Well here I am day 65.
Eating turnips and carrots with parm cheese in it.
I am sitting in Granby Quebec and it feels like normal
I am at the point where this seems like my own life. With the odd exception most moments here are enjoyable and quite entertaining. There are a few rough patches but hey, no ones life is perfect.
I am enjoying the church, they are genuinely great people. Last week was our DVBS and it was an incredible success because of some very key people who simply stepped up to the plate sacraficially and helped me out on the days. With 22 kids as the peak day it was a beautiful organized chaotic delight. This church cooks incredibly well, and all those kiddies got great meals each day. I have been able to ask tons of questions a every moment and have not been more welcomed anywhere i can think of.
I miss home, to not say so would be lying, i miss my friends, my babies at church that i teach, the youth... i miss it, but i know I am where I am supposed to be and that makes it all the better. When i go home ill miss this place.
ITs an incredible journey so far. Words can not describe how truly wonderful and special this place is to me.
for the record tims roll up the rim 2 for 9 i think maybe 2 for 11... is more like it!
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
MARCH? No way...
Well Hello March
Spring is in the air and I know this by two reasons
1. Snow is melting and the weather is up and down between day and night in the positive negative scale
2. Roll up the rim to win began yesterday
I love a good excuse for coffee! College fund hullo!
February came to a great end with a great visit to my family in Ontario. More on that on another post.
Met up with my mom!!!
My Granny Turned 100!!!!
Me and My Baby Cousin Tyler!!
This week is the dvbs which has started off with a great start! Kids have come had fun and a lot of them have come from some unique and difficult family situations. It has had to come with some creative driving to pick some of them up but its worth it!
I must say that I am past half way mark and to think this adventure is just beginning it feels. Alot of time hashing things out with God has been spent. Trying to figure out dreams and desires and how to honor Him in all situations.
This adventure is worth the effort and longer post is to be expected when there is not dvbs going on!
Valentines Day With my Date Rylie, We went skating!
Spring is in the air and I know this by two reasons
1. Snow is melting and the weather is up and down between day and night in the positive negative scale
2. Roll up the rim to win began yesterday
I love a good excuse for coffee! College fund hullo!
February came to a great end with a great visit to my family in Ontario. More on that on another post.
Met up with my mom!!!
My Granny Turned 100!!!!
Me and My Baby Cousin Tyler!!
This week is the dvbs which has started off with a great start! Kids have come had fun and a lot of them have come from some unique and difficult family situations. It has had to come with some creative driving to pick some of them up but its worth it!
I must say that I am past half way mark and to think this adventure is just beginning it feels. Alot of time hashing things out with God has been spent. Trying to figure out dreams and desires and how to honor Him in all situations.
This adventure is worth the effort and longer post is to be expected when there is not dvbs going on!
Valentines Day With my Date Rylie, We went skating!
Monday, February 15, 2010
mountain vs me
Seriously the price for skiing here is cheap. So I decided to enlist Grace to help me learn to snowboard, after two weeks I made it alive through the bunny hill and the half mountain! I got sweet bruises to prove it. Alas, the awesome snow outfit of mis-matched outfit and board are still somehow divine! So Lesson learnt – even I can snowboard… Well, sometimes…
so every thursday i get to go with Grace and tackle the hill.
Me and Grace after an eventful first day
this is what i did most of the first times
Grace patiently waiting for me..
so every thursday i get to go with Grace and tackle the hill.
Me and Grace after an eventful first day
this is what i did most of the first times
Grace patiently waiting for me..
ugh painting
Life is a moving over here. I am settled into my routine and work at the church on the Kids outreach program is full swing. Partner that with preaching Bible Study and miscellaneous items that can fill my time, I stay enjoyably busy. The newest thing is I am starting an open house youth games night on Mondays here. The first one is coming up so we will see how this goes! Also life lesson… I really dislike details in painting. Seriously, guys please Ill do large items but no details. I do not focus on those type of minor details. It is no fun for me. But in all fairness, I did paint! And I will be painting for a super sweet time next week, however one bonus is being able to wear scrubs and a warm hoodie while this activity is taking place. (I might just drag out painting because this is comfy!!)
a day at the zoo
You know – Granby Quebec is a spectacular place. It really is a sweet little town. The conveniences that are available here are great. Architecture, history and modern necessities are at every corner.
If you know me at all, you will soon come to see I love hot drinks especially coffee. I have a great appreciation for the different kinds of coffee and the hidden undertones of other ingredients in what some people here refer to as a cup of tar. Back home Tim Hortons is a last resort, but here it is such a beautiful thing. I mean there are cafes around that one day I will see, but I want to just lift a cup for Tim Hortons in Quebec.
Also back home in Calgary we have an awesome zoo. The Calgary Zoo is spectacular so when people said the Granby Zoo is cool I had issues believing that. Well I went with Claudette and Earl from the church and it was a blast. Although at winter lots of things are closed, it was a pretty neat place. (I’ll have to go in summer to actually say its better than Calgary’s) It was a great day so here are a few snap shots from the day!
Claudette and Earl, Earl never put that camera down!
I wonder if this guy said as a kid to his mom "arrrr when i grow up I want to be a pirate"
Yep a guy in a dress
MR TIGER
Mr Monkey with a sweet nose
Hello Granby ZOO
MR HIPPO
Mr Camel they get ten points for this guy
the elephant in thailand was a bit bigger than this guy
If you know me at all, you will soon come to see I love hot drinks especially coffee. I have a great appreciation for the different kinds of coffee and the hidden undertones of other ingredients in what some people here refer to as a cup of tar. Back home Tim Hortons is a last resort, but here it is such a beautiful thing. I mean there are cafes around that one day I will see, but I want to just lift a cup for Tim Hortons in Quebec.
Also back home in Calgary we have an awesome zoo. The Calgary Zoo is spectacular so when people said the Granby Zoo is cool I had issues believing that. Well I went with Claudette and Earl from the church and it was a blast. Although at winter lots of things are closed, it was a pretty neat place. (I’ll have to go in summer to actually say its better than Calgary’s) It was a great day so here are a few snap shots from the day!
Claudette and Earl, Earl never put that camera down!
I wonder if this guy said as a kid to his mom "arrrr when i grow up I want to be a pirate"
Yep a guy in a dress
MR TIGER
Mr Monkey with a sweet nose
Hello Granby ZOO
MR HIPPO
Mr Camel they get ten points for this guy
the elephant in thailand was a bit bigger than this guy
Monday, February 8, 2010
I know its been a while
Hey all
Well what can I say its been busy here. A longer post will come hopefully by the end of the week but internet connection is sporadic and emails come first.
I must say Montreal is beautiful. Cant wait to explore it more. The architecture is incredible. Also it has a really incredible flowershop that I stumbled in. INCREDIBLE!!!
Church people here are just amazing! What a blessing to know them.
The weather here is sooo cold, the dampness gets in you.
Anyways, I am being domesticated and I need to make supper, so with a promise of a longer post...
Love Rachel
Well what can I say its been busy here. A longer post will come hopefully by the end of the week but internet connection is sporadic and emails come first.
I must say Montreal is beautiful. Cant wait to explore it more. The architecture is incredible. Also it has a really incredible flowershop that I stumbled in. INCREDIBLE!!!
Church people here are just amazing! What a blessing to know them.
The weather here is sooo cold, the dampness gets in you.
Anyways, I am being domesticated and I need to make supper, so with a promise of a longer post...
Love Rachel
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
There's no such thing as another day
Hello Day 22 in Granby Quebec
Well some might say that I am beginning to get my groove on!
My life is starting to almost have a routine to it and it is a comforting thought to see that I am making it through my fourth week now here. I am getting used to guessing what is being said to me in French and my great attempts to learn a few words has been of great benefit!
For school (yes to bring it up) this is a little assignment a reflection on the idea of excellence in ministry. It is really tempting to go into life and each day and live as if it really does not matter what is going on around us. It easy for ministry to become just a job. For ministers to see the people as souls they need to save and not recognize that they are a whole person first. I do not really care what your occupation is, I still think that your place of work is the ministry you are in. And I still am a Christian and I do believe that people need to know Jesus as their Savior or else they will be eternally separated from God. I am not denying that by any means. But I do not think that one or two people screaming once in a while to turn or burn is going to be the most effective way to accomplish goals of seeing lost people find their Savior. I think the most effective way is to a be a passionate person who lives life to the fullest. To live a life of watching out for others, helping where you can, and loving the people around you where ever you choose to be.
When the struggle of passion and sacrifice takes place, that is where your priorities are shown. Thats where what you really care about what your limits are will be shown. Excellence comes at a cost. And I think that in order to be excellent you must also be completely humble. Without being humble excellence will turn into pride and before long you wont be very effective.
Anyways just a rambling for school
Well some might say that I am beginning to get my groove on!
My life is starting to almost have a routine to it and it is a comforting thought to see that I am making it through my fourth week now here. I am getting used to guessing what is being said to me in French and my great attempts to learn a few words has been of great benefit!
For school (yes to bring it up) this is a little assignment a reflection on the idea of excellence in ministry. It is really tempting to go into life and each day and live as if it really does not matter what is going on around us. It easy for ministry to become just a job. For ministers to see the people as souls they need to save and not recognize that they are a whole person first. I do not really care what your occupation is, I still think that your place of work is the ministry you are in. And I still am a Christian and I do believe that people need to know Jesus as their Savior or else they will be eternally separated from God. I am not denying that by any means. But I do not think that one or two people screaming once in a while to turn or burn is going to be the most effective way to accomplish goals of seeing lost people find their Savior. I think the most effective way is to a be a passionate person who lives life to the fullest. To live a life of watching out for others, helping where you can, and loving the people around you where ever you choose to be.
When the struggle of passion and sacrifice takes place, that is where your priorities are shown. Thats where what you really care about what your limits are will be shown. Excellence comes at a cost. And I think that in order to be excellent you must also be completely humble. Without being humble excellence will turn into pride and before long you wont be very effective.
Anyways just a rambling for school
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