Happy New Year 2024 – Donald & Lorraine

We are happy to start 2024 with a thankful heart giving our appreciation to all our faithful supporters & friends praying and encouraging us. God loves Quebec and we can see it through God’s children across Canada with all the prayer, much and constant interest demonstrated for Quebec mission field. You are our precious partners for the work in Quebec…

We have closed 2023 with a very special event. We were honored to celebrate our 50^th wedding anniversary, december 22nd. We had a very good

time and brunch with our children Claudiane and Martin. Looking back at our journey, we can testify that God has been faithfully walking alongside of us through it all. No wonder why, as a young Christian, God spoke clearly to me through Psalm 32: 8: ” Il will instruct you, I will show you the way, I will counsel you and watch over you.” We can testify today how God kept his word…

2023 has been very difficult and challenging for Lorraine, health-wise. Many exams have been done: non stop physio, chiro, doctors, exercises in the pool, exercising, walking, etc.  For six months, she had a nerve “blocked -jammed – pinched ” in the right hip. Recently, she was released after a treatment of an osteopath. After much praying we can understand this was the Lord leading as He gave her the grace to meet this person who works in Drummondville. It’s good to be free of constant pain for a while.

Thank God for Donald who gives faithful support in the housework, in the kitchen; Lorraine really enjoys it. For 2024 he registered for a twelve-evenings cooking class on “Food around the world.” Lorraine is looking forward… With Celebrate Recovery Donald helps with finance and he is a good ambassador through networking to promote CR. He is also involved in a ministry distributing food to the needy people in Drummondville. In 2024 Donald will be involved with Aujourd’hui Espoir TV & WEB ministry focussing on evangelism. He is also responsible to meet with people of Drummondville who watch the Gospel on TV and show an interest to meet someone or to receive Bible or Christian literature as follow up. Donald says this is a place for opportunity to lead people to Reconciliation with God. Recently, Donald has been asked to coach a family business to help resolving relational challenges with biblical principles. He will be assisted by his friend and disciple Jerome whose family business has been coached successfully by Donald. Also with Jerome they blessed together many Christians by coaching them to manage God’s way a healthy personal budget. Jerome said: ” As God blessed us greatly through biblical coaching, we want to share the blessings to others. (Gen. 12: 2)

Our family is getting older with our grandchildren from 15 to 21. Martin & Annabelle ‘s children, the twins have finished their studies, Florence (21) became a paramedic and Laetitia (21) is a physio technician. We are proud of them. Beatrice (18) really enjoy studying at the CEGEP (college level), and Éloi (16) is now being trained as a carpenter. We rejoice for Florence, Béatrice and Éloi being involved in a summer Bible camp.  

Claudiane and François‘ children:  Aurèle, our youngest of 7 grandchildren, is 14 years old play soccer and made the elite team to play in Quebec’s game last summer. Laurent (19) spent 2023 in World of Life Bible College, in Scroon Lake, USA, and has been involved as well in summer Bible camp. Since September he studies at Bishop University in administration and finance to become accountant. Edgar (16) has decided to follow in his dad’s footsteps, François, studying as an electrician. Claudiane & François, and Martin & Annabelle are very involved in their respective churches to extend the kingdom of God. Their homes are faithfully open for hospitality and to care for people. We are proud of our children.

We thank the Lord, for family and pray for our spiritual protection. You need to know that when we got reconciled and gave our lives to the Lord in 1986, we were the first generation as Evangelical Christians in Quebec. Our children followed by committing their lives to Jesus as well; and now, our grandchildren are engaging as the third generation. Praise God for Florence (20) and Laurent (19) who made the decision to be baptised in 2023.

The book of Donald on Reconciliation: We are now out of 5000 English and 3000 French copies from the first print. We have prayerfully considered what to do next for the 2^nd edition. And God led us to offer our book “free” on PDF. We are also working put it soon and offer free as well into E-Book format with the help of Aujourd’hui Espoir TV and WEB ministry. Our book will then be promoted and distributed “free” by Aujourd’hui Espoir ministry on TV and radio in both languages and being used as a key tool for evangelism. We see the leading of God to continue to spread the “so needy” message of Reconciliation…

We are still involved in counselling and coaching couples and individuals in our home with the idea of continue disciple making for Jesus. We also take God given opportunities to train and to coach couples to help other couples in need with a focus on reproducing our ministry (2 Tim. 2: 2-4) to bless others with all we have received by the Lord throughout our life.

 Celebrate Recovery Lorraine’s Fall report:

 Celebrate Recovery is developing well in Quebec. Here is what was happening from our November report. I am thankful for our leadership team with Yvon & Colette Roy (on the photo with Lorraine) from Drummondville, Alain Blackburn and Diane Rioux de Québec. Johanna, from Laval, is showing great potential in leadership and speaks currently tree languages. She is interested to become co-leader with me. And the Lord is adding new potential leaders in training.

Marc-Antoine and Vanessa from Sherbrooke leader, have a newborn baby in November. They are doing 3 weeks of four-step study meetings in person and in the last week of the month they have a testimony (15 to 20 people).

Granby Church, with pastor Marc-Olivier Ferro and Malika, is doing a steps study with 10 women and 3 men in person, a Worship group is interested in helping them as they introduce the meeting. They will do it in 26 weeks format.

St Jérôme Ecclesia Church has 3 groups of steps studies. Their leadership is not yet ready to open a weekly opened large group.

The “overall” Zoom group on Thursday has one large open group and 5 small groups: one step group in person: 2 women’s groups in a virtual room and 1 women’s open share group.  The participation is around 20 to 23 people and growing. Very encouraging.

Monday night, the Life Healing group on Zoom asked to continue to meet with Alain (6 men, 3 women). They are using the new book ” Une vie Renouvelée à travers la Bible.”

Ministry in Drummondville’s prison: Thank the Lord for a very good participation in the Thanksgiving and the Angel tree. In Quebec, we gave 187 gifts to the prisoner’s children. Inside group, meeting with Yvon, and doing Life Healing Choices in prison, is on hold because the prison administration feels the prisoners were having too many activities… We just got informed that the prison administration dismissed the evangelical Chaplin for obscure reasons. We clearly see in this, an attack of the enemy… They were 10 men involved and having also an activity on Tuesday morning with other Christians as well. Pray for this…

Pray for men to come to the “open share group” on Zoom under the leadership of Yvon. The VR/CR

Lachute church has stopped the large group; Laurie continues a step study with 2 women one on one.

Madagascar, west Africa: A new French group is in formation in Madagascar. Lorraine is coaching the leader on Zoom.

Leadership: Johanna is interested and gifted to become a rep with me. For now, she is back to work after one year of leave of absence, because of burnout. She needs time to transition with a new full-time work.

Quebec City: pray for Christian and Daniel praying to start a Life Healing Choices at the Mosaïque church in Quebec City.

With a thankful heart, we praise God again for your faithful prayer and encouragement!

Donald & Lorraine, Ps. 32: 8

Get a free book: “400 years of Canadian history”

From 2001–2007, my wife, Lorraine, and I traveled full-time across Canada giving lectures. We went from one city to another to speak in front of organizations, colleges, schools, as well as in homes. We spent quality time discussing, reading and interviewing people from different cultures living outside of Quebec. We got to know better those who invited us and to look at life through their window. We were amazed to see how little people know each other and to discover the reality of several versions that Canadians have of our history. It was a really profitable investment, and a great story came out of it. During our conferences, people discovered a reality they were unaware of. The ideas that many people held about the broken relationships among French, Indigenous and English speakers (or with ethnic groups that have since joined) have been challenged or even transformed. A common suggestion always came up: “Publish this intriguing story of “Quebec, the orphan who grew up and lives in Canada, this reconstituted and suffering family…” Looking at the story through this unusual window proves so appropriate and offers us beautiful avenues of hope. » We completed the research and writing and published in 2008, for the 400th anniversary of Quebec. Our first printed edition included 3,000 books in French and 5,000 in English was a great success. For this second edition, we have decided to offer our two versions free of charge in PDF and we are working to offer an Ebook.

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Introduction to the 2nd edition

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400 years of Canadian history reveals…

Quebec, a grown-up orphan, living in Canada, a hurting blended family!  

We survey our history beyond the politico-economic window, taking a fresh look at relationships among French, Native and the varied English-speaking peoples of Quebec and Canada. Some questions arise concerning the values underlying their coming together and the ensuing pursuit of happiness.   It is through this perspective that I took an overview of our history to better understand the issues that generate and maintain the conflicts between the three founding peoples and the other ethnic groups that joined the Canadian “family”.

French and English settlers came to North America with established European cultures which included (along with some positive features) old conflicts, slavery-influenced attitudes toward Indigens (the “Indians”), Catholic religious intolerance toward French Huguenots and English Protestants and the European bent towards possession and business opportunity at any cost. These poisoned relationships among the three founding nations of Canada.

Did’nt our earlier history books assert that France came to civilize and evangelize the Indians in God’s name? A closer look reveals that these Amerindians were indispensable within the lucrative French and English fur business.    

We also discover that the relationships between the “mother” country, France, and her settler “children” were dysfunctional. At the British Conquest (1759-60), Quebec, abandoned in deep pain and fear, was wondering how “mother France” could have used, cheated, left and, most hurtful of all, sold her children to the English, their “eternal enemies,” for some offshore fishing banks (St-Pierre-et-Miquelon islands). Did the future hold for him the same fate that his Acadian brothers and sisters tragically suffered at the hands of the English? Could they expect mass murder, forced departing and assimilation at the hands of England?

The landmark British conquest and the increasing threat of an American invasion launched Canada through the Royal Proclamation (1763) as a British colony. We observe the first steps of a hurting blended family that has yet to resolve the relational pains of earlier days.  Its relationships have been characterized by ongoing dealings aiming to get material gain for survival and “reasonable accommodation” for its unique culture. After America war of Independence, Quebec and Amerindians would need to accept participation in British defense against the threat of American invasion.  These realities laid the foundations of the Canadian family DNA. Indeed, throughout Quebec’s 400 years of history, the relations between Canada’ three founding peoples, and later with the so many diverse adopted children (immigrants), would be marked mainly by business relations and negotiations aimed at protecting each groups’ rights. Learning to know the other people groups in Canada – in order to better understand and to learn how to live with each other – seemed less important than self-preservation and material accomodations. 

The longstanding centrality and strength of the Catholic Church –  ensured their French parishioners’ lifestyle would remain isolated – separated – from the Protestant/English alternative, keeping them out of business and market place. It held the schools back from progressive ideas, instead calling on most families to “make babies” and be content living with only “a little bread” as farmers. This became the “survival formula”   —  the pragmatic ideal for rural French Catholic parishes – preached and promoted by the clergy who wielded such strong community /parish influence for 200 years after the 1760 British conquest. 

The Quiet Revolution (1960) became a wake-up call for the orphaned Québécois who were largely still hurting in silence. Their government, resolutely shifting its vision to modernity from reflecting that longstanding survivalist parish mentality, set its focus on freedom and material advancement. Clergy in public leadership were displaced by professionals with a more secular vision and mindset; God’s Providence, by “L’état providence” (modern welfare state). The Québécois began abandoning the Catholic Church, pursuing, instead, materialist pleasure (hedonism) and the nationalist venture.  Where would this lead Quebec?   

Imagining Quebec as a person, we note that his lifestyle, relationships and achievements reveal that he is a hurting orphan whose soul bleeds as he searches for his identity. Who is responsible for his past misfortune and pain? Is he still hoping to find a scapegoat for these?  Or, in his quest to make life work for him, might he open a new window, a “Window of Hope…and Reconciliation” – and rise to the personal challenge of the vision it provides?      

If looking through our history and examining the relationships between the French, Native Americans and English, and other adopted ethnic groups, raises many questions about the fundamental values ​​and pursuit of happiness of these blended family peoples, then “Where is happiness?” as the song claims. The Bible says, “What good is it to gain the world if you lose your soul.” When we value and give priority to money, material goods, sex, politics, and power at the expense of people, we continue to contaminate our relationships and provoke conflicts as our entire history demonstrates. The Bible reminds us again: “Whoever seeks satisfaction apart from God, perishes…”

Yet at the slightest adversity, people cry out “peace! peace! peace! For all thirst for peace! But the Bible also tells us that Peace cannot be found as the world wants to give it. It is rather found in our reconciliation with God who transforms our hearts, our values ​​and our lives to teach us to live, care for and love one another. This is God’s plan for humanity: “Love God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind and love your neighbor as yoursel

                                                   

                                       – Donald Gingras      

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Ask for your free book  « PDF » format – (Ebook is in process)

at: donald.gingras2008@gmail.com

For a printed copy, our book is sold $30.00 / copy, mailing included.

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2023 SUMMER UPDATE – THE GINGRAS

With Donald’s support and encouragement, Lorraine continues to lead and develop the ministry of Celebrate Recovery in Quebec. Celebrate Recovery is based on the 8 beatitudes and taught in 12 steps. This program cares for our hearts in order to heal from wounds and blockages that lead us to bad habits or addictions that Jesus can heal. During their journey and healing process, we encourage people to testify about their transformation in small groups (open to those interested) about their lives, to become partners for new participants, and to go to reach out to their community. A work of mutual aid, follow-up, coaching, and leadership development is organized, and groups meet weekly online or in presence. CR is relatively new to Quebec and Lorraine is leading the first French-language version of the CR Large group and open share group that lead to the Step study group.

There is a desire to see this disciple-making process grow among the churches in Quebec. CR is a great asset for the prison ministry and for transition houses. She is doing the coaching for it. After his sabbatical and Covid time, Donald is back to accompany couples and men in one-to-one coaching & disciple-making.

Please pray

 We praise God for our 50th wedding anniversary in 2023. As you can see on the photo, we bought a trayler and a new car to travel at ease, to build special moments, meet with special people, praise God for all those years of marriage and ministry, and encourage and bless others.
 Thanksgiving for our family who loves the Lord ad many are involved in His service this summer. Pray for the protection of the families against the evil one. Lorraine’s health: heart and scoliosis condition.
 Men to be involved in the program, the deeper part of it, (the 12-step groups) 2 churches have started their CR program, and 3 Churches are preparing their leaders to start. Lorraine is coaching them;
 For a future bilingual leader, to become a representative for Quebec.  God to keep faithfully showing us our agenda caring for people.

News from Donald & Lorraine in Drummondville, QC

Since we move to Drummondville in 2020, as you also experienced, we have had to deal with a new lifestyle due to COVID. Despite the restrictions, we enjoyed a sabbatical that coincided with our retirement at age 70 as full-time missionaries in Québec. Donald took the opportunity to do several renovation projects on our new house. He really enjoyed the physical work and it did him a lot of good. These renovations allow us to continue to open our house for hospitality for our families and friends as a resting place and, as we have been doing for over 10 years, retreat in our home for couples and individuals. Donald has also embarked on the art of cooking, which Lorraine rejoices and greatly appreciates.

About the future:

Pastor Henry T. Blackaby, whom God has used in revival movements in many places around the world, following these experiences, said: “Watch where the Holy Spirit is at work, and join with Him…” We walk as a step of faith to discover and experience the works that God has prepared in advance for us. (Psalm 32: 8; Ephesians 2:10)

Pray for us in this adventure in which God leads us for this new season of our life.

Donald et Lorraine.

2023 a special year for us with a great start!

Celebrate Recovery Networking Conference in Ontario, October 21-22.

A delegation of seven people from CR – Vie Renouvelée Québec attended the conference. Photo was taken with Deb Jones, CR Canadian director.

Celebrate Recovevy progressing in Québec

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Guy Lafleur is gone while leaving a great impact on Quebec.

It’s true! Thousands of people shared about their moment or their photo taken with Guy Lafleur. When I was teaching at the École Moderne de Hockey in the summer (1972 and 73), Guy participated in my classes by performing and demonstrating skating techniques that we were teaching to the kids. And Guy, generous as always, never got tired of repeating the skills… The kids really liked him. He was a playing junior at the time…
Later, 1983, as owner of Donald Gignras Sports in Ville d’Anjou, I asked Guy Lafleur his permission to create a trophy by his name for the minor field hockey player in Ville d’Anjou who combined the best results in hockey and in school studies. Vincent Damphousse, future player and captain of the Montreal Canadiens, had the honor to be the first recipient.

Great moment to start 2022

We had the blessing to celebrate both our birthday with our children and grandchildren: Lorraine Feb 4th and Donald Feb 14th…

Happy Christmas & New Year! Joy & Peace!!!

 

LETTER TO THE FORGOTTEN ONE OF CHRISTMAS!

Christmas is coming soon. The flamboyant lights and decorations illuminate the streets and houses and are a testimony of the people who are getting ready for a party. We are just waiting for a little snow to top it all off. But what exactly are we celebrating?

Christmas for gifts?

Christmas is so mysterious that it mobilizes the whole world, judging by the media hype about the holiday and Santa Claus. Young people are waiting for presents. Teenagers are looking forward to their Christmas break. It’s also a time when parents negotiate good behavior and all sorts of performance from their children in exchange for gifts they will give them on Christmas Day. And the children learn quickly this little game of negotiation and compromise in return for material gains… Even though all this only lasts for a few moments of temporary happiness, we still play the game…

Christmas: the search for PEACE!

Christmas also carries a time of joy through its musical tradition. It is also an opportunity for reflection where the need for peace is strongly expressed around us and throughout the world. Peace! Peace! Peace! In this sense, Christmas is generally a time of pause, of truce that allows us to refuel before starting another year. Is this really the kind of PEACE we are looking for?

An intruder invites itself at Christmas

This year again, an intruder has invited itself at Christmas, causing panic: the COVID and its little brothers… What whispers and what discussions around the family table on HEALTH… It is true that in Canada we are not used to plagues or natural disasters compared to many other places in the world. In Canada, we are spoiled children and very pampered by the standard of living. When a plague arrives, we are inclined to live in denial, we are quick to criticize, quick on the draw and quick on the tongue… Everyone expresses their opinion and claims their rights, often to the detriment of others. Yet, from these people who speak loudly about claiming their rights, we rarely hear comments from them about our responsibilities to others around us. We certainly will not find PEACE in the stubborn expression of individual rights…

This new Canadian “religion” cannot provide PEACE to one another

In Canada, we have repatriated the Charter of “individual rights” but, in a flagrant lack of vision for the future, we have omitted to repatriate a Charter of responsibilities. Our relationships would be much more balanced and harmonious. But the evil continues to spread. Today, even in our kitchen discussions around the family table, we experience the negative consequences of excessive claims of individual rights coupled with the absence of awareness and responsibility to respect and care for one another. This way of living has permeated our culture, contaminated our relationships and dictated our ways of living. This new religion, called “secularism,” is very similar to the old religions that we have accused and radically rejected because they imposed their doctrines and values on us… In our search for PEACE AND HAPPYNESS, It looks like we only have exchanged our old traditional religious leaders for secular judges to dictate our values and ways of living with the Chater of individuel rights… What is so different between this new “religion” and the traditional religions??? Jesus said: “You will judge its tree by its fruits.” (Matthew 7: 30) and “I am leaving, but I leave you peace, it is my peace that I give you. I do not give it to you as the world gives it…” (John 14: 27). How then can we find PEACE that human being desire?

Jesus, the Reason for the Season

I used to believed in Jesus. But in a historical faith, like a legend, like a Christmas story. Today, it’s different. I understand a little more how you might feel on your holiday, Jesus. I say that because it’s my holiday on Valentine’s Day. It’s my holiday and it really isn’t. Everyone wishes each other Valentine’s Day. It was promoted as the holiday of lovers, of love, with the publicity fuss covered in red and chocolate. On Valentine’s Day, which is my birthday, even more is expected of me: gifts, greeting cards! I quickly realized that it’s not really my holiday… just like Christmas is not really your holiday anymore…

Christmas: celebration of Jesus and PEACE with God

You see Jesus, I can understand “a little” what you can feel at Christmas, your holiday. Deep down, humanly speaking, I can understand that my own birth day is forgotten but not yours. When I think of you who paid with your life on the cross for love of us, to reconcile us with God in order to live as children of God in His family rich in values. You taught us that how love is renouncing oneself, caring for the other, honoring and respecting him/her, and following your example of moving from words to deeds… “There are many who ask: ‘Who will bring us happiness?’ O God look favorably upon us. Let our lives be enlightened by it” (Psalms 4: 7)

Thank you Jesus for this beautiful gift that you paid with your life for those who seek God. “From heaven God watches over all mankind: Is there any wise man left who expects God…” (Psalms 14: 2) In my Reconciliation with God, I see a new Christmas in light of this beautiful gift I have received and accepted. Jesus, you really deserve to have the first place in our lives, in our hearts.

On this Christmas, the feast of Jesus, we wish you HEALTH and PEACE with GOD!

Celebrate Recovery ministry growing in Quebec.

Photo: Lorraine with Sherbrooke Celebrate Recovery Team – from Axe 21 Church.

PRAISE:

Lorraine: faithfull to exercise, a priority to help her double scoliose back problem.

Donald: progressive healing of an emotional burntout following a major tragedy in his family. The COVID timing was a great opportunity for pause and rest. Thanks for Donald’s great physical work last year through the moving and renovating our new house in Drummondville.

Thanks for our children involvement in their local church and our seven granchildren attending church.

Praise CreekSide Church in Waterloo, Ontario for “adopting” Quebec CR provincial Zoom French Group by the time a French local Church do so in Quebec.

PRAYER REQUESTS:

After moving and covid restrictions, to adjust in a new local church in Drummondville.

For Lorraine: ability to use Facebook to promote Celebrate Recovery in Quebec

For God to complete Donald’s healing of his emotional burntout and to discern God’s leading following his sabbatical.

For pre-marital coaching with a young couple.

For the planning of one week retreat (2022) in our home with 3 ministry leader couples (in process)

For spiritual protection of our seven grandchildren while they are into teenage time and challenge. Wisdom for parents to coach them.

Lorraine as Celebrate Recovery provincial leader is looking for a local church to host a CR provincial zoom group. Pray that God will put on a pastor’s heart the need for this ministry.

For God to lead Lorraine for new opportunities to promote and implement Celebrate Recovery groups in the province of Quebec.

News from the Gingras as active – retired missionaries!

We praise God for his protection over our health in the family with COVID challenge. François our son-in-law lost his mother due to the Covid. She was ready to join her Lord. Great consolation! As part of his sabbatical, Donald is very active working outside and inside new home in Drummondville. He loves gardening and cooking special meals as well. We thank the Lord for all the help we received despite the confinement for the preparation and the move to our new home located 2 kms from our daughter Claudiane. Like so many, we miss visiting our children and grandchildren.

With Donald’s support and encouragement, Lorraine continues with the ministry of Celebrate Recovery “CR” as the new provincial representative for a 2-year term. “I was not sure I could accept; God confirmed by His Word in Heb. 13.21; Col. 3.23. He assured me that I could lean and rest in Him. “

Celebrate Recovery is based on the 8 beatitudes and taught in 12 steps. This program sanctifies us and cares for the hearts in order to heal from wounds and blockages that lead us to bad habits that Jesus can heal. During their journey and healing process, we encourage people to testify in the Large group (open to those interested) about their lives, their involvement in their families and to become partners for new participants and to go to their community. A work of mutual aid, follow-up, coaching, leadership development is organized.

A dynamic couple joined leadertship at Celebrate Recovery Quebec. Yvon Roy and Colette B. Roy who had already participated in the VR group in Drummondville few years ago. Yvon allows us to have a group of Step Studies as leader for men and Colette joined our leader Diane R. Lalancette to allow us to have more intimate groups for Step Studies for women.

Praises:

In the context of COVID, we could meet on Zoom. So we have people from Montreal, central Quebec and Quebec city area. Another group has developped at Axe 21 Church in Sherbrooke. Katy has been appointed new VR / CR leader following the work of Alexander who returns to studies for the ministry.

We pray that each of the region of Quebec can develop on Zoom and, God willing, in their face-to-face time. As the teams grow with new participants, we help them to find a local church that will support this ministry in their area. I pray that God adds to our team the people who can help me to equip the Celebrate Recovery ministry for publicity, as leaders and other tasks which require a better knowledge of modern technology. I manage by the grace of God and if the Lord is in a hurry, He will make the work grow through the Holy Spirit.

With patience and perseverance we continue to join in his work. May the glory be returned to him. For the development of his Kingdom.

We officially welcome Lorraine as our CR Representative for Quebec!

Please join Richard Cobb and me in officially welcoming  Lorraine Gingras as our CR Representative for Quebec!  Thank you as well Donald for your support of Lorraine in this ministry.  You both have and continue to teach me much.

I thank God for the first time we meet in St. Jerome, Quebec,  June, 2016 and all the translation that Lorraine has done for us since; beginning with Rick and me when we did our first CR Event in Quebec City, Quebec, the following spring.

Thank you for all your hard and diligent work; for your dedication to God, CR – Vie Renouvelée and the people of Quebec.  May the Lord do in this province beyond what we could hope or imagine.  May he continue to keep you encouraged and steadfast as you walk with Him.

Let’s remain in prayer for one another, as we serve God where he has planted us.

Deb Jones

Canadian Director

Celebrate Recovery

Thank you note from Donald & Lorraine

Thank you for attending our ministry celebration, January 23rd. As so many mentioned: “It was special and blessing for everyone to see what God has done during all those years of ministry.” If you are interested, we can send you the link to see the video of the celebration. Send us a note to : donald.gingras2008@gmail.com

Donald & Lorraine are “active – retired missionaries” in Quebec, walking through a new adventure…