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It is October 2024. At the beginning of the year, we felt the Lord guide the Lifespring Family towards Patient Endurance. Just over 10 months in, am I more patient? Can I endure more? I don’t know. I still feel weak, I still feel broken at times, and I still ask, “have I/we made any progress?” Yet, in God’s goodness, I felt God say, “that is exactly where I want you to be.” One of the challenges the Lord has been putting…

Happy Thanksgiving! During this Thanksgiving weekend, we think of all the things and people we are thankful for in our lives. As a church family, we are truly blessed with so many good things, but most importantly, we recognize that we have a person to be thankful to. God is the source of all the good in our lives, and I encourage you to take a moment this week to express your thanks to God. If you can, express your thanks…

I really enjoyed Joe’s message on Sunday. He speaks with such integrity and you can tell what he’s saying comes out of a genuine love for God and a genuine care for others. The part of Joe’s message that stuck out to me was the understanding of what it means to be a child of God and the different stages.  As a systematic thinker, It was helpful for me to see what each stage involved and how it compared to…

Have you ever felt like not talking to God because you felt awful and messy? For me, that happened a few weeks ago. I was trying to salvage my day by having some time with the Lord, and it was not going very well. I was stewing over a misunderstanding that I could have easily avoided and was quite frustrated with myself. Honestly, that “quiet time” with the Lord resembled venting session more than anything else. After I vented over…

It was such a joy to have our elder, Joe Chong, speak to the Lifespring family. Joe has been and continues to be one of the greatest leaders I have ever served under. A man who doesn’t just tell you to seek the Lord but shows you how. Thank you, Joe, for loving God and loving this family. We are so blessed to have you as an elder of this church. As Joe was speaking, one of the many gems…

At this stage in my life, one of the things I’ve been thinking about more and more is how I can give back to my parents. I thought to myself that if my parents ever stopped helping me and doing things that a parent would do for their children, I would be content. It’s not because I’m superman or super independent and invincible. It’s because everything that they have done for me since I was born until now has been…

It seems like so long ago, but it was only 2 months since our Family Weekend. The many seeds planted over that weekend continue to germinate and challenge me to this day. As I got to know our speaker and connect with him, I felt a great love and care for him. He was a man that truly loves Jesus and genuinely cares for others. I listened to his teaching and testimonies and watched him interact and connect with the…

We had the pleasure of having Lyndon and Patrice join us and speak last Sunday. Some of you may remember Lyndon from his visit in September 2021 as part of a team that was cycling across Canada to raise money to construct wells. As a result of that visit, we felt God calling us as a church to raise money to construct seven wells in Africa. Patrice is the overseer of the well construction project in Benin, where our seven…

Have you ever gotten a warning before a movie starts? Something like “Warning: This movie contains violence and gore. Viewer discretion is advised.” (Honestly, I think it’s a little late for that, especially if you’ve already purchased tickets to the movie, but I digress). In life, we usually get those warnings for weather related events, such as storm, hurricane, or tornado warnings. Additionally, we might see those on the news or on clickbait videos or news sites, telling us all…

One of the things that stood out to me from Donna’s message was an encouragement to be curious in our faith. In one of my counseling courses called Skills Labs, we were taught the idea of being “compassionately curious.” Whenever we got stuck in a mock therapy session, we were reminded to be compassionately curious. For most novice therapists or therapists in training like myself, we tend to gravitate towards identifying the problem and come up with possible solutions when…

What an amazing spirit-filled weekend. We had Gma Donna speak to us through training on Saturday and for our Sunday Celebration. If you were not able to make it, please try to see the recordings: Donna Parachin, Spiritual Realms (part 1) – September 21, 2024 Donna Parachin, Spiritual Realms (part 2) – September 21, 2024 TLCF Sunday – September 22, 2024 – Donna Parachin As Donna was speaking, the Lord was highlighting a word that I felt was important for…

Some of you may know that like to plan things out. Now, I don’t always execute things according to plan, but I like to have something ready to go, so I’m usually trying to visualize how things would work for future situations and events. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but when you’re trying to sit down and spend some time with the Lord, it is a distraction. I’ll have my Bible and notebook open, pen in hand, ready…