Bible League of Canada - Joy Report Fall 2010

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True Stories About the Holy Spirit Working Through Younorth america: G’ Lv

ethiopia: G’ Jy ecuador: G’ p

Volume 23, #1 • Fall 2010

“Bt the fit f theSpiit is lve, jy, pece...”

G a L a t i a n s 5 : 2 2 ( n i V )



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The Joy Report is published our times per year to inorm partners about the specifc results o their gits and prayers.

Permission is granted to copy, re-publish, and/or distribute the inormation in this issue as long as The Bible League o

Canada is credited. For the safety of our co-workers in various countries, we ask that you do not post this information on the

internet. Additional copies o this newsletter may be obtained by contacting P.O. Box 5037, Burlington, Ontario, L7R 3Y8,

1.800.363.9673, [email protected]. All Scripture quotes are taken from the NIV.

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fellwship with

Chist n His Chch.

If you have a question,

please write to

The Bible League of Canada

or email us.

3067 Mainway • Box 5037

Burlington, ON • L7R 3Y8

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www.bibleleague.ca

Recently we took a day out of our regular routine for Thanksgiving. October is a month we

have set aside in Canada as a time to be thankful for the harvest. I am writing you about

another kind of harvest; but it is one for which we are very thankful.

While it would be easy for me to express my gratitude for your partnership, I would like

to relay the gratitude of others. In this report, you will read about a Canadian who received

God’s grace through the prison ministry of The Bible League of Canada. Justin is so grateful

for what God has done in his life, and friends like you have made this possible.

Also in this report, you will read about the changed life of one young orphan, who is now a

project manager reaching out to so many others. He is so grateful for God’s grace in his life,

he is devoting himself now to helping others. Genene is a changed life and friends like you

have played a role in this transformation.

Finally in this report, you will read about a young lady who has overcome a terrible tragedy

from her childhood. Guillermina is now leading a fellowship of believers equipped by the

training that friends like you have provided.

So many lives have been touched; so many are grateful; so many people have been

transformed.

Thank you for your partnership. Thank you for your faithfulness.

“Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that abounds to your account.”

P H I L 4 : 1 7 ( N K J V )



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CBI: JstinGod’s Love

“The only way for us to know God is to believe in him, livein his Word, and continually read his Word, the Bible.”

Jut frt wet to jal at 17 year

old, whe he wa caught robbg

a varety tore wth a ke. He

remember a tme whe he lved or

drug – he would do them whe he

woke up, whe he wet to work, o

h work break…

But oo work could’t cover h

bll ad h addcto. He had to fd

a ew way to pay or h exceve

abue o drug. so he became a armed

bak robber.

Jut hued h amly ad

red becaue they would try tocovce hm to chage. He wa’t

ready to gve up h drug. But he had

a uexplaable empte h

le. He bega to woder, “what the

meag o le?”

Jut whe he bega to eel

overwhelmed wth paraoa ad ear

o gettg caught, the polce chargedhm ad put hm jal.

A Jut awated tral, h md

wa plagued by retlee ad

ucertaty. somethg de hm

told hm to go to chapel. sttg the

ervce, he uddely aw h crme

a ew way. For the frt tme, he

thought about the pa ad ear he

had caued h vctm. Deperate to

make h gult go away, he met wth

the chapla.

Durg ther meetg, Jut gave hle to Jeu. H heart ad oul flled

completely wth a ew love or God.

The Jut kew what he had to do.

He et up a tervew wth the polce

ad coeed h crme. The polce

were tued. All th tme Jut had

bee deyg h crme ad laughg

at them! Jut alo wrote a letter o

apology to each o h vctm.

Whe he wet to pro, the

chapla troduced Jut to

Croroad Bble ittute (CBi), a

mtry commtted to dcplg

people pro wth the Word o

God. CBi oer a peroal, -depth

correpodece Bble tudy coure to

help mate grow a relatohp

wth Jeu Chrt. Voluteer tructor

rom acro Caada are traed to

correct the Bble tudy leo ad

oer word o ecouragemet to

proer lke Jut.

“i am cotually growg prtually

becaue o the Lord’ athul ervaturroudg me wth motvato,

ecouragemet ad the love o Jeu

Chrt. i am o grateul or Croroad

Bble ittute,” ay Jut.

The peroal ote rom h

tructor help Jut keep gog whe

he eel dow beg pro. “Thak

or carg or me ad howg thelght o Chrt th dark place i’m

. God ble you!” ay oe o Jut’

letter to h metor.

now at 30 year old, Jut a

retred crmal ad drug addct. Ad

he love Jeu. Though he tll

pro, he eel the mot ree he ha

ever elt. He joyully ue h tuatoto ecourage other to ak Jeu or

alvato. “i Jeu ca ave me, he ca

ave aybody!” he tell other mate

the maxmum ecurty pro. “i

hope you all fd Jeu a i have!”

> To help disciple inmates

like Justin with the gift

of God’s Word, please

see the response form

with this Joy Report.

You can also give by

phone 1.800.363.9673

or online at

www.bibleleague.ca/Joy1



Ethipi: GeneneGod’s Joy

“He challenged Genene to considerreturning to his childhood home tooversee the Alternative Basic Education

program that was being developed in ruralcommunities in Ethiopia in partnershipwith the Bible League of Canada.”



An elderly woman with tears owing downher cheeks walks through the gates of the

compound. On either side of her a young boy

is clutching her hand. Sadly she releases her

two grandsons into the care of the Nagash, the

director of the children’s home well known in

the region as being a refuge for orphans.

Depte the ade o ayg goodbye to the

gadothe who had caed o the ce the othe

ad athe had ded o yea eale, Geee ad

Dlbedgle wee happy becae they ealzed that the

lve wee gog to chage a vey good way.

Geee ebaced h ew hoe Aela ad eagely

atteded chool. He bega to ejoy ad look owad to

the oal edcato clae. it let a peo o h

ad ecoaged h to lea oe abot the Bble. Thgave h geat joy.

The love o Je Cht becae eal to Geee whe

God peoed a acle h le whe he wa

Gade 9. A eo accdet o the occe eld let h

totally dea. Eveyoe wa kd ad lovg towad h

ad he eally detood the love o God. Fo two yea

negah ted to d edcal atteto o h bt all

teatet wee ccel. Dg th te Geee

had to qt chool.

Oe day, Geee wa payg ad cyg ot to God.

macloly Geee head gg a eaby chch.

God had healed h ad edately he keeled ad

thaked God o etog h heag.

Fo ealy chldhood Geee ed to dea abot

what he wated to do wth h le. Becae o the

cctace ad expeece o h chldhood he kewthat hataa wok wa potat to h o he

ped th avee vety. At the age o 23 he

copleted h degee.

Aod th te, Geee wa appoached by o

Aca mo Decto, mchael. He challeged Geee

to code etg to h chldhood hoe to oveee

the Alteatve Bac Edcato poga that wa

beg developed al cote Ethopa

patehp wth the Bble Leage o Caada. mchael

kew Geee had a heat ad pao o the te o h

coty ad kew that he wa the ght peo to hadle

the epoblte ad vo o the fedglg poject.

Geee eted hoe, kowg t wa te o h

to gve back to the ogazato that gave h a te

o ay yea ago. A the poject aage he take

the whole poject ad look at t de the le o a

Chta. He ha a boade vo o teg theae o Cht all o the e acg h coty.

Geee kow that God ha a pla o h le ad

he cotet to lte o what God wat h to do.

He qote o Pal 73:28 – “Bt a o e, t good

to be ea God. i have ade the soveeg LOrD y

ege; i wll tell o all yo deed.” Th vee toche

oethg deep de o h. God kow what bet –

He peect.

God’ Wod chage lve. We ee t ove ad ove

aga. Thak yo o yo patehp akg a

deece to cote Aca.

> To equip others like Genene with training to reach out into

their community with literacy and God’s love, please see the

response form with this Joy Report. You can also give by phone

1.800.363.9673 or online at www.bibleleague.ca/Joy1

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Tropical Guayaquil,

Ecuador, is known for more

than its beautiful scenery.

Poverty is everywhere in

this coastal city of 3.3

million. When a community

is entrenched in poverty,

women and children are

often the most vulnerable.

ECuador: GilleminGod’s Peace



Gllea’ le ot al.

Abe by a elatve a a chld haped

he yog le ad ollowed he wellto adlthood. it pacted eveyoe

aod he. it’ a wth geeatoal

coeqece.

“i wa a ebel,” he ay. “i ade

o ay take, ad i lved a

o God.”

Vct o exal abe otehave low el woth; they do’t ee

theelve a wothy o ayoe’

love, ch le the God o the

uvee. Gllea coted to

d healthy elatohp.

“i wa teated phycally ad

eotoally. my heat wa had. iade t vey dclt o ayoe to get

cloe to e.”

Whe Chta ed o a

local chch cae to he le, he

had a had te acceptg the love.

Gllea dd’t epod o oe

te. He dtt wa ovewhelg.

Bt he Chta ed cotedto how th boke woa the love

o God. Fally, the love ad the

wok o the Holy spt boke thogh

he hadeed heat. The all

gop oded he wth love ad

acceptace. Gllea od love –

he od a aly that wa baed

o love.

Today, Je he thogh

Gllea’ le. He ha chaged he.

“i a happy ad i a lled wth

peace ad taqlty.”

Thee wod ae adcal chage

o a woa whoe le wa a otaql. He pao to eve the

Lod ad hae H love wth othe.

she ha bee loved by Cht ad H

Chch. now he pat o a gowg

body o beleve who ae eqppg

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he to take that love to othe.

Today, eqpped wth the tag

Gllea ha eceved thak to

yo geeo ppot, he leadg

a all ellowhp o beleve ad

he eachg to the lve o

htg people.

“The teachg i’ve leaed allow

e to bg God’ peace to othe.”

i Ecado, The Bble Leage o

Caada cotted to eqppg

chche ad dvdal who wll

plat ad tegthe chche.

Thak yo o tadg wth the.

God’ love taog lve, oe

at a te.

> To equip others like Guillermina with

training to plant and strengthen

churches, please see the response form

with this Joy Report. You can also give

by phone 1.800.363.9673 or online at

www.bibleleague.ca/Joy1

“‘I was a rebel,’ she says. ‘I made so many

mistakes, and I lived far from God.’”



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Linda Alexander

Mr & Mrs Ken & Cheryl Donais

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Mr & Mrs Robert & Marlene Coates

James Kernohan

Mr & Mrs James & Norma McGregor

Melanie Thiele

Annie Eby

Vera Nelson

Mr & Mrs Peter & Mary Shpapowsky

Joyce Kreitzer

Eleanor Marshall

Stella Jean RowsellLinda Cooke

Robert Young

Mrs Donna Kostik

Jean “Bunty” Lund

Mrs Elida Raven

Eric Canaday

Mr & Mrs Ron & Lynn Rebelato

Mr Steve Stelpstra

Mr Mario Iusi

Rev Arie & Mrs Ellen Van Eek

Mr & Mrs Ed & Nelinda

Vandenberg-Stelpstra

Mr & Mrs John & Nellie Schuurman

Mr & Mrs W & J StelpstraMr Robert Stelpstra

Peel District School Board

Mr & Mrs Charles & Elizabeth Bryan

Mr & Mrs Doug & Katharina Stelpstra

Mr & Mrs Mike & Ann Wynands

Mr & Mrs Dick & Bev Osinga

Mr & Mrs Paul & Jill Vet

Mr & Mrs Bob & Nancy Anderson

Mr & Mrs Nicolas & Iekje Kuiper

Mr & Mrs William & Gaye Wyma

Mr & Mrs Jeremy & Stephanie TomsMr & Mrs Ebele & Margaret Boss

Mr & Mrs Joseph Burden

Mr & Mrs Denis & Marg Haley

Mr Peter Vanderkooi

Ms Sandra Drochner

Ms Elizabeth Voskamp

Mr & Mrs Sid & Minni Denekamp

Mr & Mrs Cornelius & Alida VanderKruk

Mike Burnett

Judy McInnis

Mrs Emma Long

Mr & Mrs Fred Pedosiuk

Mrs Mary Martin

Catherine Buckerfeld

Mrs Elizabeth Parsons

Mrs Maria Bruno

Mrs Rosaleen Collier

Peel Pentecostal Tabernacle

Mr Ken Seburn

Ms Laverne Seburn

Al Hayes

Mrs Arrea (Marie) Chambers

In CeLebratIon

Mr & Mrs John & Klasske De Vries

—50th Wedding Anniversary

Mr & Mrs Hans & Hendrika Ter Haar


Mr & Mrs Dineka Van Roon

Mr & Mrs Rick Fintelman


Tina Fintelman

Mr & Mrs Henk & Marg

Binnema-Swytink


Mr & Mrs Dan & Mary Vriend

Donna Nickolson —Birthday

Sandra Worden —Birthday

Carol Briggs —Birthday

Mr & Mrs Davey & Sarah Parsons

—Wedding Anniversary

Mr & Mrs Dave & Rhonda Peterson

—Wedding Anniversary

Mr & Mrs David & Dora Jamer

Mr & Mrs Fred & Etty Spoelstra—45th Wedding Anniversary

Mr & Mrs John & Marge Postuma

Mrs Margaret Pisrdy

—92nd Birthday

Mr Bryan Pisrdy

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