Wasauksing

As a Church, we have had a Mission & Ministry to Wasauksing First Nation for several years now. We have supplied Christmas baskets for the whole community the last couple of years. Pre Covid, we had gone up for several summers to host a a week of Kids Camp through Daystar Native Outreach. We have built great relationships with the community, led by Ken & Rachel Conley. We are heading up to Wasauksing for the first summer since Covid on August 11th -16th! This Summer we are also partnering with a group from Bramalea Baptist Church.  Please be prayging for a new team that has been established and for their Ministry in Wasauksing. 

One of the many stories that came out of the camp was a young teen girl who came, as she has done for the last 4 years. Dawn Kerr invited her to be her helper (Leader-in-training) for the week. This allowed one-on-one time that led to a wonderful discussion between them about God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit one morning. It was completely natural the way the discussion developed - Dawn has known this girl and built a friendship with her over the last 3 years and she showed a keen interest in what Dawn had to tell her. She asked some questions and listened very carefully to all Dawn told her about her personal experience with Jesus. It was thrilling for the Team to hear about this amazing gift and give thanks for this encounter! Three siblings of this young girl also attend the Day Star Camp.

Please Pray for:

• Continued good relationship with the people of Wasauksing and particularly with Maggie, who works in the admin office.
• Some other Christian groups have been creating problems for Day Star camps. They are not under the Day Star umbrella, and have been very aggressive in their presenta- tion of the Gospel, as well as insensitive to the culture of the First Nations people. Pray that this will not turn communities against other Christian groups.

Contact: Rachel Conley Rachel@Emmanuellife.com