God Set Us Up!

     Most God-moments are unexpected and occur along the way to someplace else. They don't normally happen in church, even though you'd think that would be the place for them to happen. God-moments will seem like interruptions, but if you look for God's fingerprints in your day and in every relationship, in every coffee shop, in every conversation you have with your neighbor, there is a good chance you will begin to see God's presence in your every day.

   My friend Cesar and I were driving across the country from Calgary to Toronto this past week and we ran into a delay that was not of our choosing. God set us up. We entered a restaurant and there was no one in it. After 5 minutes a waiter showed up who had been in the job for 1 hour and knew nothing about the job. Then his boss showed up and served us our drinks. We both ordered a steak sub and the boss went to work in the kitchen, calling out to us that it would take 15 minutes to make the bread. 15 minutes!! Then he had to make the sub. We were in a hurry. We wanted to get back on the road! We have to get going. We had a quick huddle to decide whether to pay for our drinks and leave or stick around for the meal. We chose the high road and decided to wait.

   A few minutes later a young man walks in with a portfolio under his arm. He shows his wares to the new guy who isn't interested then comes to our table. He's selling jewelry in support of a kid's charity. Within minutes we are talking about God. He tells us that he is a Christian from Mongolia and says that he's sure he is going to heaven because he is helping little children and Jesus loves children. Cesar shares with him the truth of the Bible that no one can go to heaven by being good only by putting their faith and trust in Jesus. Once convinced of this truth the young man prays with Cesar to receive Jesus as Lord and Savior.

   Our sandwiches eventually arrive and we share a meal with this man, our new brother in the Lord. We exchange contact information and then hit the road again. No fast food for us this time but the delay was well worth it. Often God-moments come when we least expect them... When delays and interruptions happen in our lives don't get upset but look for God's fingerprints instead.

Kid's Camp 2011 a Huge Success

God you are awesome!  June 26th to 29th we hosted our 1st ever Kid's Camp at Fletcher Park and it was a great success.  103 kids attended in all with 75 kids on Thursday alone! Seven children made a decision to follow Christ and we met some really great families.

A large group of people from Riverside Baptist Church in Denver Colorado drove 1000 miles over 2 days to organize and run the event for us. They were great to work with. Their key words were positivity and flexibility and they needed it! They brought soccer balls and nets, basketballs, tables, chairs and tents but best of all big hearts and lots of smiles to encourage the kids.


The Genesis team had fun helping out in coaching basketball and soccer and organizing the BBQ. God allowed us to meet many new families through this event as well as serve the community that we love.

On Tuesday, our first day of camp, it rained hard but 16 kids showed up and had a blast. They showed the Colorado team what Albertans are made of.

Friday night we hosted a BBQ with bouncy houses, snow cones and popcorn. There were plenty of people there. The Colorado team stayed right to the end, helped with the cleanup then said their goodbyes until next year. We'll miss yall! A great big thanks.

The Airdrie Echo newspaper ran an article on the Kids Camp at http://www.airdrieecho.com/2011/08/03/genesis-baptist-partners-with-colorado-church

Current Team Helps Out at Mobile Home Park

When Pastor Dwight from Bow Valley Baptist Church in Cochrane asked whether we could use a team of students from the USA this summer I wasn't sure what they would do here in Airdrie. Then through a series of circumstances we needed them to help us with an outreach to the Mobile Home Park off of Main Street. 

Byron, John, Debra, Deanna, Amy, Kyle and Amelia worked real hard for 7 days scrapping, and painting fences, sheds and homes and mowing lawns for any resident that wanted it done.


Bryan organized the work and the supplies and worked alongside of them often into the evening finishing up after the team left.






The team's hard work encouraged one resident to build a new deck for a couple's trailer. Thank you Current Team for helping out. Hope to see you next summer.