Thursday, April 19, 2007

Make Cancer History

This is a more open blog today... One of my childhood friend's mother passed away. I grew up with the both of them and they were an integral part of my childhood memories. She died of Cancer. I also had to bury a childhood friend of mine in 2000 who also died of cancer. We want to beat cancer. You can help. Below is a link of a fundraiser my friend is involved in. Please click it an give if you can.

https://secureccs.ca/eventmodule.aspx?lng=en&did=109&eid=30&pg=personal&inv=dd0aa5de-8d8f-49c2-8710-8fee53566271

Thanks.

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Faytene Kryskow

I'm must give credit where credit is due. Our dear friend in Christ was successful in raising the age of consent in Canada. I used to live in a town with the highest teen pregnancy rate per capita in the whole nation. I have so many friends who became pregnant unexpectantly. I can't tell you how many times I have heard horror stories about this issue. It is close to my heart and I'm so glad that a woman of God rose up to the call to make a difference. God bless you Faytene.

Here is her website: www.flyhighministries.com

Not also is she godly but incredibly good looking! I must give credit where credit is due and speak the truth in love!

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Hearts on Fire!


Monday, April 16, 2007

Near PMC Camp Pics 1




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Near PMC Camp Pics








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PMC Camp Booked!






























Hello dear friends,
I'm so excited. I was trying all year to get an awesome campsite for this year's family camp! I looked high and low and everywhere in between but to no avail.... Funny how God comes right in when you are at wit's end. He came through again. Our camp site is just 20 min from all those beautiful shots you see! My spirit was stirred to say the least. I was excited as I saw God guide 'little ol' me. He is so beautiful and lovely and caring. He really know's our hurts and pains and needs and wants and desires. He even know's our prayers even before we ask! What a blessed reassurance!

"...for your Father knows what you need before you ask him." (Matthew 6:8)
So now I come to you again with a list of prayer requests! We are all called to pray continually and it can be alot of fun if we do it in God's Spirit (1 Thess 5:18)! But the real saints do the stuff that is not fun! Here it is the list in no particular order:
1. To thank God for leading us this far and providing a nearby site!
2. Safety. I've heard so many horror stories of mission work gone wrong or ministry heading south of its true vision and I NEVER want to see that! God came to give us life and life abundantly! We want that!
3. Good Weather. It was raining when I went up there! God's creation is better enjoyed in sunshine. Okay, that is a personal preference but I live on the west coast where we get nearly 4-5 months of none stop rain without sunshine. It sure beats snow but still, I prefer sunshine.
4. The theme! I don't know what the theme is for camp this year. Last year it was, "Endless Possibilities!" We usually have a panel of speakers and games/activities and a focussed theme. We want to see people touched by GOD! We know only prayer and the Word can help us! Please pray that God would use the theme and messages to impart life and truth and freedom and Salvation to his beautiful sheep!
5. Volunteers! We have an amazing couple who always got the extra mile to prepare food for 40-50 campers and it is not easy. Pray that they will have a team of servant leaders who can help. Pray that they will have energy, perservearance and joy in their work.
6. Unity. I hate to see people's flesh get the better of them. I know what that is like in my life and it is never pretty. We want unity and oneness!
"I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me."
(John 17:20-22)
7. Pray against complainers! I remember Moses took his nation on a camping trip and it was not easy. There were those pesky whiners and complainers and God was not to pleased with them. A negative attitude can bring down a whole weekend. It just takes one and they like to multiply. Pray that people speech will be seasoned with grace.
"Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone."
(Colossians 4:6)
Well friends, thanks again for partnering with us. We need you! Keep posted and I let you know how things turn out! It will be MARVELOUS!

Thursday, April 12, 2007

Toto, I don't think we are in Curry anymore!

I'm in love with Buncouver. It is nothing like living in Curry. The people are so different. They actually give up their seats for the elderly on the bus. They stop for pedestrians. They open the door for you and don't stand in your way like in Curry. People smile at each other out there. I even saw some people volunteer to help this one dude unload his ski equipment off the bus. I was shocked. Also, one time I dropped a little booklet without even knowing and the person next to me tapped me on the shouldier and pointed it out for me. I was so grateful. People never do that in Curry. Than I thought, "Toto, we are not in Curry anymore!"

Monday, April 09, 2007

Pastors' Wives!

Pastors' Wives are the unsung heroes in the ministry. Along with the church secretary, Sunday school teachers and who can forget the ushers. We don't hear much about them and without them, we wouldn't be able to do it. They are often overworked and underappreciated and even taken for granted. But that is only in this life....

I found this awesome article/link in Time the other day. I enjoy most of the articles in the mag but especially the Christian stuff. Read and enjoy and learn the secret life of a PW!

Pastors' Wives Come Together
Thursday, Mar. 29, 2007

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1604902-1,00.html

Wednesday, April 04, 2007

Brennan Manning

"When I get honest, I admit I am a bundle of paradoxes. I beleive and I doubt, I hope and I get discouraged, I love and I hate, I feel bad about feeling good, I feel guilty about not feeling guilty. I am trusting and suspicious. I am honest and I still play games. Aristotle said I am a rational animal; I say I am an angel with an incredible capacity for beer."
- Brennan Manning -
(monk, missionary, ex-alcoholic, writer of wonderful books like The Ragamuffin Gospel)

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Henri Nouwen

Henri Nouwen once said, "Every time I take a step in the direction of generosity, I know I am moving from fear to love."