Do you want to be equipped to share the gospel with your friends?

Do you want to mature in your faith?

Do you want to learn to work in productive team with others?

If you are a student returning to campus or graduating next year, we invite you to learn more about participating in the UChurch Student Internship – learning to be a disciple and make disciples of Christ. There will be a brief information session on Sunday, March 11 in room ST135 immediately following the service.  

If you are unable to attend this session but would like to find out more about this opportunity, please contact Tash (natasha.bleile@uchurch.ca) or Steph (Stephanie.kreuger@uchurch.ca). 

Glory

Light it Up

Wrecked

Gone

Thanks to Evan for recording these clips.  Truth be told, he actually recorded 43 gigs (translation: hours and hours) of HD video and we’re in the process of getting more clips up on the web as we go.  I’m SO EXCITED about how it’s all working out.  At this moment, Paul Colman and Jeremy Michael are adding keyboards (Jeff Roach) and more vocals to the songs and then they’ll be mixing them.  There will be 12 songs on this album and what you’ve seen is just the beginning of 4 of them.  In other words, this is just the tiny tip of the iceberg!

Finally, I’d like to say a HUGE thanks to all of you who have supported us in prayer during this recording process.  My voice held out just fine despite having to sing for 10 hours a day for 4 straight days (not to mention the clip above from “Gone”)!  That is a miracle in itself!!!  I highly doubt I could have held out without your individual and corporate prayers.  Also, a BIG thanks to those of you who have chosen to partner with us in donating to this project.  I can’t say it enough about what the final product is going to be like other than…it’s going to sound AMAZING!!

Blessings to all of you and most of all, God be PRAISED!”

Leland Nelson.

“As well, if you listen very carefully you’ll hear this vocal take in the mix. ;-)  Ah, the joys of the creative process.” ~ Leland

“How does one deliver a tribute to one so young as Jeremiah? If Jeremiah was an average two-year old this would be more than difficult, but Jeremiah was anything but average. Jeremiah was a child whom God was particularly fond of.

Jeremiah was the little man whose favorite pastimes were going to the playground and swinging with his big sister, rocking out on his toy guitar, playing hide and seek with anyone willing to join him, wreaking havoc with his brother’s Lego creations, and smothering people with kisses. This is the Jeremiah that his family and closest friends knew.

For the majority of us here today, we really came to know Jeremiah during the last 63 days of his life. Sure, we had seen him at church, at the school Nathanael and Jessica attend, or perhaps at social functions, but it wasn’t until he got sick 2 months ago that we came to really know this wee fellow. It seems so strange to think that even while he was in an unconscious state, so much was revealed about Jeremiah and the purpose God had for his life.

Jeremiah was a gatherer. He gathered us all. As family, friends, hospice and hospital staff, doctors and nurses, we gathered together to seek healing for Jeremiah; the result of which was unity.

Jeremiah was a warrior, so strong and courageous, like his dad. Boy he put up such a fight, even to his last breath!

Jeremiah was a peacemaker. In any stressful situation relational difficulties rise to the surface and Jeremiah’s illness proved no different. Jeremiah brought people together, many of who had been distant or had strained relationships, and longstanding issues were resolved.

Jeremiah was a worship leader. Everyday since his illness, Jeremiah drew people to worship the LORD in song. I can’t tell you how many times the Rotary Flames Hospice felt more like a revival meeting than a place for “end of life care.”

Jeremiah was a prophet. Like his namesake, Jeremiah’s suffering made people examine where they place their faith. Jeremiah’s affliction was incurable according to medical science, which meant there was nowhere else to turn but to God. All the “whys” and “how longs” were directed at Him. We became completely surrendered to God and His will; we had been transformed. Even the palliative care physicians declared the hospice’s staff experience with Jeremiah was transformational. They witnessed and spoke openly about how it was the power of love that sustained his life when science said he should have departed long ago. This phenomenon pointed to the living God, for He is love.

Jeremiah … a gatherer, a peacemaker, a warrior, a worship leader, a prophet … It is astonishing to think that this little man did more in 2 short years than many believers accomplish in 80!

Certainly this is a testimony to Jeremiah’s parents. Those of us who have had the privilege of walking closely with them the past few months can testify to the extraordinary faith, strength and courage of this couple. And we learned a lot about Marlo and Jean in recent months. Early on in this battle for Jeremiah’s life, Marlo and Jean realized that this part of his journey was not just about Jeremiah and them; it was about us. They opened up their lives and their hearts and allowed us to become fellow sojourners. In doing so, some very peculiar things began to happen. People came to encourage Marlo and Jean and they left encouraged; others came to pray for healing and left healed.

As they walked a journey that most parents would consider their worst nightmare and faced decisions that none of us would want to make, Marlo and Jean consistently looked to the LORD, earnestly seeking His will. They waited upon Him, listened for His direction and followed His lead. No matter what each new day brought, they stood firm and declared God’s goodness to anyone who would listen.

It is in the midst of crisis that one’s true character is proven. Marlo and Jean proved themselves to be good and faithful servants of the Almighty. No wonder Jeremiah was such a mighty man of God.

So, we will remember Jeremiah as the sweet little boy who couldn’t wait to get his hands on his Auntie’s iPhone, or gobble down the delicacies Nanay made for him. We will recall the way he mimicked daddy playing his guitar and his creative karaoke duets with Tatay. We will reminisce upon his beautiful, playful smile and the generosity of his kisses.

But when we reflect upon Jeremiah’s life, let’s not lose sight of the many lessons he taught us about unity, fighting the good fight, strength, courage, peace, expression of faith, and the abounding love of our good God.”

Check out this video for a recap of what went on at CH 2010.

Campus Harvest is an organization that seeks to “Revolutionize Campus Ministry by Mobilizing the Local Church.”  This vision has attracted tens of thousands of university students and countless pastors to the annual Campus Harvest Student Conference each Spring. Students from more than 300 U.S. campuses and multiple nations have been inspired with hope for a Christian student movement backed by supportive local churches.  Check out the Campus Harvest website for more info: www.campusharvest.org.

UCHURCH Christmas Party 2009 from UCHURCH Calgary on Vimeo.