A letter from our Friends

Stan P. asked me (Carissa) to post this note from Evan Schellenberg for the group. Evan and Mel, if you're reading this, we miss you and love you too!

"Hi, thanks for the note. Life is moving along out here. Mel and I often talk about Yadda Yadda. That is by far the thing we miss most about Manitoba. About a week ago, Mel and I were doing devotions and God kinda spoke to us both while we were reading. It has been tough for us since moving to Calgary. We have had to deal with some major setbacks due to employment, not to mention being away from family and friends.This is a tough city to live in; it's very greedy. We have, however, found some good friends here too. God just reaffirmed to us that His calling for us is somewhere else, we may be here for a while yet, or might move on soon (to who knows where). It was really refreshing to know that God does want us here; especially because we don't really want to be. We just need to learn what God needs to teach us in this proving ground before He shows us the next step of the way. Until that time, we need to just love the people that we meet and learn to give of ourselves, especially to other Believers. We both felt like we will only find fulfillment once we are obeying God in those respects. I know this is all stuff we "knew" before, but it is a totally different thing when it finally sinks in and hits home. We appreciate the continued prayers and we continue to pray for you all as you go through an exciting time in Yadda Yadda. We know that God is and will do great things through the group for the community. I will speak for myself here, (although I think Mel would say the same) and say that of all the places we have gone, and the bodies of Believers we have been able to spend time with, Yadda Yadda feels like our home church. We really were touched by everyone involved and feel blessed to have been there for as long as we were. Thanks again for the note. With communication being so easy, it is a shame I don't use it more often. Stan, you can feel free to share this with the group next time you meet. We are praying for you and we love and miss you lots."