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Happy New Year!

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Our first week back on the road was filled with much preparation and music practice. On Friday we left Ottawa and headed toward Montreal. It was snowing like crazy and the freezing rain was coming down too. We arrived in Montreal safely and played a youth rally that evening at a parish in Montreal. After arriving we noticed that there were no lights on the stage. So we lit the stage with lamps! The weather was really bad and as a result the turnout was quite small with only twenty people attending. We praised the Lord anyway. J

The following day we headed to the other end of Montreal to do a youth rally in another church. Seventy people came that evening and it was evident that they were excited to have us. For many of them, it was their first time hearing Praise and Worship music. The evening was a huge success, most people were very involved, they were singing and clapping up a storm.

That evening after we had packed all the sound equipment into the trailer and had locked the church door, the van wouldn’t start. We walked over to the mall to try to get a boost. It was a 11:30 at night and it was -33 outside. As a result there weren’t very many people about. Then we ended up calling the friend of the man who organized the evening to see if he would give us a boost. He (we’ll call him Adam) got out of bed and drove over to give us a hand. We tried boosting the van three times, but it just wouldn’t start. Adam invited our entire team to come stay the night at his house. We were all amazed at how this young father of four would offer us so much in our time of need. This family ended up being such a source of joy for our team!

The following day Adam took off work to help us with our van and drive us where we needed to go. In the 30 hrs that followed God would provide for our every need once again. The tow truck driver boosted our vehicle and graciously helped us reattach the trailer once it had frozen halfway off the hitch. Adam happened to have put a tool box in his trunk two days before we arrived (he never kept it in his trunk). The toolbox contained the exact size and kind of screwdriver that the tow truck driver needed to fix our frozen trailer hitch. Even with all of the obstacles were able to make it to the St. Joseph's Oratory for part of the afternoon!

That night, we had many more obstacles come our way and each time God kept providing for our team out of his abundant goodness. God truly provides for us when we choose to rely on Him completely! J

Trusting in the Lord’s care,

Erin

Massive Worship