The truth about Settling

• We are here. We are settled. I feel like it just happened and yet I feel like I’ve been here a million years. The youth are really cool and we’ve already been able to form some fairly strong relationships with them. The Lord has blessed us in this ministry, in friends, and in the ability and technological advances that allow me to talk to my momma almost everyday. It has been quite a big adjustment to be up here, but the Lord has been faithful to provide activities, friendships and I’ve been writing a whole lot of music. So all in all, I really like it here.

• There are a few things that we need prayer for. Basically it is that the youth would continue to be responsive to our friendship, but more importantly than that, that they would responsive to the calling that God has placed on us and them, which is to see them become passionate about God’s word, His people and spreading the Gospel.

• As many of you know, making friends with teenagers is NOT always the difficult part, especially for me, I am basically a 13 year old girl trapped in this body. But we really yearn for these students to become passionate for the Lord., and that even though seeing them grow needs the gateway of friendship, it also requires something much more. It requires Brandon and I to be diligently praying for these kids, studying their culture so that we can relate and always have something to “come back” with, and totally emmersing ourselves in God’s word, and in the opinions of scholars. As you know, we are not monks, and forming relationships with new people who are not teenagers is very important for us. We also have to continue to be busy serving our church and striving to have community like the early church did. Basically all this to say, when am I ever gonna find time to keep those dishes clean? I have enjoyed being a housewife immensely, it has really given me the opportunity to find my niche here, and in Brandon’s and my ministry.

• We have some up with the programming for this youth ministry. You can check it out on the website that we have created. It’s still under a whole lot of construction, but you can have a sneak peak.
• http://tfbchurch.mb.ca/youth

• This is a ministry sponsored by Snowbird Wilderness Outfitters, it is the Missions organization that we are sponsored by. It is called “To the Ends of the Earth.” if you would like to go to that website it is..
• http://www.tetote.com

<and take to the world this rare, relentless grace>

Leah

• ps. if you would info on how to get in better communication with us, please e-mail me at leahHmilan@gmail.com