Well it is election night (late) and it has all been decided in terms of the 39th Parliament. I (Faytene) am sitting here on my bed as I type and, though I am completely exhausted from a full day of working on 3 campaigns this 'election day' (pictures coming soon), I can't seem to sleep.

I feel quite emotional actually....

Around 7pm on the nose tonight I was sitting in a polling station in North Vancouver volunteering. I was totally focused on task when all of a sudden the Holy Spirit came and overwhelmed me right there in the gymnasium. I knew in my spirit things had just shifted in the nation and that the next government had just been announced (though I had no factual knowledge of this). I called back to the headquarters on the campaign that I was helping with and, sure enough, the E-Day coordinator told me, "They just un-officially announced that the Conservatives have won. It is going to be a minority government." Ever since that moment I have not been able to stop weeping. I feel this incredible mix of 'bitter-sweet' (interestingly I have heard this phrase several times over the last few hours here in Vancouver).

#1-it is the feeling you get after you have completely poured yourself out and have nothing (of yourself) left to give...I am sure many who worked on campaigns can relate to this

#2-it is the feeling of incredible gratitude to the God for answering many prayers giving us evidence of the turning of a tide in our land (not endorsing a party here...just stating the facts: there has been a shift)

#3-it is the feeling of deep sadness that some very outstanding brothers and sisters will not be going to Ottawa for the 39th Parliament. In the GVRD there were some gems that ran. These are men and women that carried and amazing heart for our land and I believe would have been some of THE key players if elected. They were incredibly talented, skilled, sharp and tender to heaven.

I feel a deep sense of loss deep in my gut due to the fact that these one's were not elected. Perhaps I feel for them even more because many of them were in my home town and became my friends over the last weeks. I am thankful for the tide that has been turned, and, I thank God for the work of unified prayer He is catalyzing in our nation, at the same time I have a soberness in my spirit of how much work we have yet to do in terms of practical mobilization.

We've only just begun.

A sleeping giant in the nation has awoken but, at some level, perhaps we still need to learn how to run.

Having said that, I am SUPER PROUD (big time!!) of all the young people from coast to coast that did take up the challenge and serve along side pro-morality campaigns. I don't know the final tally but I think the MY Canada-ites helped with 15-20 in total. That is a great start considering we all just got thrown into this last fall by the Holy Spirit. He has amazing timing.

I pray for Prime Minister Harper and his new team and look forward to meeting more of them in the very near future.

OK--I think I need to press "Publish Post" and go pray.
The deep groaning in my spirit is still here and I think I will just take it before the Lord. I will let you know if I get any revelation worth sharing broadly :). Let us know if you do as well.

Faytene

The MY CANADA Ontario SWAT Team rocks! We have conducted several missions to practically help pro-morality candidates get elected (in some cases re-elected)! AND we've had a blast in the process! I want to especially thank Mark, Beth and Becky for making every single SWAT Team event!! I am so proud of our group of dedicated young Canadians who have taken time out of their lives to pound the pavement (and slush & snow) and distribute literature, knock on doors, data entry, etc. to help these awesome candidates! I want to encourage all of you who have a heart for this nation and are looking for a practical outlet in the last few days of the election to call up the campaign offices of your local pro-God candidate and volunteer a few hours of your time - it makes a HUGE difference on many of the close races! Feel free to check out our WE LOVE THEM list on the MY CANADA website for some of the candidates that we encourage you to support. No better way for a group of friends to get together and do something fun and worthwhile at the same time - I DARE YOU TO DO IT!


Kelly Linton
MY CANADA - Ontario

We are 6 days before the election and our teams across the nation have been buzzing! I talked with Siegers all the way from Newfoundland to Victoria today that are helping out (and getting their friends to help out) with pro-morality campaigns!

The fire has caught and is spreading--it is so exciting.

Last week one of our members in Ottawa bounced into the campaign office of man running in her riding to ask if there was anything her and her youth team could do to help him in his campaign with. The man said they had just been praying (!!!) and said, "If only God would send someone into our office who would just say, 'What can I do to help'." She was an immediate answer to his prayers. How cool is that!

Another one of our teams in SW Ontario spent the entire day today working on a campaign for a guy that they feel will stand for traditional Christian values if elected.

Out here in BC we are doing the same. A bunch of our Siegers are helping on a bunch of campaigns and I feel so proud of them!! Granted, there is still a lot more we could be doing...but we have 6 days! Come on Canada.

Now is the time to:
1) Volunteer in pro-morality campaigns (check out our "We Love Them" list or give as an e-mail if you have questions
2) Pray for righteousness to be established in our nation through righteous Members of Parliament
3) VOTE on the 23rd for those who will stand for Christian values

This is our time!

We will post some testimonies from the campaign trail in the days to come.

Grace,
Faytene