August 2025: Fires, Festivals, Friends, and Family

August 2025 represented a continuation of the problem with forest fires that I discussed in last month's blog. Three LAMP trips to the communities of Lynn Lake, Brochet, and Marcel Columb needed to be cancelled due to forest fire evacuations and related problems. There were two churches in Winnipeg who were able to pivot and host their evacuated communities in Winnipeg instead of going north to visit. Children evacuated from Leaf Rapids, Manitoba were hosted by the LAMP team and some friends at St. Aidan's Anglican Church for some learning and fun. Children evacuated from Cormorant, Manitoba were hosted by the LAMP team at Nassau Street Church for some learning and fun as well. Here's some pictures from St. Aidan's and Nassau Street. My last LAMP trip of the summer was way up north in Lac Brochet, Manitoba. Here's some pictures of the plane that I flew on to get there (Perimeter Air), the LAMP team and their local helpers, a group photo, and some other pictures. It...