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Pray for Laurie-Ann Copple

Ministry Trip to Lahore, Pakistan January 13 - 30, 2006

Laurie-Ann speaks about the trip
Messages from her, + photos

Laurie-Ann is a member of St. Paul's Anglican Church in Kanata, Ontario. She came to St. Paul’s in November 2000. She is a member of the St. Paul’s healing ministry team. Laurie-Ann has helped with the junior youth group in the past, and is a server-crucifer.
Laurie-Ann is a radio host on Carleton University's CKCU 93.1 FM for her weekly folk music show Window of Opportunity (Fridays 3-4 p.m.) and on a monthly rotation on Over My Head (Sundays 8—9:30 a.m.). She grew up in the United Church and her faith came alive in 1988 at a Dennis Bennett seminar. She has been involved in various denominations before coming 'home' to St. Paul's. She attended art school in her youth, and felt called to mercy ministry (counselling and missions) in the late 1980s. She returned to school, received a BA at Trinity College, U of T (Religious Studies and Sociology) and an MDiv (Counselling major) at Tyndale Seminary in Toronto. She hopes to use her radio skills in a further career in broadcasting, which would be useful in Christian outreach.
Laurie-Ann met her husband Tony on the internet while researching for a paper at Tyndale. Upon graduation from Tyndale Seminary, they were married in June 1999. They have a shared ministry of Alpha (Alpha Advisors and Kanata Community Alpha) and the Kenosis worship band at Christ Church Ashton.

Laurie-Ann has been the secretary of Anglican Renewal Ministries Canada since July 2000. She has travelled on past mission trips to Kenya (to work with Somali refugees in 1993, Marsabit in 2001 and 2003, Migori in 2005), and Northern Ireland. Laurie-Ann’s teaching was a success in the Marsabit Kenya missions in 2001 and 2003, where she also brought materials to ‘seed’ Alpha

into northern Kenya. In July 2005 she and Tony travelled to Migori, Kenya to plant Alpha by having an Alpha course with leadership training. Laurie-Ann contributed by adding other talks on Friendship evangelism, Christian maturity, Christian unity, the return of Jesus, Ministry of Lay people, and Christ and Culture. She also had a vibrant healing prayer ministry during the Alpha sessions, and God answered prayer through some dramatic healings.

Since then Laurie-Ann has been invited to many places, but felt truly led towards speaking at healing meetings in Lahore Paki stan with an interdenominational gospel ministry ELMI (Eternal Life Ministries of Pak istan International). The meetings are every Wednesday night in a Lahore conference centre. The other ministry involved includes education of church leadership (lay and clergy), mercy ministry and quiet outreach. Although Paki stan is 95 per cent Muslim, there is a strong minority church in this land. Lahore was also not seriously affected by the recent earthquake in October. She hopes to speak on Christian Unity and Holiness as well as other topics that have been prayerfully laid on her heart.

Laurie-Ann is planning to spend time in healing prayer, pastoral care and mercy ministry as well as teaching and speaking at the healing meetings in Lahore. Her hosts will be billeting her in their home. Her needs are airfare (through Ottawa, Toronto, New Delhi India and Lahore), an Indian visa, a Pak istani visa, and travel medication (a third Hepatitis B shot and Malarone).

Her prayer needs are for no ‘road blocks’ to her Paki stan visa, stretched finances, safety, health, God’s direction, touched lives and adequate sleep. If you feel led to pray for Laurie-Ann, contact her at arm@cyberus.ca and /or Lorna Brule at brule@igs.net.

If you feel led to financially contribute, please contact Laurie-Ann and she will let you know how you can do this and receive a tax receipt. Thank you for your prayers and support.

Laurie-Ann Copple, 61 Highmont Court, Kanata ON K2T 1B2 (613) 591-3903 (home) (613) 225-4999 (office)