Mission Scribbles and Scratches

 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...

June 2024 marks the last month of my first year serving with LAMP! Just like the year past, June was full of fun times with friends and opportunities to travel. I started the month with a quick visit with the good people at Grace Lutheran Church in Drumheller. They invited me to come and speak about LAMP during their Sunday morning worship service. Aside from some minor technical problems (Powerpoint, I'm looking at you!!!), things went well. It was also really fun to stay with old friends Brad and Sharlinda T. Great to catch up with them after several years apart! Here's some pictures of the church, Brad and Sharlinda, the very unique hills around Drumheller, and the river that runs through it. From Drumheller, I drove back to Edmonton to catch a plane to Winnipeg. At the airport, I saw this wonderful balloon art cheering on the Oilers, our local NHL hockey team. Most of June was filled with some very exciting playoff hockey as the Oilers went all the way to the final game of ...