Been having fun in internship

It’s hard to believe that Alice and I have lived in Prince Albert for 3½ months. It has been a very good experience for me in internship. I’m getting to do all the pastoral duties like preaching (2x/month), leading services every alternate Sundays, hospital and carehome visitations, plus some home visits. These are regular things I do like clockwork and I'm having fun doing it. The more I serve here as Intern Pastor, the more I feel affirmed that pastoring is for me. So I praise and thank God.

My favorite thing in internship so far is preaching. I love preaching, the preparation and writing, and also the delivering of sermons. It has been really fun. In my weekly visitations at the seniors home, one lady I've been visiting each week was so kind. She had been collecting coupons for us, including coupons for baby diapers. Starting after the new year, I will also start a bible study for a seniors group at another seniors residence downtown. Hopefully, this group will be more stable because they have time. Please continue to pray for my work here at Messiah.

I’ve also started a youth group that meet every Friday night. It kind of died out some years ago because there was no one to lead it after a key youth leader left. Our youths in our churches need leaders. Without leaders, they are like young sheep that wander away, and sometimes wander completely away from the Christian faith.

The other ministry area that’s been on my heart is for young adults in their 20s and 30s. When I look out among the congregation, there are not many in this age category, maybe one or two. This ministry has been non-existent at Messiah Lutheran; therefore, I’m trying to start up a young adults group but we can’t seem to get people out so that we can meet regularly—so far it’s just been every 2 or 3 weeks. But I can only just try to be faithful and just meet with them and get to know them one at a time.

Dear friends, please continue to pray for my ministry work here at ministry.