Ben Ellershaw
Ben has come on board as a Property Maintenance Assistant after studying for 2 years at Capernwray Harbour. Ben grew up in the district of Lancashire in the northwest part of England. With his quick witted humour and a deep love for the Lord Jesus & football (soccer, eh!), Ben’s desire is to know, serve & share the Life of Christ.
Ken Karg
Ken Karg has a love for the outdoors and the Creator of them. Ken spends many days in God’s playground as he serves faithfully & skillfully as a Maintenance Assistant at Capernwray Harbour. Ken studied for one year in the Bible School in 1996 and then returned in 2008 to successfully complete the Leadership Training Programme. Ken is an intentional seeker & studier of God & His Word.
Janet Hummel
An infectious laugh, a sincere desire for the welfare of others & a deepening love for Jesus Christ are some visible characteristics of Janet Hummel’s life. Janet enjoyed two years of study at Capernwray Harbour and has returned to High River, south of Calgary Alberta, where she continues to encourage & support those around her.
Kevin Galbraith
With integrity of heart and a love of numbers from the Lord, Kevin (a Calgary native) has kept the accounting department at Capernwray Harbour in good order since 2003.
Vicki Wightman
Vicki joined the Staff Team at Capernwray Harbour in May 2010 and is serving as Bible School Registar. She greets those on the phone or in person with her British charm and enthusiasm for life and Jesus. Vicki spent two years studying at CHBC and returned a year later to Thetis Island in obedience to God’s leading in her life.
Esther Bieber
As a wife and mother, Esther has experienced Jesus Christ's work in her life in very practical ways. She easily boasts of His faithfulness and daily direction with everyone, & especially loves to do so over a good cup of coffee.
Who am I pleasing?
By nature, I like to be a people-pleaser. From a human perspective, it doesn’t seem like such a bad thing - I like to avoid confrontation, make people happy and live in harmony with those around me. But at what cost? The Lord has been challenging me in this area…
It is so satisfying to flesh when I know that people like me and praise me for what I have done, but that can lead to the trap of seeking man’s approval and forgetting about God’s approval. In my reading from today, these words from Jesus stood out to me: “I do not accept praise from men (…) How can you believe if you accept praise from one another, yet make no effort to obtain the praise that comes from the only God?” (John 5 v 41 & 44).
Saying “no” to someone or something that I know the Lord doesn’t agree with/ serving people in the secret, without letting anyone else know about it/ being unpopular because of standing up for the Truth… takes a lot of courage and dependance on God. I realize daily that I cannot receive His approval or please Him by my own efforts, so I need to allow Him to live and work in and through me, changing my heart’s desire from being “me-centered” to being “Him-centered”…
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