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July 2026 A Great Start to Year 4 at LAMP!

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 On June 30, I finished up my third year of service with LAMP. As I've said to a number of folks, I don't think I can pull the rookie card anymore...I am definitely feeling more and more like I know what my job entails (or I should) and I even have some thoughts on how I might approach it better moving forward. I've been learning a lot as I go along. I am excited to keep working with LAMP! On July 1, I started my fourth year with LAMP as my wife and I celebrated Canada Day with family and friends. From July 2-5, my wife Lynne and I headed to the Calgary Stampede for some holiday fun. On July 6, I flew to Winnipeg to get started on my summer LAMP team visits. Following visits in Thompson (Manitoba), Grandmother's Bay, and Hall Lake (both in Saskatchewan), I headed to Edmonton for a few days (no teams that week). I drove back to Thompson later that week and met up with the teams for Brochet, Lynn Lake, and Marcel Colomb (all in Manitoba). After that I headed to Deschambau...
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June 2026 A Time for Conventions, Conferences, and Celebrations!!

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June 2026 started with the chance for my wife and I to have a quick visit with our son Josh in Nanaimo. As we headed to the ferry, I was able to tune into our online staff meeting. It was good to see everyone and hear some updates. We headed back home after our visit and I spent some time in my home office. The plans for summer trips are coming together nicely. On that first Sunday in June, my wife and I helped out with music for the church service at Hillside Community Church. Pastor Ian W is on sabbatical with his family for retired pastor Craig T led the service. It was Confirmation Sunday and it was fun to see the three young men confirm their Christian faith during the service. I taught confirmation classes for many years and this brought back some happy memories. Here's the link if you'd like to see and hear the service. https://youtu.be/27gNcHzMRbY I try to visit my LAMP communities 2 - 3 times a year in addition to summer trips. June allowed some time to do a few of tho...
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