The Details:
Date: April 28th, 2012-03-05
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Lunch provided
Early bird deadline: April 6th Cost: $20
Registration after Early Bird Deadline: $25
Registration cost for Kids ages 8 – 15: $15
Contact: Kim Doyley, 905-476-2541
Where: Maple Hill Baptist Church
Instructor: Jack Strickland, Salvation Army
About Jack Strickland:
Jack Strickland is ready to lead you on an unforgettable ‘Walk Thru The Bible’.
A native of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Jack has also called Prince Edward Island, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Ontario home. Jack came to know the Lord in a life changing way at fourteen, when he was invited to play in a Salvation Army brass band and was led to the Lord by the bandmaster.
Jack received his commission from the Salvation Army College for Officer Training in Ontario; he pursued further studies at the Maritime Bible College, Tyndale, and Catherine Booth Bible College, where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Biblical and Theological Studies. He continued his education while in Newfoundland and completed his Master’s Degree at Queen’s College in St. John’s.
An officer with The Salvation Army for 37 years, Jack has served as a Corps Officer (Pastor), Public Relations Officer for the Salvation Army in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and has been part of the administrative (Field Coordinator) and teaching faculty of both the Ontario and Newfoundland Training Colleges. He has written articles for both The War Cry and Horizons publications as well as co-authored a book with his daughter. Being an avid motorcycle enthusiast has served as chaplain for the Blue Knights Motorcycle Club (an international police fraternity).
Currently Jack, along with his wife Faye, serve as the Executive Director and Assistant Executive Director of the Salvation Army Corrections and Justice Services Barrie, Ontario.
Jack enjoys an active life that includes scuba diving, board sailing, skiing, hockey, motorcycling and competes, along with his two daughters, Michelle and Danielle, in the triathlon experience!
Three grandsons and one granddaughter and one great-grandson keep Jack on his toes and enrich his life greatly!
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"Nestled in a remote area of the highlands of Papua New Guinea, the Pinai-Hagahai people have lived for hundreds of years. The area is surrounded by breath-taking views of rugged mountains, steep gorges, and raging rivers. Though lovely to look at, these same landforms have kept them isolated. Undiscovered by the outside world until the 1950's and until 1985, 100% of this language group was illiterate. Those who wanted their children to learn to read and write have sent them to a neighbouring language area, since there have never been any Pinai-Hagahai schools. Consequently, only three people from this language group have graduated from high school...
Click the thumbnail to the left to continue reading the February 2012 update from Chris and Liette Rough
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Learning to Read and Write
Heidi & Ryan working on letters!
We continue to make steady progress in language learning and are enjoying getting to know our language teachers better. We are just beginning our fourth module, which is the beginning of reading and writing.
The Thai language has its own alphabet and symbols. So, we are learning to shape our letters and trace figures, much like we did in kindergarten many years ago. When around town, we are looking at signs and trying to figure out what we can understand. The other day, we saw a simple sign outside the pharmacy it said ÂÒ Heidi got excited, “Hey, I know that word. It says medicine.” We look forward to understanding many more signs and eventually some books in the coming months. Please pray with us for good understanding and sharp memories for the many rules and exceptions related to reading.
As with anyone learning language, the mistakes continue. I (Ryan) was recently looking for water after just finishing a marathon, but could only find the table with Gatorade. I tried to ask for water, but confused one word. Instead of asking for water, I asked for fish sauce, a sauce added to most foods here for flavoring. I received a rather puzzled look, a slight smile, a firm correction, and then was pointed to the water table.
Ministry in the Region
We are starting to learn more about the ministries in our region. We will be doing this, when possible, during our language learning time. Last week, there was a gathering of SIM’s Sports Friends ministry leaders from around the world. We were able to catch a couple of sessions to hear first-hand reports of how this impacting ministry is affecting so many. Next week, Ryan will have opportunity to travel to one of the Karen Hill Tribe (a minority group in the North of Thailand) villages to see how the ministry is working there.
Next week, the China team will also be meeting in Chiang Mai. This is the first time for them to meet together like this. Because the country is so large and the work is sensitive, some of them have never met each other. Please pray that it is a good conference bringing unity and encouragement to the team. We will have the opportunity to learn more about the work there and meet many of the team members we will be working with in the future.
Running and more running
The whole family with some friends at a recent race
In addition to school and related activities, the kids recently joined Ryan in running. They are following a regular schedule and have run in a few local races, including a couple 10 kilometer races. Ryan ran in three marathons in the last couple of months building up to a 50 kilometer (31 miles) North Face Challenge race this coming weekend.
The whole family with some friends at a recent race
Thanks so much for your part in our ministry, we could not be here without you,
Ryan, Heidi, Caleb, Ben & Faith Hannah
Prayer
· Please continue to pray for our language learning progress. Praise that we are learning, but also pray as we have a long way to go. Pray for relationships and opportunities to improve our language skills.
· Pray as we learn more about the region and meet the workers from the countries around us. Pray as we have much to learn and many people to get to know.
· Please pray for our financial support as end of year giving was not as good in 2011 as in years past.
· Pray for us as a family to be salt and light in the community we live in
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Click Here for the January 2012 Newsletter
Dear Friends,
God has been doing a lot lately in my life and on campus. Below is my latest update to share with you some of the opportunities I’ve been having. In addition to this, I am headed back this summer on project to East Asia. I’m excited to be able to go back and am looking forward to seeing how God will use me as last year was such a fantastic and productive experience! Please pray for the preparations for project as I am needing to raise $4600 which I’ve received about 20% of so far.
Thank you for your ongoing prayers and support! I appreciate your partnership in helping the world know about Jesus!
–
Derek Hill
Power to Change – McMaster
(905) 923-2191
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Please read the attached document for an update from the Gilbert & Lydia Nigh in Zambia!
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Maple Hill Baptist Church is hosting a free event for the Keswick community on February 20, 2012. We will have horse drawn wagon rides, ball hockey tournament, ice skating & more! Everything is free, including lunch!
Please come and bring your friends & family! 
Link to Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/events/260447714026696/
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For those of you who heard Pastor Art’s sermon on last Sunday, here is the list of verses he went over:
- John 15:18-16:4
- Luke 12:29-31
- Luke 12:51-53
- Luke 16:8
- John 3:19
- John 14:17
- John 16:33
- John 18:36
- Romans 12:2
- 1 Corinthians 2:12
- 2 Corinthians 6:14-17
- 1 Corinthians 10:3-4
- Colossians 2:8
- Colossians 2:20
- James 1:27
- James 4:4
- 1 Peter 1:1
- 1 John 2:15-17
- 1 John 3:13
- 1 John 4:4-5
- 1 John 5:19
- Jude 21-23
- John 17:1-26
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There were 9 ladies on the team altogether that went. We went to visit many different schools there and most of them were Christian schools that International Needs started. The students blessed us so much with their singing, as each class sang for us. They would never let us leave unless we sang for them as well, which they appreciated a lot. We were able to hand out a lot of gifts from sponsors back at home to a bunch of sponsor kids at the schools. It was amazing to be there and actually see how much they appreciate the people who sponsor them and bless them with gifts. I fell in love with a 9 year old girl at one of the schools and decided to sponsor her. Her name is Angelina. Her family came up to me and let me know how much they appreciate it.
We visited the VTC (Vocational Training Centre) for a few days and got to build a relationship with the ladies there. These ladies all came from terrible backgrounds, where some used to be used as slaves, but with the help of International Needs, they were freed and sent to the VTC. These are amazing ladies and they blessed us with doing our hair and also making some African outfits for us. As well they all had the most amazing personalities and it was great to get to know those that we interacted with.
We also sat in and participated in a ceremony in a shrine and spoke to the shrine priest there through a translator. The slave girls from this shrine were liberated with the help of International Needs and so it was interesting to hear how the liberation affected him and how he and his family are coping now. There is a lot of spiritual warfare going on in places like these in Ghana and they still need a lot of prayer. We also went to see a fishing village and it broke our hearts to see a little boy there who did not know where his parents live and stayed around and helped with the fishing as the fishermen sometimes would feed him for his help. He had no other way to get food and stay alive. It was very sad to see and it just shows how incredibly blessed we are in Canada.
God was really teaching me how much we have here and how much stuff we have in Canada that really distracts us from our relationship with God. In Ghana, their lives seem so much simpler and we could see just how on fire for God they are. People think that they want the things that we have here, but I really don’t think that they do want what we have. Their church services were incredible. There is so much dancing and so much giving to the church. It was awesome. I can’t wait to go back there and experience it all again.
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Family Snow Day 2012
