Final days in Canada

Friday, July 17 evening we arrived in Cap Pele and set up Loren's camp. Afterwards we went to our motel room in town called Aboiteau. We had a great supper and got to know the lady that owned it. I noticed a guy that was on a bike, obviously traveling a long distance. His name is Steve and long story short, we began to talk about his trip. He said he began in Vancouver. I told him our church had partnered with a church in Vancouver. He asked what it meaned to partner and I explained. He still didn't have a clear picture so I asked where he went to church. Steve proceeded to tell me that he didn't go to church and didn't have anything for the church nor did he read the Bible because he thinks it is just folklore. He did admit however to hardly ever reading the Bible. I told him that I know the Bible is God's inspired, infallible and inerrant word of God because I have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
He and I agreed that religion has done a lot of damage in the world over time. I agreed because religion is man's way to get to God and it will always wind up falling short because God is Holy and we are not. Our sin separates us from God and we cannot be good enough to get to God.
Steve replied that he believes all religions do work for the people that believe them but not him. He believes he is good enough and that in the end God will accept him.
We continued to converse about this and he said that he found this conversation to be rather unusual and not normal conversation. We concluded by talking some more about his trip plans.
I rode to a town called Boudreau but couldn't find a church. I really didn't find the town, but I'm not sure because the bridge was closed.
David really encouraged me because I was tired and really discouraged because we just weren't seeing any returns.
We got a good night's rest in the hotel.
Saturday morning we went to the campground and moved Loren's gear to the new camp at Cap Tormentine. We went over the longest bridge in the world that is over frozen water. The Confederation Bridge stretches 8 miles to span the Gulf of St. Lawrence from Cap Tormentine to Prince Edward Island (PEI). The landscape on PEI is beautiful. It reminds us of KY. We saw a yellow field of Canola and lots of budding potato plants. The yellow was almost blinding.
I called Community Christian Church in the capital of PEI, Charlottetown. We met with a missionary couple from West Palm Beach, FL. The O'Brien's were very nice to share with us the history of the church. It was the 1st Southern Baptist Church in town and has a strong Chinese ministry. They teach English as a second language and have opportunities for fellowship and outreach.
They gave us a first class tour of the city and took us to tour the capital's history museum.
After our visit to PEI we paid the toll to leave and met Nancy and the kids at Cap Tormentine. Loren paddled in and we all loaded and went to our hotel in Cap Pele to make the vehicle swap.
I gave two Bibles to a husband and wife outside their room.
Sunday morning, 7/19, last day Kobee went out to play with a boy who was in the parking lot. They kicked a ball back and forth for a while and Kobee gave him a Bible. His parents wanted a Bible too. Kobee got them one each.
John and I presented Bibles to all the ladies working in the motel. They were grateful for the Bibles.
Jay called and said he was not far away so we finished packing and got ready for his arrival.
We enjoyed the fellowship and conversation with Jay on the way to the train station.
At the train station we met Gise'le Arouin. She was going to be with her husband in Ottowa. He was in the process of changing jobs and moving. They had been apart for several months while he finished one job and found another. His name is Eduardo Valdes.
I presented her with an English PWT and she was very thankful but said she had difficulty reading English. We had given our last French PWT at the motel so Kobee went and got a French tract. She was excited to see French. I was excited to see her reading it on the train several times. She said her husband spoke and preferred to read Spanish. Kobee went back and got a Spanish testament for him. She was blown away that we would have the Bible in all these languages. I told her it is God's word and she needs to read it carefully to find the truth because she said she'll listen to anything about religion.
Our overnight train ride was ok and we arrived in Montreal by 9:45 or so. At McDonald's for breakfast Kobee used his DSi to strike up a conversation with a group of young kids he had met on the train. He went on to present a PWT and some John/Romans scripture tracts. Their mom told the kids to be sure and read these. She is a believer.
We killed some time shopping around and got book bags for school and caught a cab to the airport.
We still had around 6 hours before our flight out so we shopped around in the airport, grabbed the boys something to eat and finally checking in, proceeded through customs and to our terminal. Easy breezy to Ohio from Montreal.
We rode via shuttle to the Holiday Inn and rested very well for the first time in weeks.
First thing this morning, Tuesday, July 21, I presented Tayla Steward a PWT and talked to her about her assurance of her salvation. She was not sure so after talking for about 20 minutes and explaining the Bible and the A,B,C's: Admit that you are a sinner, Believe on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ that he died, was buried and rose from the dead, and Confess Jesus as her Lord. She agreed with all this and prayed to be forgiven and turned her life over to Jesus. Praise the Lord. This was near the 300th Bible we had given over the last 4 and 1/2 weeks. The final Bible I had went to a homeless man.
Now it's time to reload for the Lord has not returned and souls are still waiting to be harvested.
To be continued...