In a desert land they found G-d,
in a barren and howling waste.
G-d shielded them and cared for them;
G-d guarded them as the apple of G-d’s eye,
like an eagle that stirs up her nest
and hovers over her young,
that spreads her wings to catch them
and carries them on her pinions.
(Deuteronomy 32:10-11, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC Illiana, Portage, Indiana, USA (Church Anniversary, Dec. 22, 2002)

and

Pastor Felicia Pritchett ministering with MCC Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Deuteronomy 32-34
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy%2032-34&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

Therefore the God will give you a sign:
The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son,
and will call him Immanuel.
(Isaiah 7:14, NIV)

Advent 4

Thank God for the ministries of:

Misión Dios de Amor ICM, Rio Bravo, Mexico

and

Rev. Dr. Candace R. Shultis ministering with Resurrection MCC, Houston, Texas, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Acts 27-28
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%2027-28&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

Hallelujah
Praise God from the heavens,
praise God in the heights above.
(Psalm 148:1, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Christ for All Ministries, Johannesburg, South Africa

and

Rev. Amanda Alvarado ministering with upRising, Austin, Texas, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Psalmn 146-148
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20146%20-%20148&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

“Great and marvelous are your deeds,
Lord God Almighty. Just and true are your ways,
Ruler of the ages. Who will not fear you, O Lord,
and bring glory to your name? For you alone are holy.
All nations will come and worship before you,
for your righteous acts have been revealed.”
(Revelation 15:3-4, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

ICM Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

and

Pastor Kevin Konkle ministering with MCC of the Palm Beaches, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Revelation 12-17
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation%2012-17&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

Then we your people, the sheep of your pasture,
will thank you forever and ever,
praising your greatness from generation to generation.
(Psalm 79:13, TLB)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Liberating Spirit MCC, Boise, Idaho, USA

and

Pastor James Hartman ministering with MCC of Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Song of Solomon 5-6
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Song%20of%20Solomon%205-6&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

Dear friends, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well
(3 John 2, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

ICM Berazategui, Berazategui, Arizona

and

Collis Laton ministering with Church of the Trinity MCC, Sarasota, Florida, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
3 John
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=3%20John%201%3A1-13&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

“Do not think that because you are in the king’s house you alone of all the Jews will escape. For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this?”
(Esther 4:13-14, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC Marikina, Marikina City, Philippines

and

Rev. Marge Ragona ministering with New MCC Spiritual Community in Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Esther 1-5
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Esther%201-5&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

“Look! I have set before you today life and prosperity on the one hand, and death and disaster on the other.
What I am commanding you today is to love the Lord your God, to walk in God’s ways, and to obey God’s commandments, God’s statutes, and his ordinances. Then you will live and become numerous and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are about to possess.
(Deuteronomy 30: 15-16, NET)

Happy Hanukkah

Thank God for the ministries of:

ICM Vitoria, Vitoria, Brazil

and

Rev. Kai Millar ministering with Northern Lights MCC, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK

Through the Bible in a year:
Deuteronomy 29-31
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy%2029-31&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

The wolf shall live with the lamb,
the leopard shall lie down with the kid,
the calf and the lion and the fatling together,
and a little child shall lead them
(Isaiah 11:6, NRSVA)

Advent 3

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC of the Blue Ridge, Roanoke, Virginia, USA (Church Anniversary, Dec. 14, 1986)

and

Reverend Sandra Emery ministering with Open Circle MCC, Bellview, Florida, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Acts 25-26
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%2025-26&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

My mouth will speak in praise of the Lord.
Let every creature praise Your holy name
for ever and ever.
(Psalm 145:21, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Open Arms MCC, Pahoa, Hawaii, USA

and

Rev Geoff Ivers ministering with MCC Sydney, Petersham, Australia

Through the Bible in a year:
Psalm 143-145
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20143-145&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com