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Getting ready to present at Elliott's 4th Grade Chapel at Langley Christian School on Friday morning. Even 4th graders need to hear that God can use THEM!
Something’s coming…. Photography - Profound Scripture - Poetry - Papua New Guinea. ![]()
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A passion project I started at the end of our second field term and a way that I processed my love of the country, love for God’s word and some of the feelings/thoughts on living together in a multi-cultural place on the other side of the world. So many lessons are learned when working towards a larger common goal that is in the hands of the One who called us and who knew we weren’t perfect when He made the call. More info later but this will be available to purchase in some format as a coffee table book (or likely some smaller volumes) with funds going toward our return to PNG. ![]()
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Thanks for being interested in what God is doing in this beautiful place and in the hearts of these beautiful people and the youth we love to serve.
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Unfortunately, due to the continued snowfall warning that hasn't been removed, we are going to have to cancel our event this evening. ![]()
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We will be reaching out to those who were planning to attend individually to ensure they have the information but we will also post when we have a new date. ![]()
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We are disappointed but the safety of our guests is paramount and we want to make sure everyone stays safe tonight and is able to stay off the roads if possible.![]()
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Thank you for your continued support and care about what God is doing in PNG. We look forward to sharing an evening with you soon.![]()
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With thanks,![]()
Jon & Anita
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We are really excited about sharing tomorrow night (7-9pm); however, we are also cognizant of the snowy weather forecast. ![]()
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We realize people might be coming from further distances and we wanted to get a sense of who this weather forecast might affect. ![]()
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If you are planning to attend the info night, could you reply to this post about whether or not you still plan to attend? ![]()
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Thank you so much! We really hope that the evening can go ahead as planned but we don't want to put anyone in harms way!![]()
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Blessings,![]()
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Jon & Anita
We still have some details to work out re: medication access while we're away but we're planning, in faith, to leave in early July for our next 3-year term in Papua New Guinea. ![]()
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If you want to find out more about the ministry God has invited us into within this beautiful country and in the lives of the youth that we get to serve and teach and love, and if you're LOCAL, please come to our info/fundraising evening on February 25th from 7pm-9pm at SouthRidge Fellowship. ![]()
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We would love to see you there!!!! More info can be found further down on this FB page!
What are you doing on February 25th? We'd love to see you in Langley at SouthRidge Fellowship where we are hosting an information evening where we will share in more depth about the work God is doing and that we get to participate in through our work at Ukarumpa International School. ![]()
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Mark your calendars and I'll be sending out an RSVP link soon so that we make sure we have enough space, coffee and desserts!![]()
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With love,![]()
Anita & Jon & family
I finally have our 2022 Year in Review Newsletter ready for viewing! For those of you on our mailing list, a shortened printed version will be on it's way to your mailbox but this version includes a Poem of Reflection I wrote for the New Year and some extra pictures so even if you're on our list, check it out 🙂![]()
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Also, if you don't get snail mail from us, please feel free to PM me your mailing address and I'll add you!![]()
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Thank you everyone for being a huge part of why we are thankful as we head hopefully and full of faith into 2023. ![]()
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Anita (for all of us)![]()
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An update on our family and ministry for the year, 2022. This beautiful woman passed into Glory last Friday night. She was our initial connection to Papua New Guinea and a trailblazer for so many who came after her. She loved her Lord Jesus SO very much and He has truly blessed so many through her - Jon and I included. We will miss you, Aunty Joy but we rejoice that you are with the One who made you and sustained you for all of these years. He is to be praised for all He has done through this amazing woman over the decades of ministry she had in PNG to the Kanite and Inoke people. She will be so deeply missed. ![]()
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(we don't have any details yet of a memorial but I will post here when that information is available. It will likely be later on and for sure in the New Year)![]()
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I've written a poem below that I think Aunty Joy would have liked. ![]()
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Treasure by Anita McCarthy ![]()
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Needing little, giving much![]()
to be her friend, you felt the touch![]()
of Father's love. She knew it well![]()
and gave her life of Him to tell![]()
to those who hadn't read His words![]()
to those whose lives had not been turned![]()
around by His unfailing love![]()
She moved her life in service of![]()
this God who'd changed her life forever![]()
Saviour. Lord. Her deepest treasure.![]()
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So as we grieve her loss on Earth![]()
we focus more on her rebirth![]()
She's in His arms. She sees His face![]()
She's safe in His secure embrace.![]()
Her life a witness to His grace![]()
Her death reminds us of the place![]()
He wants to hold in all our lives![]()
for in the end all that survives![]()
is how we've lived and how we've loved![]()
our life's work a reflection of ![]()
something bigger than ourselves![]()
this bigger love, Joy knew it well.![]()
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So grieve her absence, miss her laugh.![]()
Share the ways God used her as![]()
His champion of love and peace![]()
His minister from West to East![]()
His faithful servant. Beloved child.![]()
His daughter - kind & gentle. Mild.![]()
But don't lose sight of who she loved.![]()
Who she always would speak of![]()
Who her life was faithful to![]()
for if you knew her then you knew![]()
that God was her forever prize![]()
His Kingdom fixed before her eyes![]()
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And in her death, though words she'd treasure![]()
she'd want us all to stop and measure![]()
our willingness to hear his voice![]()
our eagerness to make the choice![]()
to follow Him where He might lead![]()
to answer Him and with some speed![]()
for life awaits and purpose too![]()
this God - He has a plan for you. ![]()
He'll use us all, though needs us not![]()
forgiving us if we forgot ![]()
to think of Him both day and night![]()
And like dear Joy to find delight![]()
in who He is and what He's done![]()
in how He loves and How He runs![]()
to capture hearts that He has made![]()
equipping them to run the race![]()
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She ran it well. Her race is done![]()
She's with her Lord - her prize has come![]()
And we are here, with tears and grief![]()
yet thanking God for her relief.![]()
reflecting on her legacy![]()
her gift of love for all to see![]()
and asking God to share with us![]()
a portion of this woman's love![]()
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Her legacy will always shine![]()
for God's the one who did design![]()
her life to point us back to Him![]()
her death to stir something within![]()
reminding us to live life well![]()
inviting us of Him to tell ![]()
and if we haven't known his love![]()
or deep, deep hope she did speak of![]()
then giving us a chance to ponder![]()
what to do and how to wander![]()
closer to our questions answer![]()
for God's the One who will enhance our![]()
life, our joy, our hope or peace.![]()
He did for Joy who held belief![]()
and though her journeys at it's end![]()
her memory we can attend![]()
by moving closer to the Father![]()
finding hope when we do offer![]()
all we have and all we are![]()
it's not a fair exchange but far![]()
beyond our wildest dreams or plans![]()
it's more than we can comprehend![]()
and waits for us but no one knows![]()
just how fast time on Earth can go.![]()
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So turn your heart toward His face![]()
it matters not if you're acquainted![]()
with His ways, His truths, His love![]()
today's the day you have to run![]()
into His arms, towards His plans![]()
it's what Joy lived for and why she stands![]()
before the throne of grace forever.![]()
So choose Him now and find her treasure.
Processing, Prayers & Patience - mailchi.mp/e5587a54a80a/mccarthyhomeassignment2022-2023episode2
When one of your former students from Papua New Guinea takes the time to help your 11 year old transpose and organize his first piece of worship music that he’ll be playing in church and puts a loving note at the bottom of the personalized arrangement, you smile at the beauty of international community and relationships that last far beyond the years we get to spend with youth at Ukarumpa International School. Thank you Dave! Jacob read your note this morning and said he had been praying for an encouragement and you were it! We love you! ![]()
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Just going through some photos to get some pictures up in our home here in Canada and came across this one. It reminds me of one of the hardest weeks of my life and some of the best surprise gifts (Hannah, we love you!) God gave in the midst of it. ![]()
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Amazing how God can hold the tragic and the beautiful in His hands at once especially when we don't know what to do with our confusion. ![]()
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I also love how I can go back and look at moments captured and realize there are even more things to be thankful of than I noticed when I first lived these moments - things like the joy in Elliott's eyes and the love in Hannah's smile. ![]()
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Praising God for the family we have been fortunate to acquire through our time serving in PNG and missing them all today - no matter where they are in the world.
Sometimes encouragement just comes in the form of a thoughtful card with sweet words and a helpful practical financial gift that God knew we needed. Thanking God for our wonderful supporters.![]()
#InHisTime #thankful #mccarthysincanada #mccarthysincanada
