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In Awe of How God Works!

He is the "Way Maker, Miracle worker and Promise Keeper!"

Our first “MIRACLE 25” campaign miracle!

Excitement and bewilderment rang through the voice that had just called me. I tried hard to make out what was actually being said. The church we are attending had just received a cheque for the full amount of 25,000 dollars, to be our GNI Donor match going toward supporting our Youth Centre in town. The woman on the phone told me they had never seen such a miracle like this in all of the church’s history. You see, where we live in Meadow Lake, we don’t have a lot of wealthy people, or have businesses that donate toward Christian charities. The next miracle was that the anonymous donor had responded through word of mouth, and didn’t even live in this province. They knew nothing of GNI, or the Youth Centre, but God prompted them to be part of our MIRACLE 25 campaign.

The exciting thing about when God shows up and does a miracle in a small town, the news spreads everywhere! Please keep praying for our community, God is up to something far greater than we can see right now. Every where I go, and every connection I make, I feel God’s favour and smile. We trust God without a doubt that He will provide everything we need to keep our GNI kids in refuge, for He is the one who rescued them and placed them in a loving, God fearing home. God is the way maker, miracle worker and promise keeper!! -JudyG

Moving Forward in Mission Together

An update from Rob and Amber on their recent trip to Thailand

Moving Forward

The main focus of our trip was to help our partners engage more deeply with our mission focus: “Gospel driven prevention of human trafficking.” With our partners in full agreement, we aim to:

  • Prioritize Gospel driven strengthening of vulnerable families in communities with a high risk of human trafficking.
  • Provide care for vetted children, especially orphans, who may be at risk of human trafficking and do not have family support.

Our partners are totally on board with this and we look forward to developing this further.

One big surprise came on March 28. While we were in a meeting with J&A, we experienced a significant earthquake that caused heavy destruction in Myanmar. In Bangkok a 30 story tower collapsed, crushing many workers. We praise God that, even though it was a powerful quake, all the children in our partnerships are safe. Even so, there was a significant loss of life, especially in central Myanmar. We know how God used an earthquake to help launch the early church in Europe (see Acts 16). Pray that this tragic event will also help bring God’s love in a powerful way to war-torn Myanmar.

Amber summed up how she felt about returning to Thailand: “Overall this was a very encouraging trip. I am currently praying about the possibility of going back for a couple of months in the fall. I’d love to help our partners find ways to become more sustainable while continuing to do what I believe God has been calling me to do for around 7 years.”

GIVING TUESDAY 2024 OPENS UP NEW OPPORTUNITIES!

Giving Tuesday is coming on December 3, 2024!   

Our campaign goal is $7,500 CAD.  

The $7,500 goal aims to provide: 

  • $3,000 supplies one month of food costs for 30 children in the Uncountable Grace and Families of Blessing ministry homes 
  • $4,000 will help to complete a much needed NEW KITCHEN in the Uncountable Grace Home, and 
  • $500 will send our partners out to do  Christmas Gospel outreaches deep into the hills of troubled Shan State, Myanmar.  

All in all, if we SMASH this goal it will be a HUGE blessing as we prepare to enter 2025!

* Due to the Canada Post postal strike, we recommend you do not send donations by cheque (unless this strike resolves quickly).  Press or click here or scan the QR code below access the Donation Link for GNI Ministries. This opens up options to give by credit or debit cards. 

 

Be sure to WATCH the video below to learn more about why we do what we do and what we hope to accomplish this Christmas.

 

Blessings in Jesus!

 

Overcoming the Darkness with God’s Light

Bringing the Light of God’s Goodness to a Ever-Darkening World.

Let’s face it, things have not looked this dark since the early 60’s. I remember growing up practicing air-raid drills at Devine Street Elementary school in Sarnia, Ontario. The sirens would sound their mournful wail and under our desks we would flee! All we knew from watching on our black-and-white TV was that there was a tense stand off between the Soviet Union and the USA down in Cuba. Nuclear warfare was talked about all the time. Though I was young, the fear was pervasive. Somehow, at the 11th hour, someone brokered an arrangement to settle the stand off. Some 60 years later, the school I went to now gone, but the memories are still there. Now, with wars and rumours of wars happening in many places, with weapons much quicker and more powerful than even in the early 60’s, one wonders, is this really going to be WWIII?

 

Even with so much dark news to follow, Jesus still is and always will be the Light of the world (John 8:12)! Through your generosity, God is changing lives through our ministries, whether with the vulnerable young ones gaining a hope and a future in our Uncountable Grace (Myanmar) and Family of Blessing (Thailand) ministries, or through evangelists we support (such as J**a) who traverse the hills of Shan State to win unreached tribal people to Christ. With support that comes through GIVING TUESDAY, we hope to:

 

  • Provide funds for Christmas Gospel Outreaches in two hill-tribe villages in eastern Myanmar.
  • Provide funds to feed 30 vulnerable children for a month in eastern Myanmar and Northern Thailand.
  • Provide funds to complete a much needed new kitchen for the children’s home of Uncountable Grace (Myanmar)

 

For all who give, thank you for blessing our ministries and helping to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ to the poor and oppressed. For those of you who may be able to give more or give for the first time, let’s hit that donate link and smash the goal of $7,500 for GIVING TUESDAY!

 

May God bless you richly in return as you bless this ministry.

 

Rob Griffioen 

 
 
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