Harvesting

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Troy

Fall is harvest time!

Naomi has been hard at work all summer planting, weeding, and watering her raised gardens.

Here is how Naomi’s raised gardens beds at our house looked back in August.

Strawberries, corn, beets, tomatoes, celery, onions, carrots, peppers, cucumbers, squash, parsnips, zucchini…..

Hidden in the flower beds around the house we also had potatoes, lettuce, peas (eaten by pests), herbs, grapes.

Gardening

Funny looking parsnips and carrots.

Checking out the corn

Ellie and her corn stalk

The corn experiment… not enough heat I think.

Next it was out to a friends farm for the rest. Potatoes, onions, onions, more onions, monster carrots, and beets.

The monster….

Thankfully, we won and we get to eat the carrot and not the other way around.

Thank you Lord for the harvest!

Ministry Update :: October 9, 2013

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Troy

This past weekend we had the official launch for a new book: “In-ká-hai“. We are quite excited about this new book!

“In-ká-hai” is the true-life story of Pete and Leah Humphreys who spent 17 years working in the arid Chaco region of Paraguay. They were Bible teachers to the Manjúi. These tribal people had no knowledge of the Bible and were steeped in their traditional beliefs.

Despite being very careful to teach the Bible clearly, the Humphreys encountered problems. The Manjúi put on a veneer of Christianity but underneath, they clung to their animistic beliefs. They were mixing two belief systems together. What could Pete and Leah do? The Manjúis’ eventual trust in Jesus is an exciting story of front line ministry in action.

Learn what the Humphreys did to overcome the challenges and, more importantly, see how it is applicable to ordinary believers anywhere in the world today.

Our video department intern, Ken, was tasked with creating a trailer to explain and promote the book and we think he did a great job. The video is only 1:57 long, so please check it out.

God bless

Troy & Naomi

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Ministry Update :: September 26, 2013

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Troy

Evangelism Seminar in Ontario

Last week I made my annual pilgrimage to Owen Sound, Ontario. For the last 12 years, the Word of Life Bible Institute has generously invited GoodSeed to teach a worldview evangelism course to their students. It helps give them the big picture of the overall story of God’s plan of salvation – giving a framework to hang the rest of their studies on through the rest of the year. This is a big commitment from the school, as they are giving us a full week at the beginning of their academic calendar (with no other classes happening!) to let us share with the students a fuller explanation of the Gospel and demonstrate how they can share this message with others. We really appreciate this opportunity and the ministry partnership!

There were 30 students from across Canada (including 3 from the town we now live in), as well as one from Brazil. This year we also had three guests join us, one driving about 9 hours to get to the seminar.

We walked the students through the Gospel, from Creation to the life of Christ using GoodSeed’s book “By this Name“. This year we got do do something a bit different. I’ve been editing video for awhile now to be included in the upcoming “By this Name -Interactive Edition” and Leader’s Guide, and we decided to beta-test them with the students. These clips include footage of teaching with visual aids to help comprehension, and footage from Israel and Egypt.

Here is a short sample:

This is what some of the students had to say at the conclusion of the seminar:

“[This study] very clearly and systematically ties the whole Bible together. Thank you very much for coming and teaching. I am excited about the material and have some people in mind who I would like to go thru it with.”

“It allows the learner to “visualize” how he/she would go about teaching this in a small group setting.”

“It made me realize how much the Bible is consistent all the way through. I thought it was cool how everything tied together into one thread.”

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God bless!

Troy & Naomi

Outside

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Troy

A few weeks ago the weather started cooling off and it is was getting more comfortable outside than in, so we began eating more meals out on the deck. Soooo thankful for the wonderful, large back yard that we all enjoy so much.

Some grilled salmon.

A tasty meal my fantastic wife whipped up for us!

Adelaine couldn’t help but pose for the camera.

Summer… how I will miss thee.

Get Connected

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Troy

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