Introducing Team Quest...
Dwayne & Shannon Klassen with Jaden, Jasper and Jessi

Here are some of Shannon's thoughts on the future of Quest:

Even before I came to Brazil, God had impressed upon my heart a desire to see the suffering stop in lives of the children, and young people in Brazil. And now after more than a year of living here that burden has become even stronger especially after seeing the conditions in which they live in. I'm not just meaning that of poverty in material things such as having a house with a real roof, or enough food to eat, but that of hopelessness. The strong belief that if you don't grow up having wealth you have little to no chance of becoming anything in this world. I believe that God is going to use this Ministry of Quest and this team to rise up and say that we believe that they do have a chance. We believe that with God all things are possible and he wants to transform the lives of these young people, these kids and their families into what he created them for. We all have a purpose, some of us just haven't figured it out yet!!!!

Dwayne will be working in the administration of Quest. He has many years of experience in camping which has and will continue to help build this new camp.


Here is what Dwayne has to say regarding his highlights in Brazil:

I think it would have to be seeing how eager and excited the Brazilians are for God to begin Quest. Everyone who hears the vision God has planted for Quest, Christian and not, is excited and thinks this is a wonderful thing. Most of the people also offer to assist in what ever way they can. We have seen and heard from so many people who heard about Quest and want to be a part of something this important and life impacting.

We knew that it was important for the Brazilians to claim ownership for this ministry to prosper, but what God has done through them blows any doubt out of the water that they won't make this their own. Many of the Brazilians have taken the vision God has given and made it their own.

This has really ecouraged me, personally, to work that much harder at seeing God's vision for Quest fulfilled.

Update on Quest...

Yesterday we received official news from our Canadian lawyer that an agency agreement with Put The Word Into Action is possible and that the paper work may not take too much longer!

Of course, that means that we will be able to legally transfer receipted funds from Canada to Brazil in order to purchase the property in Santa Catarina.

We have also had very positive contacts with Pastor Daniel Port from Jaragua do Sul in Santa Catarina. He is convinced that Quest is just what the region needs. Prostitution and drugs run rampant in the area and teens are in desperate need of Christ. The churches need tools such as an adventure camp in order to reach them. This confirms our calling to that specific region on Brazil. Quest has already been discussed at the regional ministerial meetings and many churches are anticipating partnerships with us. Praise God for His perfect plan in all of this!

Please pray with us regarding:

• The strengthening of our team through God's power
• The documentation that needs to happen both in Canada and Brazil
• The funds still needed to purchase the property in Santa Catarina
• The many churches interested in developing partnerships with Quest

May God be GLORIFIED!!!

Introducing Team Quest...

My name is Carol Wilbert. I am 23 years old and am passionate about the camping ministry. More and more I am amazed at the way God is bringing things together for Quest, which has been a dream in my heart for a very long time. He is making it a reality. I have many, stories that I would like to share with you, but there is limited space and so I will tell you what has been happening recently. I went with DRIME, a street evangelization ministry here in Brazil, to Jaragua do Sul, which is the region where Quest will be located.

God gave me the oportunity to meet people from Guaramirim, the city where the camp property is, and I was able to share briefly the vision of Quest with them. You can not imagine the amount of joy I saw in their eyes as they shared with me that they have been praying for a long period of time for people with a strong ministry to come into an area where Satan has been destroying, especially through prostitution and drugs. My heart was filled with emotion hearing the testimony of these people and once again, I see God comfirming that Quest is to be located exactly where we felt led in the first place, the place where He wants it to be.

Carol is going to be working in the office, as well as with Day Camps and summer camp programs. She is a blessing to our team, with her smile and her willing spirit.