Congratulations Zachary

This morning we attended the 45th Convocation at Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning.  We were there to cheer Zachary on as he graduated.  He graduated with Distinction from the Computer Programmer/Analyst Program.  He put in many, many long hours and at times got very little sleep.  He worked his way through college without having to take out college loans.  We are pretty proud of Zachary and it was fun to cheer him on as he walked across the stage to get his diploma.  The crowd definitely heard us as we blew our horns for him when his name was read.  Since the graduation was an hour and a half from here, we went out for lunch to celebrate.  Way to be ZACHARY! 

Trick-or-Treating

 I always enjoy having the Trick-or-Treaters come by.  I especially enjoyed having the beautiful "Snow White" with one of the Dwarfs stop in.  Gideon was so into his bag on candy it was hard to get a good picture of him.  Then I headed to Seth and Camille's so I could see their little tiger.  It was a very rainy evening and Seth and Camille opened up their garage to trick-or-treaters as a "pit stop" and had hot chocolate available to help warm people up.  Jeremiah was sure a cute little tiger and he was totally enjoying his first Halloween.

Put On a Happy Face

I do not like Pumpkin lattes, Pumpkin bread, or pumpkin anything!  There I said it!  However, I have always enjoyed carving a pumpkin.  We have no special design, it is just the basic pumpkin with a smile.  We had fun last night craving our pumpkin with Aurora and Gideon.  After digging out the inside, Gideon wanted to put it all back in. 

Cultural Transplant

On Monday we had another MK Orientation Night.  This special event centered on culture. As we looked at a plant we drew some comparisons between transplanting it into a new pot and our families being uprooted and transplanted into a new culture.  Please be praying for these couples as they will be heading overseas and there will be many cultural adjustments ahead.

Missionary Care Forum

On Thursday Brenda and I along with two others from our mission headed to Toronto to the Missionary Health Institute for an M.K. Forum.  It was a thrill to see mission organizations coming together learning from each other and from the presenters at the forum on how we can better care for our M.K.'s.  I personally came away with more ideas that I hope we can implement here with our students in preparing their children for all the transitions ahead.

A Woman Of Faith

I love reading about all the woman of Faith in the Bible and the encouragement and challenge their lives are.  I am also pretty excited about the woman of faith walking the path in front of me.  Although I think I might still have a few years ahead of me, I have been very challenged this last year or so with "Finishing Strong" and having "Finish Line Faith".   Yesterday we had a wonderful woman of faith sharing for our Spiritual Emphasis .  She has been a missionary for over 50 years and she was sharing what she has learned about prayer. WOW!  How I enjoyed soaking in all she had to say on the things God has taught her.   Thank-you God for this woman of faith and the amazing testimony she is.  Help me to keep pressing on as I keep walking this life of faith!

Missionary Kid Orientation Night

Tonight we had our first MKO Night for three of our families that will be leaving in the new year.  The families moved around to the different stations that were set up.  It was a time to have some family fun while doing activities centered on moving overseas.  Be praying for these three families and especially for their dear children and all the changes that are ahead of them.