Thursday, May 7, 2009

Finalizing Key Partnerships

Although there are still a lot of details to be ironed out in terms of shore support, church partners, etc., I think this is a good time to give a glimpse of how things are shaping up. Hopefully nothing here will be too presumptuous at this point. It looks like almost all sections are at least minimally covered, though there's definitely plenty of room for more people/ministries to come on board.

Victory Lighthouse (Dalhousie, NB): Dalhousie area
Assemblee Evangelique Baptiste Nepisiquit (Bathurst, NB): western Bay of Chaleurs
Kevin Vance family (Florence, MS): Acadian Peninsula to Cape Tormentine
Association Atlantique d'Eglises Baptistes Francophones: Francophone areas of New Brunswick
Lloyd Augustine (Burnt Church, NB): Micmac bands/reserves
Sovereign Community Church (Miramichi, NB): Miramichi area
Victory Baptist Church (Rexton, NB): Richibucto River area
Dieppe Community Church (Dieppe, NB): Shediac area
Maritime House of Prayer (Moncton, NB): Port Elgin area
Old Fort Baptist Church (Summerville, SC): probable for Pictou to Antigonish area
Margaree Valley Church (Margaree Forks, NS): Cape Breton Island

There are several others, of course, who have expressed interest or offered some level of support. But these are the key ones that I feel comfortable listing publicly at this stage. Financial support for my personal expenses has been contributed by the Canadian National Baptist Convention, the Mississippi Baptist Convention, my church (Daniel Memorial Baptist), and individuals.

I would definitely like to see some more people coming in from outside the Maritimes, as well as getting a wider variety of the local churches excited about the PrayerPaddle. Pretty soon, announcements to the broader public will begin.

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