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The home of Richard & Yuet Mei was graced with maple leaves of sorts on an extraordinary Friday - Sept 11, 2009.
Almost everything from food to literature were stamped with the iconic symbol of a maple leave. The Canada flag hung by the living room. One could almost smell Canada.
This night, those who were interested to live, work, study or be involved in missions in Canada came together. We took away amazing facts of Canada and deepen our burden for the land through a time of fun-filled interactive quiz.
It was interesting to learn that Joseph Pope, the then-Under Secretary of State proclaimed the dominion of God over Canada since 1921.
Today we see the phrase, A Mare usque ad Mare (latin)" from sea to sea" inscribed on Canada's coat of arms, a motto taken from psalm 72:8 "he will rule from sea to sea and from river to the ends of the earth"
Pastor Ben shared from his heart, a vision for Canada, as follows:
1) North America is the largest English speaking continent in the world. It constitutes over 5% of the world population. That's 335 million people in a world of 6.6 billion.
2) By igniting church planting here, we influence the world for Christ for years to come. U.S is the world's sole superpower. Hollywood is a culture capitol. Montreal is the key french-speaking global city. Toronto is an influential global city.
3) North America is the only continent where Christianity is not growing. Since China and India have larger population, U.S is the 3rd largest mission field.
4) It is place where a huge vacuum was created by three generations influenced by secular humanism. But people are searching for meaning, security and significance. In a 2000 survey, 10% of adults in Canada regularly attend a church worship service.
He concluded his sharing with the word from Habakkuk 2:14 "For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea".
David Kong & Richard both gave first hand encounter about their recent trip to Toronto. One get the home away from home feeling knowing where to get chinese groceries, cheap & very good japanese food and that food court is actually available in Canada!
Jabez gave a stirring testimony on how God moved him to trust him time and again for his preparation to land in Hope Montreal.
That night, sweet memories filled our hearts (sweet cookies and Nanaimo bars filled our tummies!). We made meaningful conversations among new found friends. We certainly look forward for the next gathering - where Friends of Canada would come together, with one heartbeat, join together for the work of God in the golden land of maple leaves.
Specially for Friends of Canada (F.O.C)
Contest: Who baked the Nanaimo Bars???
If you knew who was behind the Nanaimo bars on "Rescue 911", email/leave a comment on this blog/sms Sharon. A blessed F.O.C reader will recieve a gift on our upcoming Friends of Canada gathering in Jan 2010.
Trivial: Friends, remember those exquisite Nanaimo bars you ate? Here's a little piece of history to go along with it. Apparently, Nanaimo is the name of a beautiful city in British Columbia. A housewife who lives in this city entered a recipe for chocolate squares magazine contest and won. It is now been made famous in Canada and regarded as one of Canada's favourite confections! For those interested in baking, here's the link - http://www.joyofbaking.com/NanaimoBars.html
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