Susan and I had a very fruitful trip to visit our pastors in Ontario this past week. We flew out right after church on Sunday, so that we could begin our meetings on Monday morning.
Our first visit was with Glenn and Lynn Bleakney, who pastor in Burlington and Cambridge. Glenn planted the church in Burlington and has just this year taken on the leadership of our Cambridge (largely Portuguese) Church. I was delighted with the large vision that he has for the greater Toronto Area (G.T.A.) as well as for Missions. Glenn and Lynn left immediately after our lunch for a couple weeks of missionary work in Trinidad.
On Monday evening, Susan and I got in our car and programmed our very wise GPS (we called her Mabel) to lead us to Oakville. We sat in a beautiful lakeside restaurant with the Unit Supervisor, Marion Raymond that evening.
Marion gave us a very positive overview of the Ontario Unit. She is a strong and loving leader, encourager and visionary for the Ontario pastors. After dinner, Mabel led us to our hotel in the area for a well needed rest. The jet-lag and time change had set in for Susan and me.
Tuesday was a beautiful June day. The sun was warm and the view was verdulent and peaceful as we drove west to London. We’d been upgraded at Hertz and given a beautiful new Volvo convertible to enjoy the weather.
We arrived just after noon at our friend’s, Gary and Bev Miller’s, comfortable old suburban home in the University district. Bev had served me and the church for over thirty years as secretary and Gary as jack-of-all-trades over the past several years. We were so happy to see them again.
That afternoon, we headed west to the beautiful city of Sarnia nestled on the shores of Lake Huron. David and Connie Hardman were our congenial hosts for dinner on Tuesday evening. We loved their stories of God’s blessing on them and their ministry. After dinner, David and Connie drove us for a city-tour and to see their 75 year old church building. The Sarnia Church’s history goes back to the early Pentecostal revival in Sister Aimee’s day.
After spending the night at Bev and Gary’s home and visiting with their kids and grandchildren we headed back to the G.T.A., only stopping for a quick side trip to Ingersol to see the historic birthplace of the founder of the Foursquare Gospel Church of Canada—Aimee Semple McPherson. It was my first visit to Ingersol, and I felt a warm kinship with Sister Aimee as we drove through her 1890 birthplace.
Our first visit was with Glenn and Lynn Bleakney, who pastor in Burlington and Cambridge. Glenn planted the church in Burlington and has just this year taken on the leadership of our Cambridge (largely Portuguese) Church. I was delighted with the large vision that he has for the greater Toronto Area (G.T.A.) as well as for Missions. Glenn and Lynn left immediately after our lunch for a couple weeks of missionary work in Trinidad.
On Monday evening, Susan and I got in our car and programmed our very wise GPS (we called her Mabel) to lead us to Oakville. We sat in a beautiful lakeside restaurant with the Unit Supervisor, Marion Raymond that evening.
Marion gave us a very positive overview of the Ontario Unit. She is a strong and loving leader, encourager and visionary for the Ontario pastors. After dinner, Mabel led us to our hotel in the area for a well needed rest. The jet-lag and time change had set in for Susan and me.
Tuesday was a beautiful June day. The sun was warm and the view was verdulent and peaceful as we drove west to London. We’d been upgraded at Hertz and given a beautiful new Volvo convertible to enjoy the weather.
We arrived just after noon at our friend’s, Gary and Bev Miller’s, comfortable old suburban home in the University district. Bev had served me and the church for over thirty years as secretary and Gary as jack-of-all-trades over the past several years. We were so happy to see them again.
That afternoon, we headed west to the beautiful city of Sarnia nestled on the shores of Lake Huron. David and Connie Hardman were our congenial hosts for dinner on Tuesday evening. We loved their stories of God’s blessing on them and their ministry. After dinner, David and Connie drove us for a city-tour and to see their 75 year old church building. The Sarnia Church’s history goes back to the early Pentecostal revival in Sister Aimee’s day.
After spending the night at Bev and Gary’s home and visiting with their kids and grandchildren we headed back to the G.T.A., only stopping for a quick side trip to Ingersol to see the historic birthplace of the founder of the Foursquare Gospel Church of Canada—Aimee Semple McPherson. It was my first visit to Ingersol, and I felt a warm kinship with Sister Aimee as we drove through her 1890 birthplace.
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