(Picture of part of the MY Canada Josiah team with MP Larry Miller, Owen Sound)

We just completed our second Siege week and leaders roundtable in Ottawa. It was phenomenal and we are coming out of it with tons of vision for where we go from here. We will be posting a full report (with pictures) and future strategic initiatives up on this link soon.

Following is the brief-summary report of what happened in Ottawa this past Oct. 23-29th (pictures and team-member reports coming very soon):

#1-a team of 15 young champions from across the nation joined in for the Josiah team and met with nearly 30 MPs and Senators in face to face meetings. Each meeting was tremendously positive and impacting. Like this past summer, some of the meetings brought both the MPs and the Josiah team members to tears as we shared our hearts to see traditional moral values in Canada upheld. It was extremely powerful (pictures and testimonies from Josiah team members coming soon)

#2 on Thurs. the 27th we hosted a national reception and announced our official launch under the auspices of MY Canada on the Hill. Many of the MPs and workers on the hill were surprised by the good turn out of MPs and Senators a the event. The total number of people in attendance (us and guests) was about 120. The team shared their hearts, honoured the leaders and brought a strong message declaring of our generation "we will live again." Members and Senators have encouraged us to make this an annual event!

#3 MAJOR HIGHLIGHT: on Tues. the 25th MP Myron Thompson of the Conservative party made an official members statement in the House of Commons regarding MY Canada. He announced who we were to the entire House of Commons, declared our heart to see traditional morality upheld in Canada and exhorted the government to pay attention to us. He then lead the entire House of Commons in giving us a honouring applause of welcome, said "Welcome to the House of Commons" and led many of the MPs in giving us a standing ovation!! We were floored. So--we have now been 'officially' welcomed to the House of Commons and will run into this welcome with faithfulness and wisdom.

#4 on Friday night a group of a bout 100 of us gathered on the steps of Parliament to worship and pray for our nation. The spirit of God fell in power and for more than 3 hours we cried out in fervent prayer for righteousness to come to our nation. We are excited and expectant to hear what will come as a result of these prayers. We are excited to report that we have already received testimony back of 1 non-Christian MP who was significantly impacted by God this past week as we were in prayer for our leaders, in honour of this person we are not going to disclose details but let's just say it is a powerful testimony!

#5 on Saturday morning a group of about 40 young leaders gathered to seek God's face and share hearts regarding how to walk together to be a voice in the nation in these days. Many of the young leaders (from across the nation) shared how God had been burdening their heart for Canada and that they believed it indeed was a time for action. Lots of great strategy came out on the table.