New Things!!

As usual, there has been so much going on that we need to update everyone on! So I am just going to go in order of what has happened and talk about each thing a little bit!

Mini Youth Conference

This was a one night event put on by Logan and Amanda, both Aboriginal young adults. They were both attendees at our leadership retreat this year and have taken initiative in their community as well as in their own lives. The mini youth retreat was a Friday night to Saturday night event held at the Lethbridge Evangelical Free Church. It was the first time in about 3 or 4 years that anyone had put on an event like that in Lethbridge, but we believed in Logan and Amanda's ability and their desire to put this event on was very obvious throughout the whole planning process. They are both amazing leaders and have been setting such a great example of what it means to have faith in God, and in who He created them to be! The event was so much fun and it was such an honor to be able to support Logan and Amanda during the weekend as they longed to make an impact in the lives of the youth in their community. During the weekend we played lots of sports and other games, had lots of good laughs, got to learn more about the love of God through teaching by Randy from Kikino and make new friends! It was an awesome weekend. Here are some pictures!

Playing some Dutch Blitz!

One of the awesome youth from Siksika

Yes they are duct taping her to the wall! It was a very funny game to watch :)

Logan - one of our great leaders from Lethbridge!

Fundraiser

This past weekend we had our first ever Anchored Warriors Fundraiser. This was an event that none of us on the A.W team had ever planned before, so we weren't really sure what the final product would look like. Thankfully we had a lot of great help from so many amazing people! A big thanks to all of you! Especially to everyone that came early on Saturday and stayed late, we honestly couldn't have done it without you all. We had amazing support from Interact Ministries (our partners in crime!) and from all the wonderful ladies involved in donating the baking and for Colleen, Larry and Bev for all your hard work in making us some awesome Indian Tacos! And then we had friends from the East Edge House Church, and some amazing youth from Montreal Lake - and all of our performers for the evening...I could honestly go on forever. This event left us all feeling so encouraged! It was such an amazing feeling to know and see the support we have behind us as we continue to step forward with our ministry and helping Aboriginal youth find hope and inspiration so they can change their communities from the inside out.

Other Updates

The final update we have is that Tristan Lefthand and his family have suffered a great loss as Quentin Lefthand (Tristan's father) has passed away. He is in heaven now, and as comforting as that is, it is still such a sad thing to lose such an amazing man. He is leaving behind an amazing legacy through his family and all of the lives he has had an impact in. Please keep the Lefthand family in your thoughts and prayers as they walk this difficult journey.

In Loving Memory:  Quentin Lefthand
 February 6, 1957  - March 27, 2011

Thank you all for the support and encouragement just by praying for us and believing in our vision and what Anchored Warriors stands for!