A blending in Victoria

Date: Sept. 18,2011 

Prophesying on the Spirit as a crucial element of the Bible, meeting with the saints in Victoria as one Body in the Lord, enjoying the church life by blending in life and building up in truth

When we left Richmond on Saturday, September 17,  the wind was blowing and rain was pouring, but as we traveled westward on the ferry, all the clouds dissipated. Vancouver Island welcomed us with a sunny day.  On September 18, Lord's day, a group of 8 brothers and sisters took the 7 a.m. ferry to Victoria.  The meeting started at 10:30 a.m. at a rented room in an apartment complex. The local saints were very happy to see us. We partook of the Lord's table with many praises and thanksgiving. The prophesying that followed was full of mutual speaking on the Spirit as one of the crucial elements of the Bible. After the meeting, the saints in Victoria treated us to a buffet lunch at a restaurant, where we continued having fellowship while enjoying the food.    (J./S. Chen)

The saints in Victoria present at the meeting were the Yoon family (from Korea), sisters Jean Wu, Lily Lee and her daughter Winzy, Shelly Ma, Cindy, May, a sister from Montreal who was visiting her parents, a sister from Malaysia who is studying at Camosun College, and the Yoo family who had already moved to Coquitlam. Brother Yoon could attend only on alternate months, rotating between stays in Victoria and Salt Spring Island because of work. We encouraged Peter, a brother who moved from Vancouver to Victoria and studies at UVic, to gain university students for the increase of the church. Speaking on behalf of the other saints, brother Yoon and sister Jean repeatedly invited us and even more saints to go and blend with them more often. They do need our prayers, support, and spiritual supply. May we heed this Macedonian call.  (V.S.)