Hello wonderful readers. Welcome to another update from Steinbach, Manitoba! This past week has been full to the brim with fun, activity and, of course, ministry.
As some of you 
may know, Amy is from America. California to be specific, and since American Thanksgiving fell on one of our team days we decided that it would be an awesome idea if we watched Thanksgiving football together. The team also thought it would be a great day to celebrate Amy’s unbirthday too. So, just as we settled down to watch the game the five of us exchanged looks and broke into song singing “Star Spangled Banner”, which most of us had to learn in only a couple of days. It was incredible!!! We then pulled out some spicy chicken wings and watched the game together. We ended off the night by taking some photos out in the snow.
may know, Amy is from America. California to be specific, and since American Thanksgiving fell on one of our team days we decided that it would be an awesome idea if we watched Thanksgiving football together. The team also thought it would be a great day to celebrate Amy’s unbirthday too. So, just as we settled down to watch the game the five of us exchanged looks and broke into song singing “Star Spangled Banner”, which most of us had to learn in only a couple of days. It was incredible!!! We then pulled out some spicy chicken wings and watched the game together. We ended off the night by taking some photos out in the snow. 
Did I mention that the very next day was Amy’s actual birthday? We were surprised by our contact people with an apple pie, complete with sparklers, in honour of Amy’s birthday. Later on that week some of our teens brought in a cake that they had baked for Amy. It was definitely a time of celebration.
We were also honoured to have our supervisors visit us again. They tested our teamwork by leaving us in a local park, in the snow, with a note stating that some of us had lost the use of legs, mouths, eyes etc. and a clue to direct us to our next clue. So, we wandered around Steinbach looking for clues, guiding and carrying each other. It was a lot of fun and really brought us together. The best part was arriving back at the Church to coffee, hot chocolate, cake and apple pie. Delicious!
Our last REACT night before Christmas was a great success! The night was entitled “Jesus Who?” and was focused on the freedom, hope and love that Christ offers to us. Brenden gave an incredible talk, which was followed by small group discussions. We then moved up into the church for a drama, testimony and prayer ministry. One of our high school leaders said he really enjoyed prayer ministry and that he felt renewed from it. That kind of feedback is just wonderful!Although we only have a week and a half left here before we head home for Christmas, we plan to be excellent in our ministry and give it our all. We have a number of workshops, parish events and planning to do for January, but we are super excited to do it!
God bless!
Elizabeth Fitzmaurice
Elizabeth Fitzmaurice
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