Mission Scribbles and Scratches

I started the month of October with my second positive COVID test (first one was June 2022). In a certain sense, I was thankful because I was feeling very sick. This required clearing my calendar for the week and trying to rest and get better. My wife Lynne and I tried to isolate from each other as much as we could in our house and that was tricky. Thankfully, Lynne did not get COVID. We were also sad to cancel plans to host a Thanksgiving meal with our local family members. Not fun! I tested myself again and was glad to have a negative test for COVID several days later. The extra rest helped a lot. I also received lots of help and care from my wife Lynne...she's good people! One of the highlights of October involved me getting my assignments to communities and LAMP teams for the next year or so. I'll be working with some communities and their associated LAMP teams in Saskatchewan (Deschambault Lake, Grandmother's Bay, Hall Lake, Wollaston Lake) and with some communities an...

 After a very busy summer, I was thankful to be able to spend a few days at the beginning of September with my son Joshua and his family. They live on Vancouver Island and during our time there, we managed to catch a Celtic music jam session on a nearby island. Joshua's neighbor Joe provided me with a guitar to play and we were off to the races, playing all kinds of wonderful songs together. I'm so glad that Joshua has made these connections there. I also enjoyed some wonderful times with Joshua's wife and daughter...good times!! I made it home from Joshua's house in time to attend a goodbye lunch with Bethel's staff and spend some time with a longtime friend named Tony. A great day!! Sunday, September 10 was a special day for me as it was my final and official "goodbye" to Bethel. With the timing of my transition to LAMP this summer, it was decided that it might be best if Bethel was able to say "goodbye and God bless" to me in the early part of...