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December 2025 Remembering and Celebrating with LAMP Coworkers, Family, and Friends

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December 2025 began with my visit to some LAMP communities in northern Manitoba. I arrived in Thompson and stayed there for a few days. I was able to drive up from Thompson to Lynn Lake for a quick visit with Father Ravi at the Catholic church there. I had some gloves, scarves, and socks to drop off with him for the people he serves. I was also able to make some brief visits to the Marcel Colomb Reserve (just south of Lynn Lake) and to Leaf Rapids. I was glad to see that there is a new youth centre in Marcel Colomb (picture below). I'm hoping our LAMP team can host their VBS there next summer.  I also enjoyed a good visit over breakfast with Father Joseph in Thompson. We appreciate the connections we have with our Catholic brothers and sisters and their leaders. On Thursday, I drove to Flin Flon and stayed there. My trip to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan the next day included a stop at Deschambault Lake. I appreciated the chance to visit with the school principal Judy at Deschambault. Our...

November 2025 A Time To Work, To Play, To Rest, To Mourn

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November began as it always does with All Saints Day. This year, it was also the day that we held a celebration of life / funeral for my mother. I'll have more to say about that further down the page here. I'd like to begin with some stories about work events and some family events this month. Here we go... Some of my work this month was done from my home office. I enjoyed some online meetings with two friends named Miriam and Lisa as we made some plans for an upcoming presentation. I also enjoyed helping out with an online school visit talking about LAMP and our work in the north of Canada. I helped with some planning for the 2026 Sabbath conference online and I also helped Miriam and Lisa present the presentation we prepared earlier in the month to some deacons and other church workers online. I also appreciated the chance to join our staff meetings online this month when I could. Some of my work this month was done in person...with travels to Saskatchewan and Manitoba. I fle...