Once again I thank our Father for a blessed year of traveling and fellowship through our vast land, meeting with thousands of Gods children of every race. Color does not matter as we all blend into one! As always time passes and we lose loved ones on this earth although not forever! We will meet them once again at the supper table! Let us always remember that we are only passing through this physical life and are using the B.I.B.L.E. (basic instructions before leaving earth) program to ready us for our eternal home in heaven! We may not be able to physically touch our loved ones who have passed on although through our faith and hearts we can communicate with them! The love and memories we have in our hearts can not be removed by any one! This treasure chest (our hearts) through faith and our heavenly Father will give us the strength to carry on with our daily lives! Gods grace and love for us is never ending! We will never be burdened with something we can not carry!!

We must "Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and feed on his Faithfulness" (Psalm 37:3 ) For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have showed toward his name, in that you have ministered to the saints. "Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s."( 2 Chronicles 20:15 ) "Love the Lord your God, obey His word and cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days."( Deuteronomy 30:20 ) Remember, "He who has begun a good work in you, will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ." ( Philippians 1:6 )

What does all this mean? Follow God, Live for God, Love God, Trust God, God has brought you this far, He will not leave you if you firmly believe in Him!! Do you have God in you? Do you feel God in you? Do you need God in you? Do you want God in you? Yes you do!! You have to want Him. We were all born with an inner seed that God planted inside of us. This seed will not grow unless we desire it to grow. The growing process starts when we invite the Lord, Jesus Christ to nurture this seed for us. We invite Him into our hearts and ask for forgiveness and that He take total control of our body, heart, mind, soul and spirit. If we follow Him faithfully, we are guaranteed everlasting life. This is the only guarantee in life that you can take to the bank. It is never too late to ask God into your heart, don’t need no fancy prayer or words, just as simple as, "Lord Jesus, I confess I’ve been a sinner, Not living the way I should be, doing what is my thing".
"Now Lord Jesus I need You to forgive me of all my doings of the past and help me to be Your child. I love You Father!! I need You Father and I now totally surrender my life to You. I ask and pray this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Amen". Pretty simple wasn’t it? Come now; join us as we all pray for others. Fellowship, health, safety, travel, work, and God’s grace be placed upon each and every one of us as we fellowship, sing and praise His most glorious name on high for "HE IS THE ONE WHO HAS GIVEN US THE MOST"! AMEN, AMEN, AMEN.

This Gospel music festival web site has been a personal ministry of mine for a number of years now. I have enjoyed and loved every year. Working for the Lord is always awesome to say the least and at times can be a challenge. Every year we start a new festival schedule and some years are more challenging than others. Usually a computer gets a virus or a complete blow up. This year we had it all, lost everything and even the backups. Financially this year was the worst and as I stated above, we lost everything. When this happens we know that we are doing God’s work even better as Satan is pounding the tar out of us. Now comes the pride part where I have to listen to what God is saying and swallow it!
Since day one, I have been offered support to financially pay for the web site as there are many people who use it. For this period of time I graciously thanked all these people and passed on the offer with loving respect.
As I bite the bullet now, I say that I will accept any donations of love offering to go towards this web site ministry. If none is received then that is the way it is. I know and totally trust that the Lord will keep us going. He has never let me down yet and I know that He never will! Amen.
This is why we were late this year. The financing of the building and replacing ran out! We have been under re-construction for a while as we have a new Webmaster, Cheryl Heflin, (pictured above with me) of Cheryl's Graphic & Web Design Studio.
Cheques/Money orders can be made out to: Bob Olynyk (memo on cheque: Gospel website Donation) 224 Alison Ave. Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada, R1N-0C2. Receipts will be issued upon request. For whatever God speaks to your heart, I thank you in advance. Share the fellowship, share the website, but most of all share His love through the Word. May God richly bless you and yours and may we all carry forth His Word. ~ Bob Olynyk

 

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