Please pray for Marie Linker who continues to receive care at the Strathroy Hospital. We give thanks for the comfort and strength and both Marie and Harry and their family are receiving from the Lord.

Fenny Huizinga was feeling well enough to return home this week from the hospital. May the Lord continue to strengthen her and be gracious to Hink and Fenny in the days ahead.

Let us remember Ken and Shirley Talsma as they seek further healing, and also daily strength and wisdom from the Lord for the journey God has marked out for them.

Birthday Greetings go out Linda Feddema whose birthday is February 22.

Please pray for the mission service team as they travel to Haiti this Tuesday to carry on with the work of building a church and mission school building for the Presbyterian Church in St. Marc. The team plans to return on Thursday, March 1.

60"' Wedding Anniversary:
Bill and Jean Leistra are thankful to the Lord for giving them 60 years of married life. They would like to celebrate this occasion with an Open House on March 3, 2012, D.V., from 2 - 4 p.m. at Trillium Village auditorium. The congregation is invited. 

Many thanks to all those who came out to the Youth Group fundraising games night. A good time of fun and fellowship was had. We raised a good amount of money to help with our trip to the RYS Convention in the summer. Thanks for your support 

CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Note from the Pastor: I plan to be away to Haiti with the mission service team from Feb. 21 - March 1, and then to Donetsk with Rev. Persaud from March 7-24. Please pray for us as we plan these trips and carry out our tasks, and also for our families at home. The Tuesday night Catechism classes (Feb. 21, 28, Mar. 6, 20) and Wednesday night prayer meetings (Mar. 7, 21) will continue as usual. There will be no catechism classes on March 13 during the Spring Break. May the Lord protect, guide and use us all for His glory as we serve Him each day.

To receive the daily updates from the Haiti team via email, please email Karen Vander Deen with your email address at kvanderdeen@gmail.com. Printed copies of these updates will also be made available on the back table.

Due to the Haiti service project, our regular meeting of the consistory (scheduled for this Thursday evening) has been postponed until a later date.

The Congregational Bible Study will not meet this week. Our next study will be held on Wednesday evening, March 7, Lord willing, at 8:00. Our prayer meeting that night will begin at 7:00 instead of 7:30. 

Ladies Morning Bible Study plans to meet this Thursday to study chapter 18.

Catechism Assignments:
•   Grade 9: Memorize QA 116,117
•      Grades 10-11: Memorize QA 46,49
•      Senior Catechism: I Peter 1:23-25

OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS 

The Christian Funeral Association annual Membership Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 28, starting at 8 p.m., in the Phase I lounge at Trillium Village. Everyone is invited to attend.

Providence Reformed Collegiate

• We invite you to join us for an evening of praise and fellowship at the annual PRC Concert to be held Friday, March 2 at Providence URC in Strathroy, starting at 8:00 p.m.

• The PRC 15 Year Anniversary Dinner will be held March 30 at Strathroy URC.   Wilf Bout will be our speaker for the evening. Wilf has taught previously at PRC and now works in the Niagara Area with the migrant ministry. Tickets are $20 and can be reserved by calling the school at 519-471-0661 or entailing provrefcol@rogers.com. Seats are limited, so be sure to book your spot!

Persecution and Prayer Update (from the Voice of the Martyrs website)

Islamicextremists behead another believer in Somalia (Source: Compass Direct News)

Islamic extremists belonging to the al Shabaab extremist group in Somalia beheaded a young Christian man just outside Mogadishu last month. Twenty-six­year-old Zakaria Hussein Omar, who had worked for a Christian humanitarian organization banned by al Shabaab, was murdered on January 2 in Cee-carfiid village. The body of the young man lay undiscovered for about 20 hours before nomads came upon his remains. A close friend who identified Omar's body said Omar had confided in him that he feared for his life when the organization he was working with was banned by the al Shabaab. Omar, an accountant, had converted to Christianity seven years ago while he was living in Ethiopia. He is survived by his wife, his parents, a brother and four sisters.

Last September, militants also decapitated a young Christian man, Guled Jama Muktar, in his home near Mogadishu. Earlier that month, the terrorists beheaded a Christian convert, Juma Nuradin Kamil, in south-westem Somalia.

The Islamic extremists seek to impose a strict version of Shariah (Islamic law), ridding the country of Christianity. The country's president, Sheikh Sharif Sheik Ahmed, has embraced a version of Shariah that mandates the death penalty for those who leave Islam.

Please pray that Omar's wife and family will find peace and rest in Christ. Please pray that the Lord will intercede against the violence facing our brothers and sisters in Somalia. Pray that the gospel will spread like never before in Somalia. 

Evangelism 101: Exploring Practical Means to Reach Out With The Gospel!

The Word and Spirit Study Centre is organizing a six week seminar series on the topic of Evangelism given by engaging and experienced speakers. The seminars will focus on the practical issue of reaching out with the Gospel to those in our community. The seminars will be held on Friday evenings beginning February 17, D.V.

Feb. 17: Rev. Eric Pennings - "Q & A Evangelism: An Apologetic Approach"
Feb. 24: Rev. Randall Lankheet - "Engaging People with the Gospel: 15 Ideas for Starting Now
” Mar.2: Tony Zekveld - "Relationship Evangelism"
Mar. 9: Rev. Paul Aasman - "From Evangelism to Disciple Making: How the Gospel Gets Traction"
Mar. 16: No seminar for Spring Break
Mar. 23: Rev. Wes Bredenhof - "The Church and Evangelism - Who Needs It?"
Mar. 30: Rev. Matthew VanLuik - "Putting it All Together!"

The seminars will be held in the Brampton Canadian Reformed Church, 10060 Creditview Rd, Brampton from 8:00 - 9:15pm. Please visit www.wordandspirit.ca to register.