Apr.26/07 - YA Update

Hey Gang:

 

Its been so long since I have "touched base" with many of you, hope you and yours are blessed by our Lord! Life has been good for us, God has been leading and guiding us oh so tenderly over the last year and a half. We are so thankful for all the prayer and support we have received from the friends and pastors in our lives.

 

    There have been lots of changes going on in our world lately. As some of you may know, I have always wanted to get back into ministry, but didn't want to rush things or try to "force" the hand of God. I didn't go around applying for jobs or sending out my resume all over the country. I wanted it to be a God thing in God's time. So I waited...and waited.

 

     We have had several offers to pastor over the last year and a half, but none seemed right or we just were not ready. Then it happened. Within weeks of each other, two serious pastoral offers came in and they both seemed like they would be a good fit for our family. So now... what were we to do, it was time to decide. Well we just had to pray, think and receive godly council, and that's exactly what we did... trust me, lots of it.

 

     One offer was on the Island and it would have been a blast to be a part of the church and their great team and be relatively close to home. The other offer was on the mainland at a Foursquare church.  After much prayer and gut wrenching times of seeking God, we felt the Lord was leading us to the church on the mainland in Surrey.

 

     Well it was time to move forward, so we went to an interview with the Pastors/Leaders of Bible Fellowship a few weeks ago. A few days later (seemed like a few months later, haha) the Senior Pastor from Surrey called. Well, he was the bearer of good news as he informed me of the results of the interview. There were about 16 church leaders in attendance at the interview and he received unanimous support in offering us the position of youth pastor at www.biblefellowship.ca . We gladly accepted the Surrey Youth Pastor position! Praise the Lord!

 

     We will now actively be selling our home (any help in spreading the news of our House for Sale would be appreciated) and looking to buy in the East Newton area of South Surrey. I will start the transition in May by commuting a bit. We are believing that Jesus will cause us to be blessed and be a blessing in this new ministry calling for our family.

 

     That's all for now, just wanted to say thanks again to many of you who have prayed for and encouraged us over the years. Your kindness will never be forgotten .

 

We covet your prayers. Maybe catch up to you soon... 

 

Your friends,

Dan & Tamara Lal

250.729.5228
http://www.danlal.com