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October 2026 Old Friends and New Ones

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 As I reflect back on the month that was October 2026, one of the themes I trace is the theme of friendship - special times with family, with old friends, and with new friends. Some of this is reflected in my work with LAMP as a missionary deacon and some of this is reflected in some wonderful personal moments this month. Let me begin with my work as a LAMP missionary. My travel schedule resumed with a trip to Summerland, BC to visit some old friends (Pastor Jef K and his wife Gwen) and attend the Okanagan Circuit conference at St. John's Lutheran Church in person. Pastor Jef and some members of St. John's did a nice job of hosting us. It was great to connect with the church workers who gathered there...more old friends and some new ones including Pastor Tyler M from Kelowna. After a beautiful drive home (the fall colours were popping in the mountains of BC), I was able to meet with some of my fellow LC-C deacons on a Zoom call. I led a brief discussion on the Truth and Reconci...
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September 2026 Slowing Down and Starting Up

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 As a LAMP missionary, I am learning that my schedule is a little different from so many of my friends and colleagues. So many people slow down in the summer, taking time to relax and rest from their busy schedules. LAMP missionaries like me hit the ground running in early to late June and often don't slow down till mid or late August. So many people start gearing up in September as things like school and church activities resume. LAMP missionaries like me catch their breath in the early days of September if they can and then slowly jump back into the fall activities. It is an interesting rhythm that I am learning to understand and appreciate. I was able to be home for the first four weeks of September - I appreciated time to catch my breath and also to see fall activities get going. It was fun to have a visit with our son and his daughter on the first weekend of September. Later, I enjoyed going to the Greater Vancouver circuit meeting at Trinity Lutheran in Richmond and seeing th...
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August 2026 A Time To Work and a Time to Rest

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I started the month of August in the community of The Pas, Manitoba. I had driven there from Deschambault in Saskatchewan after visiting the LAMP team there. On Sunday, I made my way to my next community (Easterville, Manitoba) to visit the LAMP team serving there. It was good to see the team and also good to see the children and youth who attended their program in Easterville. My next stop was the community of Cormorant. The LAMP team there was getting ready to host their first day of Vacation Bible camp and it was fun to see all the children show up. I needed to head out later that day to Winnipeg as I needed to fly out early the next day to Edmonton (more about that below). After a quick trip to Edmonton, I flew back to Lac Brochet, Manitoba with our LAMP pilot Andrew in the red plane. We had a wonderful overnight visit with the team there before flying back to LaRonge, Saskatchewan. We met LAMP missionary pastor Randy in LaRonge at the airport...he hopped in the plane with Andrew f...
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