The LORD Directs His Steps!

across Alberta and Saskatchewan for the Vision aboutbanquets. either B ut Ohio we or are Illinois. excited He said about he this is in new the Upcoming Events processopportunity of coming to spread into thea large gospel sum to of boys money and andgirls was and veryeven excited whole familiesabout the this Jonathan summer. Sperry project. I told him he could go to our website: Remember! jonathansperrypoject.comWhen I think back even to thethrough banquets which, I find churches it ironic andhow individualstrue these words can choose from Proverbs any community 16:9 are. A across man’s It looked like certain disaster, and yet

Canadaheart plans or the his USA way, and But are the now LORD able directs to spons his stepsor them. God used all these circumstances to by credit card online. It is truly amazing what God is impact whole nations for His honor and doingHow thankful and we neverI am that know God where is willing He willand take able usto next.guide glory! The LORD Directs his Steps! this ministry, regardless of the things that are Several of you have asked about being able to support Dear Friends, April 15, 2020 happening all around us, and that He could actually this ministry by credit card online. We are now able to take us through such a time as this, giving us the do that through our websites: cefalberta.org and So much has happened since I last As we were completing our banquet run in Alberta, we opportunity to possibly reach more boys and girls and cefsask.org including choosing preauthorized monthly wrote to you. It is hard to believe were in Edmonton and had started to hear that toilet even whole families for Christ! donations. how much has happened and how paper was being bought up because of COVID-19. It If you would like more information on any of things have changed. At the Vision seemed a little hard to believe that of all the things one We would value your prayers during these days as we our ministries, please visit one of our The Jonathan Sperry Sponsor a Town Project can also 2020 banquets we shared of God’s would buy at this time it would be toilet paper! seek to follow God’s leading through this time. There ministry websites. be sponsored by credit card but you need to first faithfulness and looked ahead to are many decisions almost daily and it is exciting to choose the community you want to sponsor and then where we believed God was leading As we had a couple days back home before our last two fillwatch out theGod forms. direct in these times. I want to thank you Websites: us in the coming year. banquets in Osler and Saskatoon, the situation seemed again for your faithful support for this ministry. God CEF of Alberta – www.cefalberta.org to be changing rapidly. It was Sunday morning and Ibless would you like for to your thank part you in forthis your ministry. part in this ministry It was so encouraging to see many of you at the people were asking if we were planning to go ahead and I trust you are encouraged in all God is doing. I CEF of Saskatchewan – www.cefsask.org have a special prayer request regarding a major banquets, and as we traveled across Alberta and with these last two banquets. My answer was, “Yes”. decisionFor the sake that ofGod the is children, in the process of working out. As 5-Day Clubs – www.5dayclubs.com Saskatchewan, we could not believe how God But by late afternoon, things continued to change, and many of you know, I am a man who believes in undertook for the weather. As I look back it seems by supper time we made the decision to postpone the Club DJ – www.clubdj.com memorial stones and there is something that is kind of ironic that one of the verses I shared in my last two banquets. It was an incredibly hard decision happening that will be a boulder of a memorial stone, Jonathan Sperry Sponsor a Town Project – message was Isaiah 55:8, “For My thoughts are not but, looking back I believe it was the right one. It is hard which I am hoping to share with you in my next letter. your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,” says the to believe that it was one month ago today we made I would appreciate your prayers as the final details are www.jonathansperryproject.com LORD. that decision! worked through. All I can ask at this Quiz Meet – www.quizmeet.com As things were changing around the world and here at Hide’em Bibles – www.hideembible.com home, the question was now being asked, “What about 5-Day Clubs and this summer?” As we talked about it Summer Missionary Sponsorship Program here in the office we quickly began to realize that it www.summermissionary.org Jerry Durston would impact things on so many levels. There are the

Provincial Director Summer Missionaries who would normally be billeted in homes, 5-Day Club hostesses opening up their Donations may be made online at any of our websites! homes for the children, and would we even be allowed to have a 5-Day Club?

I am always amazed to see how God works in times like At the banquets I shared that it was God’s vision for these throughout history and His Word. We only have this ministry that is guiding us, not mine. Even as I to look at the stories of David and Goliath, Daniel in the

write this letter I have gone back and read my last lions’ den, Joseph in prision, or Esther and Mordecai. In every situation it looked like certain disaster, and yet letter to you and realize again that it is God’s vision for this ministry that matters. He will lead us. I was God used all these circumstances to impact whole reminded this morning as I read Proverbs 16:9, A nations for His honor and glory.

man’s heart plans his way, But the LORD directs his As we thought about it, we wondered if we could take steps. How real this verse has become in these days! 5-Day Clubs online? We began to think that this

situation that seemed to be turning into a disaster Christian books through the mail. There are lessons for All you need to do is pick the city you would like to could actually be an opportunity to reach even more all ages: children, youth, and adults. All are welcome. sponsor and click on it. Then a map for that city pops children for Christ. up and you will be able to click on any part of that map It was time to call a board meeting and make a to pick the letter carrier route for the part of the city nd We could hire a couple of experienced Summer decision. On April 2 we had that meeting, and it was you would like to sponsor. You could literally zoom in Missionaries and have them prepare as they usually decided, in light of all that was happening, we needed on your neighbourhood and sponsor the homes on do, video them, and then put the 5-Day Club program to cancel 5-Day Clubs for this summer. As I shared with your street. on our website at www.5dayclubs.com. We could run the board some of the new possibilities, we were all it Monday to Friday, have a questionnaire each day getting excited about what God could do even in such It is amazing to think that through God’s provision, which the children could mail in to receive a music CD, a time as this. It was decided to take 5-Day Clubs even for such a time as this, everything is under one just as they always have. online. This may change how we do 5-Day Clubs in the roof! Truly amazing. future, as in 2021 we could have 5-Day Clubs not just Because the children who have come to the 5-Day on the ground, but also through the airwaves. Tyler has been working diligently to get the Sponsor a Clubs have been enrolled in the David and Jonathan Mailbox website up and running. If you go to Program, we could send them a lesson in the mail and It was also decided to move forward with aiming to www.cefsask.org or www.cefalberta.org you will be tell them to join us online. There are almost 6,000 send a Mailbox Club lesson to every home across able to see the Sponsor a Mailbox link at the top of the children we could invite to join us and, in an amazing Alberta and Saskatchewan and even the NWT. We are page. If you click on that link it will take you to the list way, they could invite their friends, not just from now launching Sponsor a Mailbox! of communities across Saskatchewan or Alberta, across the street but even from other communities and depending which website you are on. even from around the world. We could reach more children this summer than we ever have before! As we were preparing for this opportunity, we learned that there were 70,000 Truth Chaser lessons at the CEF International headquarters that were available for no cost. If we would pay for the shipping, they would send them to us. I told them about our Sponsor a Mailbox project and that we would take them all! Last Thursday, they were picked up and are to arrive here We have been busier than ever as we have adjusted to tomorrow. get these new opportunities off the ground. You will

find in this letter a Sponsor a Mailbox brochure for either Saskatchewan or Alberta. If you pick Griffin, SK, you will see that there are 63 households, so for $37.80 every household in Griffin For just 60 cents a household you can sponsor the Something else was happening during this time. I will receive a lesson in the mail. It even gives you the mailboxes in any community in Saskatchewan, Alberta, began receiving phone calls and emails from parents opportunity to tell us why you picked that community. and church leaderes wondering if they could have their or the NWT. You could pick a community like Halbrite, children or the children from their church enrolled in SK, with 90 households, and for a gift of $54.00 every the David and Jonathan Program and receive lessons in household in Halbrite will receive a gospel lesson in the the mail? mail and given the opportunity to receive more lessons and free Christian books through the David & Jonathan Program. As I thought about this, I began to wonder if this could be an opportunity to reach into more homes than we As I thought about the Sponsor a Mailbox program, I In my last letter I shared the following: ever had before? Could we place a Mailbox Club lesson could not help but think about the parable of the sower in every home in these provinces? “I think that Proverbs 3:5-6 best describes what I and the seed. We have the opportunity to place the believe our vision should be in 2020. Trust in the Lord I decided to see what it would cost to mail a lesson seed of the gospel in every home across Alberta and with all your heart, and lean not on your own through Canada Post and found out we could mail a Saskatchewan. What might God do through this understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and lesson for about 0.17 cents, which meant $0.60 would opportunity? He shall direct your paths. I believe it is God’s vision cover the cost of the postage, the lesson, the packaging You might be wondering about cities like Regina, that will lead this ministry in 2020, not mine.” and an insert that encourages them to complete the We already have tens of thousands of lessons in the Saskatoon, Calgary, or Edmonton. Well, thanks to lesson and mail it in to join the David & Jonathan building and will begin to prepare them to mail out as Canada Post, you can even pick the homes from your I would have never imagined so much could have Program so they can receive more lessons and free the sponsorships come in. neighborhood or around your church. changed since my last letter and even since we traveled situation that seemed to be turning into a disaster Christian books through the mail. There are lessons for All you need to do is pick the city you would like to could actually be an opportunity to reach even more all ages: children, youth, and adults. All are welcome. sponsor and click on it. Then a map for that city pops children for Christ. up and you will be able to click on any part of that map It was time to call a board meeting and make a to pick the letter carrier route for the part of the city nd We could hire a couple of experienced Summer decision. On April 2 we had that meeting, and it was you would like to sponsor. You could literally zoom in Missionaries and have them prepare as they usually decided, in light of all that was happening, we needed on your neighbourhood and sponsor the homes on do, video them, and then put the 5-Day Club program to cancel 5-Day Clubs for this summer. As I shared with your street. on our website at www.5dayclubs.com. We could run the board some of the new possibilities, we were all it Monday to Friday, have a questionnaire each day getting excited about what God could do even in such It is amazing to think that through God’s provision, which the children could mail in to receive a music CD, a time as this. It was decided to take 5-Day Clubs even for such a time as this, everything is under one just as they always have. online. This may change how we do 5-Day Clubs in the roof! Truly amazing. future, as in 2021 we could have 5-Day Clubs not just Because the children who have come to the 5-Day on the ground, but also through the airwaves. Tyler has been working diligently to get the Sponsor a Clubs have been enrolled in the David and Jonathan Mailbox website up and running. If you go to Program, we could send them a lesson in the mail and It was also decided to move forward with aiming to www.cefsask.org or www.cefalberta.org you will be tell them to join us online. There are almost 6,000 send a Mailbox Club lesson to every home across able to see the Sponsor a Mailbox link at the top of the children we could invite to join us and, in an amazing Alberta and Saskatchewan and even the NWT. We are page. If you click on that link it will take you to the list way, they could invite their friends, not just from now launching Sponsor a Mailbox! of communities across Saskatchewan or Alberta, across the street but even from other communities and depending which website you are on. even from around the world. We could reach more children this summer than we ever have before! As we were preparing for this opportunity, we learned that there were 70,000 Truth Chaser lessons at the CEF International headquarters that were available for no cost. If we would pay for the shipping, they would send them to us. I told them about our Sponsor a Mailbox project and that we would take them all! Last Thursday, they were picked up and are to arrive here We have been busier than ever as we have adjusted to tomorrow. get these new opportunities off the ground. You will

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BLOOMSBURY 24 CALGARY 407897 CLIVE 309 DIDSBURY 1794 ARDMORE 351 BLUE RIDGE 139 CALLING LAKE 185 CLUNY 79 DIXONVILLE 105 ARMENA 38 BLUESKY 123 CALMAR 868 CLYDE 203 DONALDA 198 ARROWWOOD 104 BLUFFTON 407 CAMP CREEK 32 COALDALE 3518 DONNELLY 99 ASHMONT 100 BON ACCORD 678 CAMROSE 8247 COALHURST 891 DRAYTON VALLEY 3176 ATHABASCA 1959 BONANZA 85 CANMORE 3685 COCHRANE 13417 DRIFTPILE 200 ATIKAMEG 30 BONNYVILLE 3335 CANYON CREEK 85 COLD LAKE 4779 DRUMHELLER 3348 ATMORE 67 BOTHA 110 CARBON 131 COLINTON 88 DUCHESS 361 BANFF 1899 BOW ISLAND 613 CARDSTON 666 CONKLIN 91 EAGLESHAM 90 BARNWELL 239 BOWDEN 597 CARMANGAY 82 CONSORT 308 ECKVILLE 810 BARONS 117 BOYLE 582 CAROLINE 413 CORONATION 582 EDBERG 165 BARRHEAD 2986 BRAGG CREEK 570 CARROT CREEK 53 COUTTS 143 EDGERTON 315 BASHAW 506 BRANT 61 CARSELAND 217 COWLEY 104 EDMONTON 339450 BASSANO 250 BRETON 552 CARSTAIRS 1053 CRANFORD 68 EDSON 2903 BAWLF 218 BREYNAT 11 CASLAN 85 CREMONA 293 ELK POINT 712 BAY TREE 61 BROCKET 101 CASTOR 548 CROOKED CREEK 173 ELLSCOTT 15 HIGH LEVEL 1189 MALLAIG 145 PONOKA 3346 STONY PLAIN 9289 ELNORA 199 HIGH PRAIRIE 1009 MA-ME-O BEACH 42 PROVOST 550 STRATHMORE 6745 EMPRESS 95 HIGH RIVER 5474 MANNING 673 PURPLE SPRINGS 92 STREAMSTOWN 55 ENILDA 100 HILDA 34 MANNVILLE 457 RADWAY 117 STROME 125 ENTWISTLE 244 HILL SPRING 90 MANYBERRIES 66 RAINBOW LAKE 80 SUNDRE 1285 ERSKINE 407 HILLCREST MINES 123 MARIE REINE 32 RAINIER 81 SUNNYBROOK 45 ESTHER 21 HILLIARD 55 MARKERVILLE 14 RALSTON 65 SUNNYNOOK 22 ETZIKOM 63 HINES CREEK 288 MARWAYNE 170 RANFURLY 90 SUNSET HOUSE 80 EVANSBURG 422 HINTON 2551 MASKWACIS 1004 RAYMOND 820 SWAN HILLS 250 EXSHAW 68 HOLDEN 145 MAYERTHORPE 839 RED DEER 35668 TABER 3745 FAIRVIEW 1023 HUGHENDEN 124 MCLAUGHLIN 32 RED DEER COUNTY 1538 TANGENT 64 FALHER 329 HUSSAR 134 MCLENNAN 143 RED EARTH CREEK 60 TAWATINAW 39 FALLIS 72 HYTHE 337 MEDICINE HAT 25201 REDCLIFF 1689 THORHILD 280 FALUN 119 IDDESLEIGH 13 METISKOW 55 REDWATER 909 THORSBY 840 FAUST 108 INNISFAIL 5163 MILK RIVER 395 RIMBEY 1335 THREE HILLS 845 FAWCETT 86 INNISFREE 175 MILLARVILLE 145 RIVERCOURSE 77 TIGER LILY 42 FERINTOSH 208 IRMA 267 MILLET 1146 ROBB 60 TILLEY 179 FITZGERALD 6 IRON RIVER 75 MILLICENT 25 ROCHESTER 199 TOFIELD 1225 FLATBUSH 83 IRRICANA 300 MILO 102 ROCKY MNT. HOUSE 3228 TOMAHAWK 100 FOREMOST 290 IRVINE 174 MIRROR 131 ROCKY RAPIDS 136 TORRINGTON 70 FORESTBURG 271 ISLAY 94 MONARCH 129 ROCKYFORD 179 TROCHU 523 FORT ASSINIBOINE 323 JAMES RIVER BR. 67 MORINVILLE 4920 ROLLING HILLS 117 TURIN 100 FORT CHIPEWYAN 432 JARVIE 94 MORLEY 145 ROSALIND 125 TURNER VALLEY 394 FORT KENT 159 JASPER 680 MORRIN 176 ROSEDALE STATION 171 TWIN BUTTE 22 FORT MACKAY 100 JENNER 48 MOUNTAIN VIEW 86 ROSEMARY 215 TWO HILLS 773 FORT MACLEOD 780 JOHN D’OR PR. 100 MULHURST BAY 55 ROUND HILL 53 VALLEYVIEW 689 FORT MCMURRAY 20901 JOUSSARD 108 MUNDARE 441 RUMSEY 98 VAUXHALL 499 FORT SASK. 9535 KANANASKIS 72 MYRNAM 285 RYCROFT 180 VEGA 42 FORT VERMILION 400 KEHEWIN 196 NAMAO 14 RYLEY 268 VEGREVILLE 2752 FOX CREEK 565 KELSEY 44 NAMPA 190 SADDLE LAKE 150 VERMILION 1714 FOX LAKE 200 KIKINO 52 NANTON 397 SANGUDO 458 VETERAN 115 FROG LAKE 198 KILLAM 280 NEERLANDIA 214 SCANDIA 73 VIKING 481 GALAHAD 77 KINGMAN 279 NESTOW 48 SCHULER 67 VILNA 200 GARDEN RIVER 50 KINUSO 256 NEVIS 12 SEBA BEACH 145 VIMY 195 GEM 87 KIRRIEMUIR 23 NEW BRIGDEN 32 SEDALIA 23 VULCAN 720 GIBBONS 1356 KITSCOTY 257 NEW DAYTON 38 SEDGEWICK 263 WABAMUN 435 GIFT LAKE 171 LA COREY 99 NEW NORWAY 286 SEVEN PERSONS 255 WABASCA 618 GIROUXVILLE 204 LA CRETE 1954 NEW SAREPTA 676 SEXSMITH 526 WAINWRIGHT 2621 GLEICHEN 122 LA GLACE 100 NEWBROOK 125 SHERWOOD PARK 32439 WALSH 49 GLENDON 255 LAC LA BICHE 1769 NISKU 16750 SIKSIKA 210 WANDERING RIVER 61 GLENEVIS 131 LACOMBE 4831 NITON JUNCTION 156 SLAVE LAKE 2073 WANHAM 142 GLENWOOD 74 LAKE LOUISE 16 NOBLEFORD 245 SMITH 160 WARBURG 486 GOODFISH LAKE 100 LAMOND 183 NORDEGG 60 SMOKY LAKE 615 WARDLOW 31 GRANDE CACHE 650 LAMONT 520 OHATON 132 SPEDDEN 100 WARNER 239 GRANDE PRAIRIE 1356 LANCASTER PARK 44 OKOTOKS 8677 SPIRIT RIVER 568 WASKATENAU 204 GRANUM 160 LANGDON 1256 OLDS 4195 SPRING COULEE 52 WATER VALLEY 190 GRASSLAND 69 LAVOY 111 ONOWAY 1619 SPRUCE GROVE 9393 WATERTON PARK 6 GRASSY LAKE 148 LEGAL 645 ORION 32 SPRUCE VIEW 82 WEMBLEY 328 GRIMSHAW 841 LESLIEVILLE 323 OYEN 324 SPUTINOW 56 WESTEROSE 368 GROUARD 115 LETHBRIDGE 36057 PADDLE PRAIRIE 119 ST ISIDORE 90 WESTLOCK 2489 GROVEDALE 232 LINDBERGH 51 PARADISE VALLEY 128 ST LINA 287 WETASKIWIN 6165 GUY 20 LINDEN 397 PATRICIA 124 ST MICHAEL 120 WHITECOURT 3333 GWYNNE 141 LLOYDMINSTER 6834 PEACE RIVER 2588 ST PAUL 2731 WILDWOOD 300 HAIRY HILL 114 LODGEPOLE 79 PEERLESS LAKE 52 ST VINCENT 65 WILLINGDON 225 HALKIRK 121 LOMOND 183 PEERS 27 ST. ALBERT 22960 WIMBORNE 28 HANNA 1340 LONGVIEW 131 PENHOLD 783 STAND OFF 257 WINFIELD 229 HARDISTY 169 LOUGHEED 172 PERRYVALE 61 STANDARD 233 WORSLEY 150 HAY LAKES 240 LOUSANA 102 PICKARDVILLE 252 STAUFFER 34 YOUNGSTOWN 85 HAYS 80 LUNDBRECK 138 PICTURE BUTTE 992 STAVELY 186 ZAMA CITY 50 HAYTER 89 LYALTA 35 PINCHER CREEK 1239 STETTLER 2976 HEISLER 125 MAGRATH 783 PLAMONDON 392 STIRLING 379

AKLAVIK 180 FORT MCPHERSON 213 HAY RIVER 1030 TROUT LAKE 28 WHATI 104 BEHCHOKO 200 FORT PROVIDENCE 100 INUVIK 825 TSIIGEHTCHIC 40 WRIGLEY 48 COLVILLE LAKE 40 FORT RESOLUTION 150 LUTSELK'E 50 TUKTOYAKTUK 215 YELLOWKNIFE 5474 DELINE 184 FORT SIMPSON 491 NORMAN WELLS 271 TULITA 154 FORT GOOD HOPE 211 FORT SMITH 520 PAULATUK 34 ULUKHAKTOK 105 FORT LIARD 75 GAMETI 75 SACHS HARBOUR 30 WEKWETI 24 to sponsor individual city mail routes please visit www.cefalberta.org