Moving, Planning and Thankfulness!

 Hello Friends, Family and Internet wanderers!

July has been a very full month and I am not entirely sure I was ready for it. This past weekend I moved from my parents old house in the North End, (they have sold it) into the top two floors of a house in Wolsley. It is times like this that I am regularly reminded of how blessed I am, to see friends come out and give up their Saturday to help me. The move was a fairly stressful one, but I cannot imagine how much more so it would have been without their support. Currently most of the boxes have been emptied and put away, and I am just waiting for my roommates to finish up with theirs.

Ministry wise this month has also been a busy one filled with plans and dreams for what the future will look like for our group. Sometimes I forget that our group and church is very small and find myself dreaming/brainstorming for a much bigger group than we have. But I know that God is at work in the lives of the students and leaders we do have, so I am excited to see what He has in store for us this year. I know from experience that my plans only go so far, and that all real change comes from God.


Thankfulness:

I cannot overstate my thankfulness to those who gave up their long weekend Saturday to help me and a few friends move. One of the most stressful parts of this move was that it looked like we would have very little help originally and thankfully that did not end up being an issue.

This month I was invited by a past student to watch him get baptized! Sometimes working with youth can feel very discouraging because they do not often respond in the ways we pray and hope for. But just because they do not show outwardly does not mean that God isn't working in their hearts. These moments are the reason I love youth ministry so much, seeing a student get it; seeing them step up in front of friends family and even a few strangers to share what Jesus has done in their life. I was incredibly blessed to be invited into this moment for one of my past students, remembering the part of his story that I walked with him through and then hearing his testimony blessed me incredibly.

Also a huge Thank You!! to anyone and everyone who has supported me so far. Both prayers and financial donations are so important to my ministry so thank you!


Prayer Requests:

Our youth group this year has a lot of ambition and currently we do not have the leader support that we would need to grow as I would like. Please pray for me as I learn how to cultivate and grow a leadership team. Please also pray that God would bring into our youth ministry a strong female leader, this year we have 3 young girls aging into youth and with youth ministry being so relational we really need a strong female presence to engage these girls.

My finances are doing well, currently I am covered for the next 4 months!  This is a huge blessing already, but I still have further to go in this 2-4 year program. Please continue to pray for God to bring people with a heart for giving to my ministry. If you feel like contributing either monthly (preferred) or a one time amount, please follow the link bellow and hit the Donate Now button on the top left of the page. http://www.crossroadsmb.ca/

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this, and to pray for me.

God Bless
- Stefan Klassen