From D'Mia to Lindsay--Raven Miami to Lindsay June 21-June 24

We are very honoured and blessed to have Pastor Sergio Iglesius, Jbez & Mike all the way from Miami joining us this week to serve in Canada!

Every 4-6 weeks we host youth events called Share the Flare. These events are to inspire youth to be encouraged, grounded in the Lord to share the flare of Jesus Christ.  A few months back we were having a discussion saying it would be a miracle if Pastor Sergio would be able to join us at one of the Share the Flare youth events.  Little did we know that God had already had that in the works.  A few days later we received a message from Pastor Sergio.  God had put it on his heart to make way to Canada and now bringing with him two other servants Mike and Jbez.

The team will be sharing Friday night at Share the Flare, Lindsay when they come.  Streets Salvation & Jbez will be sharing in rap music and Pastor Sergio will bring forth a Word.

We have been praying and pondering as to what we are to do this weekend for ministry while the team is here.

MINISTRY SCHEDULE:

Friday, June 22      Share the Flare Youth Event---Streets Salvation & Jbez

Saturday, June 23   Outreach during Gay Pride Festival Toronto @ Young and Dundas

Sunday, June 24     Omemee Outreach in Omemee Park 2-5 pm, Raven Miami team sharing
                                 Lindsay Ministry Outreach Centre 7pm.

As well there will be time of ministering in the City of Lindsay over the weekend whether it be on the streets or one to one ministry and encouragement to the body.

In any way that you feel that you could help out whether it be through prayer or by donations to the Miami team we would greatly appreciate it(for donations to Raven Miami).  If you are interested in praying for us email(wandalynnintheport@sympatico.ca) us or Facebook us  and we can give you specifics.

Anyone wanting to join us at any of these areas let us know and details could be arranged (905) 244-1373 or (705) 320-9971.

Blessings,
Ed and Wanda Baker
Raven Canada

Share the Flare Michael Hall Shares Musical Gift!

Share the Flare Michael Hall Peterborough Canada Shares Musical Gift!Michael Hall Peterborough Canada shares musical gift at Share the Flare Friday May 25 Raven Ministries Building 30 Logie Street Lindsay ON.  Michael Hall previously shared his gifts at Share the Flare. Michael attended with Selwyn Outreach Centre.  He is known to many regular attendees.  Michael plays the guitar and sings.  We are very pleased to have Krysta Gillingham accompanying him in worship. Here's a CD cover from The Stand. Looking forward to seeing you 7pm. Join our facebook event.

Share the Flare Pastor Dave Edney speaking soon!

Pastor Dave Edney Bottom Line Youth Ministries speaks May 25 at our Share the Flare event.  We look forward to welcoming him.  Pastor Dave Edney Bottom Line Youth Ministries from St. Paul's Anglican Church Lindsay, Ontario,  welcomes youth Tuesday nights. Many of our regulars will recognize him from past events.  Pastor Dave has a heart of compassion and outreach.

Next Share the Flare May 25 @ 7 PM

Next Share the Flare event will be Friday May 25, 7 pm. Raven Canada Building with Pastor Dave Edney from bottom Line Ministries in Lindsay and Michael Hall & Krysta Gillingham and worship team from Peterborough ON. Prepare to have an awesome word and worship.....30 Logie Street Lindsay. Remember "we are the salt and the light of this world"!

Pastor Dave Edney
Bottom Line Youth Ministries
Lindsay, ON

Bible Study Tonight!

7:30 pm
Raven Ministries Canada
30 Logie Street Lindsay
Come Study the Book of John with us.
Hope to see you out!

Ed and Wanda Baker

Share the Flare-May Event

Next Share the Flare Event Friday May 25 7 pm Raven Ministries Building Canada 30 Logie Street Lindsy ON Looking forward to seeing you Subscibe and watch for details.

Share the Flare Friday December 9, 7 pm Come out and Hear an uncompromized gospel

SHARE THE FLARE

December 17th at 7pm. we held our first Share the Flare youth rally. The turn out was awesome. Praise God! There was about 54 people who showed up. Pastor Mark Smallwood spoke and encouraged the youth to go out and Share the Flare. This month on January 14th at 7 pm. Located at 30 Logie St. Lindsay, Ontario we will be hosting another Share the Flare. we will see how many youth were impacted from the last youth rally and see how many will bring out friends. Just Pray that many youth will get saved, and impacted to Share the Flare with their friends.

Mardi Gras Outreach 2010

2010 Mardi Gras Misson from Nate Pfeil on Vimeo.

Snatched from the Jaws of Hell!

RAVEN CANADA JOINS A TEAM OF OVER 200 SHARE THE GOOD NEWS DURING MARDI GRAS FESTIVAL

Jean Hutchins, Ed, Wanda and Emily Baker join a team of over 200 people from Canada and United States.  We shared the Good News of Jesus on Boubon Street, New Orleans.  Here, we are pictured kneeling on Boubon Street interceding for the City of New Orleans.  A few days later,  the Mayor will allow Rex(a pagan god) to have control over the city of New Orleans for 24 hrs. We believe that prayer changes things!  Every year there are noticeable changes within the city. 

Audrey and Wanda--from tarot cards to the Word of God!  Wanda first met this young lady two years ago in New Orleans after she had sought out a life with Jesus.  She used to be a tarot card reader in New Orleans to help raise money for herself and two young children. Now she shares the Good News of Jesus.

Ed and Wanda are pictured with four young teens(ages 19 and younger).  They could be some of your children or family members on the street celebrating with the pagans.  One of these young men had just recently lost his father and requested prayer for his brother who had a heroine addiction.  We pray that some day these young people would be serving Jesus.

Sabrina, Pastor Don, Alvin and Wanda.  We prayed for Alvin.  He is a young man had just gotten out of prison desiring a life-change.  He was living on the streets in New Orleans. He was connected with a Christian rehabilitation centre and is now living there.  Praise the Lord, His mercies are new every morning! 
Ed is assisting with the set up of the sound for the ministry in the Iberville projects.

Jean ministers to some young people in front of the amphitheater in New Orleans.

Leo was a young man that our team ministered to  in New York City. Jesus delivered him from a lifestyle of drugs.  What a turn around when God gets ahold of you!! He is pictured here ministering to a young man in the projects.
Kayla and Emily share the love of Jesus with some children in the Iberville Projects.

This is a school bus that we were able to get through Durham Christian Highschool, Port Perry Chapter.  Ed made a trip down to New Orleans to deliver the bus.  It belongs to RAVEN Ministries but will stay in New Orleans.  Raven Gulf Coast will be using this bus for ministry in New Orleans.  Praise the Lord for His goodness and faithfulness.

Wanda, Jason and Ed are pictured in this picture.  We spent some time ministering and praying with this young man.  We pray that some day this young man may be a pastor sharing the gospel with those around him.

The young people inspire all of us.  Holly, Kayla and Emily are praying for a young man on the street.

Raven Deb, Wanda, Ed pray for healing for a lady named Sylvia.  "I don't want to leave my house people are getting shot." says Sylvia.  Sylvia is seeking out some Christian fellowship.  We were able to connect her with a contact from New Orleans so she might have some fellowship. 

Jean unashamedly shares the gospel, passes out tracks and the scriptures to those on the streets. Her love and enthusiasm moves those around her!

RAVEN CANADA GOES MARDI GRAS FEB 1-4 2008

THE RAVEN CANADA TEAM

Seven of us made our way to New Orleans during Mardi Gras Festival. Jean Hutchins, Bethany Jacobs,Leon Morrow, Marlene Everson, Wanda Baker, Emily Baker, and Ed Baker

..."for ,'Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in ?And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring GOOD NEWS!" ROMANS 10: 13-15

The main objective of this ministry time was to share the love of JESUS and spread the gospel.

We started out for New Orleans 4:00 Thursday morning. This trip would take a total of 30 hours before we would reach our destination. We were privileged to have Ed such a dedicated driver.

Witnessing and Encouraging Dwayne the Truckdriver

Wanda, Marlene, Jean praying with Dwayne the trucker in Tennessee

We arrived in New Orleans around 6:00 pm. It was just in time to have supper and fellowship with the rest of the Raven team.


Ed & Leon Worshiping

We slept on cots in a church. There were about 130 people from all over the United States and Canada. Praise Jesus the team gets larger each year!





Friday night before we hit the streets we spent time in worship and prayer preparing our hearts before the Lord.

MINISTRY IN THE IBERVILLE PROJECTS

Iberville Housing

We ministered at the Iberville Projects
the epicentre of crime. Many of the residents
are addicted to crack and heroine.

Wanda with Bruce

This is a young man that was struggling with drugs. Raven Deb and I ministered to him. He gave his heart over to Jesus. We had ministered to his older brother Darnelle and his sister back in October. This was a family affair for JESUS!



Emily the Clown

Guess who this is? Emily was acting as clown doing her favourite--MINISTRY WITH CHILDREN! It was a blessing being able to have 3 young adults accompany us in the ministry.





Sharing the Love of Jesus!

The Team Ministers to Rob
Bethany, Emily, Wanda,
Leon, Pastor George , Rob

This young man had been approached

the night before but did not want to have anything to do with Jesus. He had slept all night at the Iberville projects. He did not have any idea how he ended up there. He eventually ended up repenting and turning his life over to Jesus. All of the team had a part in ministering to him. He came back to the church with us and many more RAVENS supported and ministered to him!

Marlene Loving on a Needy Child

This was Marlene's first time doing ministry with RAVEN. She is an assistant at Lindsay Ministry Outreach Center. She is a light for Jesus wherever she goes!

A Convert from the Bridges(Jean & Steve)

This young man Steve lived in the tents at the bridges. He was celebrating at Mardi Gras the night before Jean approached him. Jean was able to minister to this young man. He turned his life over to Jesus. We brought him back to the church, gave him a meal, got him some fresh clothes. That night, during worship he gave a testimony. He told how he had decided to quit working at the bars and was turning his life over to Jesus.

MINISTRY DOWN BY BOURBON STREET

Ed and Andrew

This young man was homeless and struggled from alcohol. We were able to provide him with a meal and pray for him. We prayed and asked Jesus to deliver him from this alcohol problem.

WHAT A MIRACLE!
Deaf Man is Healed

There were some team members that knew sign language. They were able to minister to this young man. He was converted. Following his conversion he was given the option of prayer for healing of his hearing. He accepted was prayed for and instantaneously healed!



Shane, Tyrone, Pastor Sam

Christmas Dinner For the Needy

The evening started off with lots of excitement! Every other Wednesday Ed and I have been assisting The Lindsay Outreach Ministries with feeding the needy. Pastor Marion decided to have a Turkey Dinner with all the trimmings. People were contacted by telephone.

Bethany, Sarah and I decided to go out on the streets to invite some people. We prayed and ask the Holy Spirit to direct us to the people that we were to invite. We came across to a group of six young people. They accepted the invitation. Two of the young men played guitars and one played the drums. By the end of the evening they were at the front playing Christmas Carols. The rest of the young adults that could not play were singing the carols. Praise the Lord. My prayer is that someday they would be playing music for the Lord.

Lindsay Outreach

The day started off with baking chocolate chip cookies and butter tarts for the homeless and needy of Lindsay area.

Many Hands Make for light work!!!!!!

Mary, Jesse and Wanita made an awesome team.

Pastor Marion, Ed and I went out on the inviting people to the Upper Room for a Hot Roast Beef Sandwhich dinner. It was very invigorating in the Lord going from house to house roundind up the folks.

Pastor Marion and Linda. Linda explained to us that she needed a friend. She was lonely. We told her that she was invited for the meal.

Pastor Marion, Ron and Marlene

We were able to share the love of Jesus with this man. Prior to leaving, I grabbed some boots and a coat that someone had given me. Ron was in need of a new coat. We were able to give him this coat. This has inspired us to have a coat drive for the homeless and needy.

Ron, Wanda, Rebecca, Sarah, Linda ,Arlene and Pastor Marion. We are all sitting at the table fellowshipping after we have finished eating a hot roast beef sandwhich dinner. Rebecca are Sarah are two young inspiring girls. Sarah's mother actually resides above the outreach centre. I know that amazing things have been and are going to continue happen in Lindsay!

Thursday Nights
With Inspiring Young Men

Ed, Nathaniel, Craig, Kevin,
& Leon

The Thursday evening group has just finished a Bible Study on Nahum. Previous to that we were studying Jonah.

The Books of Jonah and Nahum are direct contrasts. Both are books concerning the people of Ninevah. These people were very pagan involved with witchcraft, prostitution and plundering in war.

In the book of Jonah, the Ninevites urgently call out unto the Lord and repent. God has compassion on the people and relents and does not bring on them the threatened destruction. What a loving compassionate God we serve!

Now almost 150 years pass by and the people of Ninevah are back to their pagan lifestyle. (This would only be a passing of few generations). The people had forgotten about God's compassion and who He was.

He is a forgiving God. A God that is slow to anger and great in power(Nahum 1:3). He is also a God that takes vengence on those who oppose Him and His kingdom. He says he will not leave the guilty unpunished. Nahum brings about prophecy regarding Ninevah's coming doom.

The Assyrians were people who fought a vicious fight. They were known for their battles. They were also back to their pagan lifestyle. How much more could God tolerate?

Nahum prophesizes that the wicked would no longer invade Judah(Nahum 2:15). They would be completely destroyed. That is exactly what happen Ninevah was destroyed.

These Bible prophecies are no different than today. We live a very sinful world. Are we as a church living in true repentance? Have we truly called out to God? Do we even know what living in righteousness is? Or are we like the Ninevites living a life of sin?

Canada used to be a nation that stood on moral and Godly principles. After all look at the inscriptions on the Peace Tower Give the king thy judgments, O God."(Psalm 72:1) and where there is no vision, the people perish."(Proverbs 29:19) "He shall have dominion from sea to sea." Psalm 72:8.

Are we allowing Him to have full control from sea to sea? When I was a child daily devotions and the Lord's Prayer was part of the ciriculum. If that went against your cultural or religious practice you had the choice to step out in the hall for a few minutes. The teacher's were allowed to evangelize.

The Christmas Celebration was about Jesus. We had Christmas pageants with manger scenes and sang carols. Now we call it Happy Holidays because we don't want to offend anyone. Where has the Christ gone out of Christmas? We have been turned into the melting pot society where all religious practices are tolerated. We are living in world that is involved in sexual immorality, prostitution, idolatry and materialism...and the list goes on.

It is my prayer that Canada would take a stand against the devils schemes. Let us come boldly before the throne with repentant hearts and live a life right standing before the Lord!

God's Word Will Not Return Void!

ISAIAH 55:11 "SO IS MY WORD THAT GOES OUT FROM MY MOUTH: IT WILL NOT RETURN TO ME EMPTY, BUT WILL ACCOMPLISH WHAT I DESIRED AND ACHIEVE THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH I SENT IT."

Raven Ministries Canada has been blessed to be hosting two house churches in our home. We meet most Thursdays.

The Thursday morning group has just finished a Bible Study on the book of Jonah. Just recently we have decided to start the Gospel of John. The study is predominantly to equip newer Christians through descipleship, while getting a good grasp on the word. These group of ladies are a great encouragement to one another.




Just recently the group has decided to take on a Mission Project sending the word into the Dominican Republic. This project involved the colaboration of many ministry groups. We would like to thank Jane-Anne Shortly who has been involved in fascilitating a ministry group called 3R's Ministries. They were able to connect with the National Bible Leauge to get some Spanish New Testament Picture Bibles.




The RAVEN Ministries Home Church gathered up some toiletry items and put some packages together to be distributed in the Dominican Republic by Lori Lei and Lance Hetherington members of Newmarket Community Church an evangelistic minded church.



PLEASE PRAY THAT GOD WOULD GO BEFORE THESE BIBLES AND THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT WOULD START MOVING IN THE HEARTS OF THE CHILDREN THAT WILL BE RECEIVING THEM.

Next Wednesday we hope to be able to be involved in assisting an organization called Lindsay Outreach Centre with meals for the homeless. This organization is involved in evangelism in the Linsay area. They reach out to the homeless and less fortunate in the area they have a meals ministry outreach every second Wednesday in the Upper Room. They hold services every Saturday night lead by Pastor Marion Jacobs.