In and Around Bathurst

Well, I've been meaning to post for over a week now. A lot of time has been spent around the house, helping with family stuff and finishing things up for work. We did manage to get out for a couple of family excursions to Miscou Island (chilly) and Daly Point (buggy), as well as some swimming.

Although I was kind of laying low for a couple weeks, there's still an awful lot to catch up on. Besides a great baptism service that the French Baptist church from Tracadie had here in Bathurst for a dear elderly lady, the fellowship time afterwards was a nice time to catch up with some people from last summer. The following week, I took a drive up to see the Battle of the Restigouche National Historic Park just across the Restigouche River in Quebec. This was the historic naval battle that finally ended French rule in Canada in 1760. It was surprising to see some of the artifacts and ship parts that were recovered from where the Machault sank. While going through Campbellton, I came across the outgoing interim pastor of Gateway Pentecostal Assembly. The next week he was getting married and then leaving for a position with a Bible college in Malawi. I also discovered that Mark Foresight had just been approved as the new pastor at Full Gospel Country Church in Nash Creek. He was one of the people who prayed with us last year at Burnt Church and has a passion for outreach to the Micmac. On Saturday evening, I was invited up to share at the church's prayer meeting about the PrayerPaddle and needs of other churches in the region.