The Beginning…

If someone were to ask me, they’d be surprised when I tell them I’m in children’s ministry.  It surprised me, at first, too.   Sure, I love kids, (I have some of my own, who have some of their own and I LOVE that!)but I never considered it seriously as a ministry I'd want to be involved in.

That was until a couple of years ago  when I offered to give someone a hand with the children's ministry at church.  And everything changed.  I found out I loved working with kids.  And then if that wasn't enough, my vision grew and before I knew it I was meeting with Todd Bender of City Kidz in Hamilton which is a children's outreach that's serving close to 2000 inner city kids a week.  And that's when life REALLY changed and my vision grew from a simple children's ministry within a church to a desire to work with an entire city of children!

So,  I said all that to say, I'm excited to announce that I'll be joining forces with them to establish a branch here in Ottawa in the fall of 2010!

I’ve noticed that Todd likes to end his emails with the words all for one, every last one, which really expresses his heart and the mandate of his ministry to reach and encourage even just one child.  So, I think it only appropriate (because I’m going to be working in partnership with him) to end mine in response, in kind with the Three Musketeers: And One for all.  Which is also, I believe, a very fitting name for this blog. Thanks for reading this far!  I’ll try to keep things interesting!

Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails. (Prov. 19:21)

And ONE for all!!