air flies Bibles north at no cost. A big thanks to them.

Christian camps reach kids for Jesus. We donated 7,000 Bibles to campers this year. 7,000 homes have been impacted.

Shane Reimer has been working at Fisher Bay Bible Camp. An 8 year old got a Bible last year. He was concerned about his family. He came back to camp this year. He had been reading his The LifeLight Bible every day.
My camp is a low budget camp and we are very thankful for free LifeLight scriptures.

One camp director asked for 1,000 Bibles and he burst into tears of thankfulness when he got them.

Each ministry here is going home with a box of Scriptures.

LifeLight Ministries meeting Aug 5, 2010

Website rebuild

It has taken way longer than we like. Tyler is starting on it now and should have it done soon.

Raymond Dueck

Peter Loewen LifeLight Missionary

Obituary

PETER LOEWEN (published on October 06, 2011)  PETER LOEWEN The afternoon of October 3, 2011, Peter Loewen slipped peacefully into the waiting arms of his Lord. He passed away in the Palliative Care Ward at the Riverview Health Centre. He was 86. Peter is survived by his loving wife, Caroline, of Winnipeg, MB, as well as their children and grandchildren, Rita and husband Wendell Kroeker, Matthew (Kirsten, Haley and Annika), Dalen (Bonnie), Tyson (Diane, Karen and Aurelia), and Amy; Sylvia and son, Ben; Ralph and wife Cindy, Pavel, Arthur and Marissa; Lyle and wife Paula, Brenlee (Joash), Kara (Tim), and Jordan; Stewart and wife Heather, Dawson and Jenna; Greg and wife Cathie, Mackenzie, Kaelee and Aaron. Peter was predeceased by his parents, Isaac and Elizabeth, brothers Leonard (in childhood) and George, and sister Mary Friesen. He grew up in Giroux and quit school at 14 to help on the family farm. After their marriage on May 1, 1954, Peter and Caroline moved to the Interlake, north of Riverton. They farmed and spent winters in the bush running a sawmill. In 1962, Peter bought his first mobile feed mill and in 1969 he built Scientific Feed in Arborg. In later years, he spent many days helping his sons and son-in-law on their farming operations. Five years ago Dad and Mom moved to Winnipeg, where they became members of the Braeside E.M.C. Church. Dad was honoured to have been asked to serve on the mission's committee. Dad loved people. Some of his happiest days were spent driving his motorboat and teaching numerous people how to water-ski. He loved meeting new people. He and Mom did a lot of traveling - to Israel, Europe, South America, Caribbean and cruising. Their latest trip was to a granddaughter's wedding in Mexico this past January. Dad's greatest joy came from giving away Scriptures. In recent years, he went on many trips north to distribute LifeLight New Testaments. Dad wanted everyone to know the Lord. He spent hours praying and has witnessed many a changed life. Dad also loved to share stories of his Scripture distribution trips. The viewing is at Birchwood Funeral Chapel, 150 Penfeld Dr., Steinbach on Thursday, October 6 at 7:00 p.m. The memorial service will be held on Friday, October 7 at 2:00 p.m. at Braeside Evangelical Mennonite Church in Winnipeg - 1011 Munroe Ave. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Canadian LifeLight Ministries Inc. See the video of one of his many trips north here.

You might be ready...but what about everyone else

I'm not all about talking about end times and preaching that the end is near and all that stuff, But this video did make me think.

I am realizing more and more that we don't have an endless amount of time to reach our friends, family, neighbors and strangers for Christ. There will in fact come a time where God simply says "enough is enough" and Christ WILL come back.

As I sit in my office typing out this message, I'm looking around me and what I see is about 1000 Bibles sitting in Boxes. Thats not to mention all the Bibles that are sitting in our warehouse. They are sitting here because we are waiting for people like you to come and pick them up and give them away.

What would it look like if we ALL gave one away? If every Christian in Cananda or even just Winnipeg for that matter, said " This week I am am committing myself to giving a Bible away", we would have ZERO Bibles left. What an amazing thing that would be. Sharing our faith is not only acting out of obedience to God, Its also the strongest act of love you can give someone. Its stepping out of your personal comfort zone and sharing salvation with another human being, another child of God.

We give away tens of thousands of Bibles to ministries, communities, prisons, etc every year. But what about you? Have you ever given one away personaly? I want to encourage you come down to our office in Winnipeg, Steinbach or Simcoe Ontario and pick up some Bibles and give them away. It may just lead to a conversation that will be life changing for you and the person receiving the Bible. You will realize how easy it really is to share the one thing that is most important to you. See you soon.

Ryan Rempel
Executive Director

Dessert Evening

I'll start off by saying "what a great evening LifeLight had last
night!!" Our Steinbach Dessert Night was a huge success. Rox did a great
job helping to organize this event. It is so much work to make it happen
as people need to be contacted on a regular basis to make sure they are
coming. We were able to raise $5,700.00 last night!!! It will end up
being a little more as some of our donors took the envelopes home to
pray about it. We had many new faces last night - very encouraging. 100
people showed up. Also, half the evening's costs were covered by one of
our donors. Praise God!!!
Our next main effort will be the Golf Tournament - any of you who have
contacts that can support or sponsor part of this event would be much
appreciated. Just let us know how many golf brochure you need and we'll
make it happen.
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Blessings,

Ryan Rempel

GOLF, n.

GOLF, n.

[1] a game that consists of a lot of walking, broken up by disappointment and bad arithmetic.

[2] a game of opposites - the world's slowest people are ahead of you, and the fastest are behind.

[3] a colorful sport that keeps you on the green, in the pink, and financially in the red.

[4] a game which is allowed to be played on Sunday (under blue laws) because it was not considered a game by the law, but a form of moral effort.

[5] a game a lot like taxation - you drive hard to get to the green, and then you find yourself in a hole.

GOLF CART, n.

[1] A popular mode of transportation because, unlike a caddie, it can neither count, criticize, nor snicker.

GOLFER, n.

[1] a person who yells "fore," takes six, and puts down five;

[2] a guy who has the advantage over a fisherman - he doesn't have to bring home anything when he brags he had a great day

Dessert Night Steinbach

It is time for our Spring events.  We have decided to do Sunday evening dessert night in Steinbach May 1^st 6:30 pm at The Brass Lantern.

 

We have some great people lined up so far to share – Faron Hanson, chaplain at Milner Ridge prison who will speak about how the Bibles he receives from us are impacting inmates on a daily basis as well as others who will share about distribution in the North, Winnipeg inner city ministry and a personal testimony about how finding a LifeLight New Testament in a thrift store changed his life!
Rox@TheLifeLight.com

Check out our catalogue at http://www.TheLifeLight.com/
Credit Card donations can be made at
www.DonateBibles.NET

Bible a Month Club

If I told you that only $5/month could change someones life for now and for eternity, would you pitch in? With the Bible a Month Club, you have the opportunity to donate one Bible every single month to someone who has accepted Christ or to someone who is searching. So many people in our own communities have never had their own Bible. It is the mission and vision of LifeLight Ministries to provide the word of God to all who seek Him. Our goal is to grow the Bible a Month Club to 1000 Bibles every month.

To be part of this, please contact our office a 1-866-HIS-WORD or email us at Bibles@thelifelight.com

We will set you up with a debit or credit card option and we will also issue you a tax receipt at year end. Thank you for support. When you read our blog, website and newsletter, you can know that you have a part in these life changing testimonies.

Blessing,

Ryan Rempel
Executive Director

Godly words from the mouth of an athiest

His name is Penn Gillete. He is an American Comedian and magician who is also an outspoken atheist. The longer version of the video was that after one of his shows, a man walked up to him and told him how much he appreciated his shows and he proceeded to hand him a Bible as a gift. Penn was kind of taken back by that, being an outspoken atheist and all. But after that fact, Penn went on to say that he really, really respected this man and his faith for being so open and honest about it, willing to share his belief with someone who is so against it. I cannot get enough of this video. He hits the nail right on the head when he says " If Christians actually believe in an eternal Heaven and an eternal Hell and that the only way to Heaven is through Jesus Christ, how much do they have to hate someone to not share that with them. He's absolutely right. That man who gave Penn a Bible is a great example of showing Christ's love, even to an outspoken unbeliever. If we believe our faith to be true, we HAVE to share it. I encourage you to stop by our Winnipeg or Steinbach office this week. If you don't have a Bible, we will give you one. If you want a Bible to give to someone, we will give you one. Our passion is to Spread the Word of God to EVERYONE. God is not ours to keep to our self. Each one of us belongs to Him, and that my friends is something worth sharing.

The Need Is Growing!


Due to Gods amazing grace and to the open doors that he have given us, we are nearing a $50,000 Bible order. Our Bibles have been leaving our warehouse in large quantities due to people who are searching for Christ. First Nations communities, prisons, churches, camps and many other organizations have been reveiving more Bibles than ever before. This is very exciting to see happen..however all these Bibles now have to be replaced. This is a big project to take on and we need your help, not only prayerfully but financialy as well. If you feel led to partner with us in this area, we would love to hear from you. You can call us at 1-866-HIS-WORD or at 204-339-3770 to donate. Or you can visit http://www.thelifelight.com/ to give online. We would love to talk to you more about his project.

We have many people and organizations who cannot afford to make donations that are waiting for these Bibles to be used in their ministry. We need to act as soon as possible to make sure they have the resources they need.

Thank you everyone for your faithful support and to all of you who are out there on the mission field spreading the word of God. Blessings!

How Important Is Our Faith?
If our faith is the most important thing in our life, more important than money, friends, parties, sex, careers, the lake, family and even church, then why is it so much easier to talk about everything but our faith to our freinds? We spend hours telling people about our weekend, about the latest survivor episode, about who said what on facebook, but when it comes to sharing about the experience you had with God or your relationhip with Christ, we shut our mouths.


This is a dangerous way to live and I'm guilty of this lifestyle as well.....but i'm learning. Taking that step out of my comfort zone was the best thing I could have done. Here's what happened.


About 6 months ago, I had a doctors appointment downtown that I was late for. I got out of my car and noticed a man walk by me who was clearly hungry, poor and dirty. I thought to myself "hmmm that sucks", and I started running up the stairs to my appointment. But something told me to go back and do something. So, I ran back to my car, took some loonies from my console and ran after the guy to give him some money for whatever he needed. I patted him on the back, he said thank you very much and I ran back to my appointment. As I bolted for the elevator, something told me to go and do more. I'm thinking, shoot, I'm late, I need to get to my appointment..but I listened and ran back to my car. I remembered that I had some Bibles in my trunk so I grabbed one and bolted after this man again. I caught up to him and said "sorry to bother you but do you like reading?" He said, yes I sure do. So I asked him " If I gave you this Bible, would you read it?" He said, yes, I sure would, thank you. I patted him on the back and ran back to the building...but that voice came back and told me to do more. Well, I'm fairly certain that my doctor is not a Christian, so I went back to the car and grabbed another Bible. I brought it up with me and one of the first things she asked me was "So Ryan, what do you do for a living?" I wasn't sure what to say. Do I just say I work for a charity or do I expand and really tell her what I do. I decided to tell her in detail and then said to her "actually, I brought you a Bible as a gift that I wanted you to have." She took it from my hands and was so thankful that I thought of her and she said that she would gladly take this home with her to read.


I was totally out of my comfort zone here but I took one of the opportunities that God give us everyday. Instead of asking for an opportunity, I took one. After it was all said and done, it sure seemed easy. I try to take opportunities on a more regular basis now and the worst repsonse I have ever gotten is a No Thanks. If that is the most I have to fear, than I will have no excuse when God asks me why I was so lazy in sharing my faith.


I want to encourge every one of you to take that step and share with someone the most important thing in your life. The Bible is a powerfull way to do this because after the conversation is over, they will have somthing they can have with them when God whispers in their ear that he loves them.

Tools for the Job

Another farmer and I travelled to the Sudan to do a farm project under Cal Bombay Ministries. When we arrived in Kampala, Uganda, we stayed at the African Inland Mission (AIM) guesthouse. The AIM compound has a distribution centre for AIM pastors in Uganda. I left three How to Find God NTs with them and also gave a Bible to a security guard who, I assume, was not a Christian.
Then I left for Sudan to work with the farm operation. Later, when I got back to the AIM office in Kampala, the security guard told me that the Bible I had given him was the first one he had ever had that he could understand. Of course, I was delighted to hear that!
When I returned home I had an e-mail from Kwagala Sande, who works under AIM. He wrote: “I lead a project called Tools for the Job, which provides African pastors with suitable study books. Some of the pastors open churches without any training or any Bible knowledge, so our vision is to provide them with the materials they need. Some of them request Bibles because they can’t afford to buy them. I have done a lot of travelling in Uganda and get the same request wherever I go.
“It was a blessing to meet a missionary from Canada. He told me about LifeLight Ministries and gave me a copy of a New Testament, How to Find God. I’m sure many people are blessed by your ministry of taking the good news of Jesus Christ to many parts of the world. God bless you all.”
Henry Dyck