Hello from The Klassens in Thailand

Photo # 1: Kevin Leading Worship With The Broadway Team

We are in the middle of hosting a team from B.C. right now and things are going very well. We have spent a lot of time in prayer and worship, including with the Broadway team, and we have shared some of the vision that God has given us for the Church in South Thailand.

We will finish a small building project tomorrow which is intended to help out three young boys who don't have very much. We have also had opportunities to reach out to the community with games, crafts and Bible stories.

Photo # 2: Watching the Songkraan Parade on April 13th

Photo # 3: More fun at Water Festival (in the truck of our friend Mos in black and red)

We enjoyed "Songkraan" together, which is a country wide water festival and a celebration of the Thai New Year. Amazingly, the water fight goes on for three days -- which was a lot of fun!

Photo # 4: A Neighbourhood Waterfight In Our Little Front Entrance

Please hold us in your prayers.

Kevin, Karlene, Tyler, Andrew and Jesse

Greetings From Kuwait

Greetings from the Sheane family in Kuwait. We miss all of you very much and wish we could get back to visit more often. We are all doing great. The girls are enjoying home school. Yesterday we were at the beach looking for shells and enjoying the nice breeze and 25 degree C weather. In another month or so it will get very hot again so we are making the most of every opportunity to get out these days.

Things at the church are going well. Easter is always a busy time for ministry. This year we will be having an Easter sunrise service and are expecting more than 2000 to be in attendance.

Naomi is continuing her Beth Moore women's bible study on Wednesday nights. The church service that we began on Sunday nights last year in our home has grown to the point that it has become it's own congregation and next month will start meeting in a new larger meeting hall.

A new pastor will be taking over the leadership of it so we are hoping in the next couple of months to move from where we are currently living to a different area of Kuwait and start another new Sunday evening service. This will mean that the church has 10 services a week!

I was at a conference in Bahrain recently with pastors from all across the Arabian Gulf and heard lots of exciting and encouraging stories of what God is doing in the region. God's word is getting out and lives are being changed. We feel so privileged to be part of what the Lord is doing in the heart of the 10/40 window.

Blessings to everyone at Cornerstone and may God continue to richly bless you all. You are in our hearts and prayers.

Steve, Naomi, Petra , Hillary and Amanda

Stephen Sheane
English Language Congregation
National Evangelical Church in Kuwait
PO Box 80 Safat 13001 Kuwait
011-965-240-7195
www.tlckuwait.com
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Greetings back to Steve, Naomi and the girls. Happy Easter from all of us at Cornerstone. Know that we think of you all often and miss you but we know that God is blessing the work you are doing. Keep sending us news and photos so that we will be able to keep track of your ministry. This weblog has essentially become an online newsletter. However, you can also print out the main newsletter. Simply follow the link from here to the website and you will find it in PDF format for printing. Wow! All the best. (sc)

The Power of Easter

Easter has always been a special time of year for Christians. What is it all about? Is it about chocolate? Is it about coloured eggs? Is it about bunnies? Or, is there something more?

True, there are chocolate bunnies and there are coloured eggs -- all part of a variety of ethnic traditions. But, most importantly, there is what Christians call the Miracle of Easter.

What is the miracle of Easter? It is the time of year we particularly remember that Jesus Christ was crucified for our sins and rose again four days later so that we might have eternal life. It is a very special story and we invite people to visit with us to find out more.

For those of you in His Service away from home and in far off countries, know that we are thinking about you at this time.

We have a busy weekend planned for Cornerstone. Here is some of what we are planning to do.

Good Friday: April 6, 10:30am, Worship & Communion Service.
Easter Egg Hunt: Saturday, April 7, 10:00am.
Easter Sunday: April 8, 9:00am, Fellowship, pastries & coffee.
Easter Sunday: April 8, 10:45am, Church Easter Celebration Service.

Easter is a special time. Everyone is welcome to visit with us. If you are in the Niagara-on-the-Lake and Virgil area, just come to the church and someone will meet you at the door.

For friends and relatives who are far away and reading this, we would love to hear from you. Please feel free to send short or long notes about what you are doing. We can then share those with everyone around the globe. You can also send us photos so we can see what you are doing and we can watch your children grow.

Come join us as we look beyond the bunny...to the Miracle of Easter. For further information on the happenings at Cornerstone, just click on the website link.