Acts 28:31
"Jesus responded to him, "Do you believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this...Truly I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man." John 1:50-51 Hey everyone, thank you for your prayers and support, I appreciate every bit of it. I'm often surprised about the amount of love that I'm shown, by you all. If I'm honest, I tend to be very independent. I try to work hard and do my best without asking for help and in preparing to move to Calgary I was humbled. The Lord taught me that I can not do this kind of work without the support of the larger church at hand. That is a lot of you, reader, if it's prayer, or you provide(ed) financial support to some extent, thank you. And a special thank you to my sending church Edgewood Baptist for supporting me and loving me from North Carolina. While, I am glad about the progress to this point; getting to Calgary/Cochrane, being on the seminary campus, and getting plugged in with Hope church, I am still being humbled, because I need more ministry partners. I will explain this further in this post. Warm WelcomeI arrived to Calgary on January 7th. I arrived to the seminary and began my quarantine and have been in quarantine sense then. As of today, I have had two covid tests, one negative and currently awaiting the second one, which i expect to be negative as well. Since arriving, I've received a welcome so warm that I could walk outside with no jacket on (just kidding), but I'm reminded of Romans. "Love one another deeply as brothers and sisters. Outdo one another in showing honor...Share with the saints in their needs; pursue hospitality." Romans 12:10, 13 From the Seminary, Hope church, and friendships I've gained over the many trips here. I don't have to worry about what I need. I can't go anywhere, and I don't have much to give or offer until it is done, but that has not stopped those around me from lending a generous hand, showing love and support, buying groceries bringing lunches, and dinners etc. The Lord is teaching me this while I'm in quarantine: this is what a family does. This is what a family looks like. Taking care of one another, serving one another, loving in practical ways one another. It's scary, but beautiful all at the same time, its compelling with a call to do the same. Again, this is just the beginning, only the first week of many years (Lord willing) of being here. Responsibilities
Financial ReportThe Lord has provided with my first year, which is an amazing blessing. In the middle of covid my home state, North Carolina had its own restrictions as well as other states which made support raising a bit more difficult. And I have some possible ministry partners I'm contacting now, but I would be lying to say I'm not worried about this aspect of my stay. While I'm here, I do plan to get a job, but even still that doesn't fully solve the financial question. I'm praying for the Lord to continue to provide the financial resources needed to stay here at least until the end of my degree plan. My plan for living in Calgary is for at least 10 years that is long enough for me to help with next church plant launch and, Lord willing, be the lead planter and pastor for a church plant here. In as transparent of a way I can possibly say this: I still have some work to do with support raising as well as doing my part to earn income. Below is a link to my current financial situation in Canadian Dollars, as well as what is still needed to sustain myself here. Please pray for the Lord to provide and meet my needs during my time here. Prayer Requests
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"The Lord is great and is highly praised; his greatness is unsearchable...I will speak of your splendor and glorious majesty and your wondrous works." Psalm 145:3, 5 CSB I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Years! This week is finally here. 3 years of planning, 1 year of implementing and this week it's all coming together. This seems like the end because I'm finally moving after talking about this dream ever since I first went to Calgary in 2016. However, this is only the beginning. This is the prologue and actually moving is where the real story begins. Thank you so much for supporting me, supporting what I'm doing. I cannot express this enough. I will continue to update you all with this journey. To give you an update you now, all December I've packed suitcases and boxes to ship to the Seminary. Today, I shipped the boxes to Calgary. The only thing I'm waiting on now is travel day! I will try to record as much of my travelling as possible. The Canadian government released a new order that all incoming flight passengers to Canada must present a negative Covid test taken within 72 hours of the flights departure. I've already taken my test yesterday, and should receive my results by my scheduled departure date. When I arrive, I still will be subject to a 14-day quarantine. During that quarantine for the most part, the seminary and Hope church will help provide groceries. During the quarantine, I plan on catching up on some reading and enjoying the moment. This is all exciting and just seems insanely surreal. The Lord is so good. He is a God who answers prayers. A God who loves. A God who works all things according to His good pleasure. I'm heading to Calgary knowing that this is to the Lord's good pleasure. This walk with the Lord is proving to be so good. I have more to learn, and more to experience as I walk with Him. As you read this I want to share the fact that the Lord is working in your life as well, and those ends will look differently from person to person. If you are not a follower of Jesus, and believer of Jesus, then He wishes for you to know Him (Ps. 34:8, Matt. 20:28, John 3:16, 2 Cor. 5:21, 2 Pet. 3:9). If you are a follower of Jesus, then I can't speak to the your specific context, but I know this: the Lord wants you to make disciples (Matt. 28:18-20), remain/abide/rely/depend on/live in Him (John 15:1-17) be conformed into His image (Rom. 8:28-30), know Christ and the beauty of the Gospel (1 Cor. 2:2), and to grow in spiritual maturity (Heb. 6:1, 2). I pray this is the case for you. Thank you for tagging along in this journey. This is only the beginning and I can't wait to see what else is in store. Prayer Requests
"The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few. Therefore pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest." Luke 10:2 CSB |
AuthorMy name is Nokomis Gregory. I'm a native of Winston-Salem, NC. After graduating from Piedmont International University I moved Calgary, Alberta as a church planting team member, with the hopes of planting a church in Calgary. Archives
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