Last full day of ministry

March 29th

This year's SOAR Heartland has been much different than other years. Teams who have been on the SOAR program before have commented on how passionate their team members were. There was fresh energy fuelling everyone here this year. This energy was a result of the Holy Spirit working in the lives of everyone here, preparing the ministry hosts for this week and opening the hearts and minds of people all around Winnipeg. Today we shared how well the teams were doing at their ministry locations, and how participants had been so blessed by the people that they were serving. So often we think that we are coming to serve and teach people; when the Lord has so much to teach us through the people we have served. 

I was struck by how many people said God bless you today that weren't SOAR participants. They are full of so much joy even though they don't have much. It might be because they are not distracted with material things that they can take the time to focus on the good that is introduced into their lives. The greatest good that people can experience is the free gift of a relationship with God. There was a lot for us to learn this week at SOAR and everyone came away with life changing experiences.

The Lord worked within the times and provided us with so much unity, focus, and passion for the people of Winnipeg. We had amazing opportunities to respond to what the Lord was doing and to see what the way that He saw the city of Winnipeg. Some people avoid certain areas of Winnipeg and will never be convinced that they are thriving communities. That is why we showed people how much we believed in what was happening to renew this city by participating in it. SOAR will continue to impact the people of Winnipeg because of the continued effort to submit to the call of God.