August'05 News

Hello All!
Wow! It's already nearly the end of August! Loads has happened since our last blog so please do read on....

US

Baby's Room- Nate had a week off this month (yeah!) in which I put him to work! We finally painted our stairwell and hallway, which means that all of the work we wanted to get done in our house is now done. We also tackled a room that we didn’t ever intend to do anything with- the “office” room. After ripping out an old mantle and poorly patched up fireplace (and re-patching it quite nicely), we painted and re-carpeted that little room making it the nicest room in our house- perfect for our little one!

Camping- We also took some time to go on a three-day camping trip in the Wye Valley, close to the Welsh border. The trip was organized by some friends from a church in our area and was open to young adults. In total there were about 15 of us that went camping. On the second day we embarked on a 13-mile canoe trip, which was absolutely beautiful. The only thing that would have made the day better is if it hadn’t poured most of the day- oh well! We still had fun and got to know some of the young adults and young married couples in our area much better!

Trip into Europe- Nate will have one more week off before our autumn term begins. During that week we’re hoping to get away into mainland Europe, although we’ve not yet chosen our final destination!

MINISTRY

exodusonfire- As mentioned before, Nate and I had the opportunity to take 10 of our young people to Bible Camp this summer. What an awesome week! From day one right through to day seven, God was challenging and moving in the hearts of each and every one of them. Nate and I were able to see some of them move into a new level of faith that we’d been waiting for them to move into for a long time. We also saw all of them grow in their faith (one of our young people even became a Christian!) and God did above and beyond what Nate or myself could have hoped for that week!

Baptisms- Last week our church held a baptismal service at which four of our young people, three boys and one girl, were baptised by Nate and Dave (our pastor here). It was a very powerful time. Listening to the testimonies that each of them shared as to why they wanted to be water baptised was emotional for us as we were able to see that God does actually use us, then he goes beyond us and does things in our kid’s lives that we could never accomplish! Thank You Lord!

Impact on the Green- This week, Nate has been helping to run lots of day camps for our young people who don’t attend church. So far they’ve had loads of fun swimming, doing a high ropes course (which even challenged Nate to put on a brave face for the sake of the kids!), visiting an oceanairium, having game times, getting a chance to hear about God etc. The week is still in progress, so there are still many fun activities, and a few more God chats ahead.

THANKS FOR PRAYING:
*Activate Youth Camp was excellent and God went above and beyond our expectations!
*Impact on the Green day camps are going well. The young people are able to hear about God in a real and tangible way. Not all of our young people have been able to make it as it’s holiday season, but thank the Lord for the ones who have!
*Nate and I were issued our visas! And the correct ones at that!! Nate’s visa is now stamped “Minister of Religion” (haha!!) and I’m his dependant. Not only were we issued the correct visas; we were also given 2 years- hmmm! Thank You Jesus!

PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR US:
*For God to continue the work that he began in our young people at both camps
*For Nate and I to have a great holiday break, to be refreshed and ready to start the autumn term
*Vision for all of our youth clubs/groups for the upcoming year- we want to do what God wants us to do

Thank you so much for all of your prayers and support!

Much Love,
Nate and Erika

Support:
Interested in supporting us financially?

If you’re a Canadian and would like a tax deductible receipt, please send a cheque, made payable to Harvest City Church (in the memo or on a separate sheet of paper, please state that it is for Nate and Erika Polsfut), to

Harvest City Church
2202 8th Ave N
Regina, Sask
S4R 7T9

If you are not from Canada, you can support us by sending a cheque/money order made payable to Nate or Erika Polsfut, to

Nate Polsfut
East2West
10 Fairfield Ave
Staines, Middex
TW18 4AB
England

Thank You So Much!!!!!