On Mother's Day weekend, a friend handed me a note, and invited me to share it with others.  It's a powerful reminder of the impact love really does make!

From a prodigal son. For Mother’s.

Last year I let Satan take a foot hold in my life. I walked away from the Lord and my family. I kept so many secrets from them because I knew I was doing wrong by them. My life was full of brokenness and hurt. My life was not what I ever thought it would look like. I always was close to and loved my mom.

BC Mennonite Brethren

2013 Convention Report

Submitted by Nancy Tordiffe

This year’s annual convention was held May 3 & 4, 2013 at Eagle Ridge Bible Fellowship in Coquitlam BC. Attending on behalf of KGF church were Ellen Hubert, Jake Schroeder, and Nancy Tordiffe. We were warmly welcomed by the conference staff as well as the local church volunteers.

This year’s theme of “Take Courage, Keep on Speaking” came from Acts 18:9: “One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent.” Each attendee was given a navy blue rubber bracelet with the words “Take Courage, Keep on Speaking”.

As part of the KGF ONE service Sunday June 9th in City Park, we’ll be having baptisms in Okanagan Lake, and we’d love to have you part of that. 

This Sunday (May 19th) the message is entitled “Taking A Stand”.  If you have yet to take this important step, I will personally challenge you to go public with baptism.

Our baptism / membership class is being held Wednesday May 22nd, 7 – 9pm in the Fireside Room. 

Love to have you join us, just email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to let us know you’re in. 

Global Day Of Prayer – May 19, 2pm City Park

One of our three core values at KGF is growing in prayer.  This Sunday (May 19th) you are invited down to City Park as we join with the churches of Kelowna and Christ-followers around the world for the Global Day of Prayer.  It runs from 2 – 4pm at the City Park Grandstand. 

Promo video here.

The sun shone bright for the annual Run, Walk, Cycle Fundraiser at Gardom Lake Bible Camp. 68 participants of all ages came out to enjoy some exercise, BBQ lunch and fun camp activities. The group fundraising effort came to a grand total of $26,700! We are so thankful for all the support. Eric Wiens and Ian Cameron were the two brave participants who completed the 70 km bike ride, while several other participants biked other distances from 12-40 km. Some runners completed the 10km run, while the rest of the group enjoyed the 5 km walk around the lake. Their bright orange shirts were hard to miss.

Highlight video from 2012 KGF ONE service here:

My friend Malcolm passed this note to me on Sunday and I thought it too good not to share. 

GOD IS LOVE

Love is a relationship of eternal, unconditional, selfless truth, affection, and support: a powerful bond.

It requires free choice and faith.  Without these, it is mechanical and meaningless, void of all substance and power.

It does not come by performance (neither is it conditional).

"Love seeks one thing only:  the good of the one loved"  -- Thomas Merton

1 Cor. 13:5 ...it is not self-seeking or self-indulgent but self-giving.

What is the Emerging Journey?

Who is God?

Who am I?

What does God desire to do through me?

8 months of reading, pondering, questioning and partnering with the other journeyers in seeking the answers to these questions.  A time of awakening our spiritual senses to God's gracious work on the earth.  We had the opportunity to grow by way of exposure to Spiritual authorities writing on the subjects, coupled with a mentor's pastoring in the process.

Who is Jesus, how did he, while on earth, engage with the world; how does he engage with me?  Taking the time to look more fully upon His meekness and thus reflect more clearly his image.

Reinforcing spiritual disciplines like meditating on the scriptures.

Writing our own narrative and hearing God's voice in it.

Doing the Strength Finder Questionnaire to discover our particular signature themes upon which to build strengths.

Sharing love and belonging through the discovery process.

Becoming more comfortable with questions that have yet to receive their full reply

Right at the beginning of the material there was a prayer made of Psalm 84:5-7.

Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on pilgrimage.  As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools.  They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion.

We began our course setting our hearts to hearts to grow in the [E] Journey.

TREASURE by Monty M. Scott

The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.

Matthew 13:44 NIV

Discovering a priceless treasure or artifact has always intrigued me. I have fantasized many times about the sheer thrill of stumbling across something of immense worth and rare value. This is, of course, rather selfish and shallow, but I think that deep within all of us is a God given desire to find real treasure.

That’s what happens when we find Christ, or rather are found by him.

Our salvation is Jesus and our citizenship in his kingdom are priceless and eternal. Nothing can give our hearts true joy like the truth that we are his, and he is ours. All of our deep longings and pure desires will be realized and fulfilled when we finally experience the kingdom of heaven in its totality.

Smile friend, the treasure is ours!

I arrived back from Mexico safely this past Sunday.

Once again, it was an incredible trip! God clearly selected the right people for this team, and it was definitely a significant experience for the students that came with me. It was also a really neat experience with the couple that lives in Mexico and leads our house build while we are there.

A big part of the trip for me this year was actually in building a relationship with the couple there and even evangelizing to them. The two of them, and the 6 student interns that are living and working alongside them, all were a part of our time sharing our life stories and we were able to pray for them as well.  It was a very new and meaningful aspect of the trip for me.

Over the week we built a house for a young Mexican couple with a 3 year old son and a new child on the way. Thankfully this house will definitely increase the odds that the new baby will survive!

Thanks for your support & prayers!

Kyle Dyck - email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  

We love the work of the Okanagan Valley Pregnancy Care Center!! Over the past few years, hundreds of women have been helped by their work. Under the direction of Theresa White, the center and its volunteers provide free pregnancy tests, consultations on pregnancy options, practical and emotional support, community referrals and resources. 

This is the eigth annual Baby Bottle Brigade Fund-raising campaign. Donations from the KGF church family last year were very generous (over $12,000!!  Watch a video of the big reveal from June 2012)

Pick up your bottle from KGF, fill it with change, bills and cheques and bring it back by Father’s Day June 16th. Make cheques payable to Okanagan Valley Pregnancy Care Center.

If you’re interested in visiting or volunteering, please contact them at:

#201 - 2622 Pandosy Street, Kelowna, BC V1Y 1V6

Phone: 250-763-2112

Web site: www.ovpcc.com 

Psalm 22:30-31  “Our children will also serve him. Future generations will hear about the wonders of the Lord. His righteous acts will be told to those not yet born. They will hear about everything he has done.”