Sunshine Community Baptist Church

Gibsons, BC Canada

Pastor Dave Cottrell

With Pastor Cottrell, his wife and their youngest daughter, Skye

We needed to take another ferry to reach the peninsula where beautiful Gibsons is located, but the extra effort was worth it all. Not only is the terrain along the coast gorgeous, the people we have met here have helped us so much.After spending some time with the Pastor and his family we headed to an assisted living center where we found a large group of elderly people waiting to hear us sing and play. We sang many songs, testified, and Bri played several trumpet peices (which the residents enjoyed singing along with). They were so thrilled to have us come, but we were more encouraged by their excitement in the Lord and their kind words to us.

We got to meet and speak with many of the church family during the pot-luck supper and we learned so much about the need along this western coast of Canada for good fundamental gospel-preaching churches. There is a heavy demonic oppression in his area through the influence of New Age philosophies and ages-old tribal religions that deal in superstition and witchcraft. As one man in the church put it, Gibsons is a "beautiful land in spiritual darkness." God is powerful enough to overcome Satan's power however, as we saw through the salvation of 22 year-old Sarah after Bro. Derrick's gospel message. Praise the Lord that He is turning the tide in one family's life and showing Himself strong through this church.
Before crossing back over on the ferry the next day, we sang and played in two more nursing home services that the Pastor had lined up ahead of time. They were such sweet people and we enjoyed taking extra time to minister to them. May the Lord bless Pastor Cottrell and his family for their heart for the people God has given them to serve.
With Sarah, our new sister in Christ.