It's going to be a white Christmas!

Well, we’ve been in Canada for a week already.  I am amazed at how quickly time has flown by.  Rocky’s brother, Myles, picked us up at the airport and we spent a few days with family in Chilliwack.  Then we were off to Kelowna to see our daughter and son-in-law, Alex and Alan.  They bought a house last spring and it was neat to see all the work they’ve done since moving in.  After a couple of days there, we made our way to my parent’s place in Kamloops, where we are now. 

After a long and somewhat stressful process, Hector did receive a visa to visit Canada and he and Arryn (Lizzy) arrived in Vancouver on the 22^nd.  They are currently in Kelowna, but will be arriving in Kamloops tomorrow.  We are so excited for Hector to meet family and friends and to share this beautiful province with him.  This Christmas we will have all 7 of our kids together!  We know this will probably not happen again for a long time. 

Last night we had the opportunity to share at Bible Truth church and it was a wonderful time of celebrating missions and what the Lord is doing around the world.  It is such a blessing to be able to share with others what we have been learning and doing, and to talk about the vision that the Lord has given us for the future.    

I thought some of you may like to know what our schedule looks likes while we are in Canada. 

November 15^th – arrived in Vancouver

November 16^th – 18^th – Chilliwack

November 18^th – 20^th – Kelowna

November 20^th – December 2^nd – Kamloops

·         November 23^rd – Bible Truth

·         November  26^th – Kamloops Christian School High School Chapel

·         November 27^th – Kamloops Christian School Staff Devotional

·         November 29^th – Pritchard Dessert Night

·         November 30^th – Pritchard Community Church

·         December 1^st – Kamloops Alliance Church Senior’s Cell Group

December 2^nd – December 6^th – Chilliwack

·         December 2^nd – Highroad Academy Primary Chapel

·         December 2^nd – Highroad Guatemala Team Pot Luck

·         December 3^rd – Highroad Academy Intermediate Chapel

·         December 5^th -  Highroad Academy High School Chapel

December 6^th – December 13^th – the Northern Loop

·         Williams Lake (6^th)

·         Prince George (7^th)

·         Grand Prairie (8^th, 9^th)

·         Edmonton (10^th, 11^th)

·         Calgary (12^th, 13^th)

December 13^th – 24^th – Kamloops

·         December 16^th – 18^th Sun Peaks

·         December 22^nd – 23^rd Christmas with Duerksen family

December 24^th – 26^th – Kelowna

·         Christmas at Alex’s with all 7 kids!

December 26^th – 29^th (31^st?)– Chilliwack

·         December 27^th – Christmas with Chupa/Teschke family

·         Arryn and Hector fly back to Guatemala on the 31^st 

January 1^st – 19^th  – Kamloops

·         January 18^th – Scotch Creek Church

January 19^th – 22^nd – Chilliwack

·         January 22^nd – fly back to Guatemala

We are really hoping to connect with as many of you as possible.  If you see that we are in your area and we would like to go for coffee, please call us at 250-320-8443 or 250-377-6996 or message us on facebook. 

Blessings!    

Home for Christmas!

We arrived in the capital this afternoon and are flying out for Canada in the morning.  It feels like it has been a long time since we've been home, but it has only been 5 1/2 months.  As Rocky and I were driving today, we were talking and realized our last trip in May was a real whirlwind.  We were in Canada for only 2 weeks and during that time, we moved all our possessions to storage, had a garaged sale, re-roofed the house and our youngest daughter, Hope, got married.  We were hardly able to connect with family, let alone spend time with anyone else.  The one Sunday we were home and went to church, we were an hour late - they had changed the evening service time and we arrived just in time for the alter call!  Oops!
This trip is going to be different.  We are "home" for 9 weeks!  We do have a speaking schedule and some travelling/visiting that we are going to do, but we have 9 weeks to do it in.
We are super excited that our son-in-law, Hector, was able to get a visa and he and Arryn will be joining the rest of the gang for Christmas. We are really looking forward to hanging out with family and reconnecting with friends.
As we won't have a cell phone while in Canada, if you want to get together, please call us at my parent's place 250-377-6996, send me an email, or message me on facebook.

Today I remembered...

This morning we attended church, as usual.  After a wonderful time of praise and worship we shared in communion and as I was looking at those serving, I remembered a word that was spoken over me about 2 1/2 years ago.
In a church in Coban, the worship leader came to me after a service and said as we were worshipping  she saw a picture of me ministering to women in white guipils (the traditional tops worn here by women).  I received the word, but had long forgotten...until this morning.
As I looked to the front, the 6 women helping with serving communion were all wearing white guipils and the word from 2 1/2 years ago came flooding back.  There was a moment of confirmation from the Lord - I am where I am supposed to be!
How cool is that!