July 2024: When You Walk Through the Fire (Isaiah 43:2)
When I was a little boy, I remember being very afraid of fire. One time, I plugged in a lamp in the living room of our house...the plug sparked in the socket and a small flame with some smoke appeared. I quickly vacated the house, shouting to my family that there was a fire and that they should also exit the building. It turned out to be a short in the wiring and no fire followed. We were safe! My early aversion to fire was revisited this month in a close encounter with a forest fire...I'll tell that story at the end of this post if you have time and interest. Before that, I have to tell you about the great times I spent with LAMP VBS teams this month in various locations. Where I could, I helped out in the background, cheering on the team leaders and their teams. Here are some highlights...including pictures of the VBS teams in each location. I began the month with the LAMP team in Easterville, Manitoba. I stayed with the team at the mission house which was attached to the Anglic...