Home Again….Sorta

Yes, we did indeed make in back to British Columbia. We pulled into our house in the evening on Monday the 17^th. Returning to this area is a little bitter sweet. For those of you who might not already know we are moving to southern Alberta (we were just away picking up the remainder of our stuff in the states, visiting friends/supporters, attending a wedding, doing a survey of the area in Southern Alberta). This decision has been prayed and agonized over for several months now. During our visit to southern Alberta it began very clear that this was the direction God was moving our family. The Lord put many details together; the biggest being the borderline miraculous provision of housing. So we unloaded from our trip one day and started packing the next. Our plan is to leave this area on Saturday June 28^th and be in our new home on the evening of Sunday the 29^th. We want to thank all of you who lifted us up in prayer regarding this decision. The emotions are running high in our family; we are excited for the future, yet sad to leave our friends and teammates here in BC. We are thankful for a bigger house, but a bit overwhelmed by packing and reorganizing in our new place. We are anticipating the idea of settling in one area for many years, but dreading the idea of any more change. God is so faithful in the midst of all our turmoil and we want to praise His name!

Thanks to all of you who have sent us mail lately, especially for Joel’s and Abigail’s birthday. We had fun opening it up Wednesday, and Abigail had another little celebration of turning three. If we are still a bit out of touch for a few weeks, I’m sure you can understand why. Our new residence is officially Longview Alberta, and we will be working in a place called Eden Valley reserve, with the Stoney (Nakoda) people. We will keep you as up to date as possible. Feel free to ask us any questions if we can clarify anything for you. Let us know what you’re doing with your summer and how we can pray for you. Amanda for the Sewell’s

Travels in Montana

Greetings from Montana! We have been on the road the last few weeks and are very thankful for the safe miles covered and the uplifting visits. This past Sunday we were privileged to share what God has been doing in our lives at the Shields Valley Bible Church in Clyde Park, Montana. We are still in that area, but today we will head north across the border into Alberta. We have some “business” to take care of when we cross back into Canada, so prayer would be appreciated. Please also be in prayer for us this week as we are asking the Lord to open and shut doors to direct us in where we will be church planting long term. We are looking forward to this time.

Much has happened since we last posted a blog, and it all seems to blur together at this point, yet in the midst of it all many precious memories were made. We are continually encouraged by people’s prayers and the care that is shown to our family. Those of you we were able to see during this mini “deputation”- thanks for taking time to be with us, it was so good to see your face.

As for a little report on our girls; Ruth has taken as many as ten steps at a time, but still seems to prefer crawling (it’s faster) and Abigail’s “husband” now has a name. (See our last blog). She decided that Clancy Boyd was her husband. He is the two year old boy of some good friends of ours. We mothers had fun with that idea. Fellowship with those in the family of God is such a blessing. We will do our best to keep you up to date with all of the transitions coming our way this summer, if things are unclear please feel free to ask questions. May you draw close to Jesus today in all you do.

Amanda for the Sewells