Monday- Montreal, QC

Today was an interesting day of traveling. We started out with breakfast and a quick leader's meeting. We established the day's itinerary and what we should expect to encounter. At 9:30 we had our rehearsal. I definitely learned a lot about how to manage the setup/ teardown. Not that I know the best way to get everything transported, it will be easy to delegate and organize. We had a very pliable group and they listen to direction well. I just have to be very commanding- people need to know that I am running things. I am naturally non-confrontational, but I find it somewhat easy to adapt to situations. I desire to grow into roles that don't come easy for me- we should all pray for boldness.

When we got on the road, I rode with Greg and June in the minivan. We went over the performance setlist and reviewed the worship set, although I couldn't sing. I have had laryngitis and my doctor recommends I don't sing until tomorrow. After we got things lined up and nailed down, We talked about Greg's heart for the French culture. He has been sending teams to Montreal for 15 years. Greg is a consultant by trade, and he is very good at converting broad dreams into specific paths. With this background, he has used the Lord's vision to him for the French culture to fulfil a ministry that communicates true love to a people that has forgotten its meaning.

We arrived here at Fairview Alliance church in Montreal at dusk, where met up with the Montreal La clef team led by Greg's son Brendan. For the new folks, it was cool to meet them and learn about their ministry. For everyone else, it was a joyful reunion. After dinner, Brendan had everyone sit in a circle and share some words about ourselves and provide each other with some comic relief. "If Jesus was alive today what would he do?" (of course after we went all the way around we realized that Jesus IS alive today..) It was interesting to see what their mission is like as a result of the culture they are ministering to.

The Montreal folks left for their homes and us Charloteans had our nightly meeting and devotion. Tomorrow morning we leave for Quebec city. We will arrive and rehearse at another church, and hopefully hit the big city to scope out the next day's performance (and see Cirque du Soleil!).