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In the Middle of Canada

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So there we were, right in the middle of Canada, and I decided to ask the dangerous question, “Where are you from?”

No, literally, we were right in the middle of Canada. See?

Right in the middle of Canada.


Ok, well, the middle of Canada from east to west, anyway.

We saw another family there, and my Mexico spidey-sense went off, and I asked them where they were from. Sure enough, Mexico! But they now live in Canada. We enjoyed a long chat with this family right there – pulling out our slightly dusty Spanish – right smack-dab in the middle of Canada.

Well, we’ve had all kinds of interesting experiences here in Canada. For two weeks we travelled through Saskatchewan and Manitoba – and finally, at the pinnacle (or at least mid-way point) of our trip, we visited our mission office in Winnipeg, in spite of rain and hail on the last leg. 🙂 We appreciate everything that the folks at Avant do for us! And we’ve had some good times with various people, and did some ministry in a couple of churches.

And by the way, the new friends from the middle of Canada weren’t the only Mexican people we’ve met. We even enjoyed an evening with a Mexican pastor and his American wife, who are planning to go into full-time ministry in Mexico. It’s always an encouragement to hear of more people joining the work of the Kingdom!

And, once in a while, Mexican food has been a part of our travels…

JC at JC's


We’re looking forward to some ministry at the Prairie Tabernacle in Three Hills, and will also be returning to Cremona to run the Where did the Bible Come From? seminar. As always, the upcoming events are all here.

In family news, you’ll be glad to hear that my Mom is doing much better after a fall at the end of August!

Without going into all the details – it’s crazy-busy, we very much appreciate your prayers – and that’s all for today!

Back in Mexico (early this morning)!

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At 2am this morning I got back home from Canada.  It was a bit of a short night.

The trip went well overall, but – no offence to anyone – I’m really ready to NOT travel for a LONG time.  But – no one knows what the future holds (except God, and He is wise and good)! 🙂

That being said, it was good to reconnect with a few people.  I actually wasn’t able to see too many.  I invited as many people as I could to the events I was at, but I understand that people are busy.  But I was able to see at least a few people that we weren’t able to see last time we were in Calgary (in other words, we haven’t seen them for years!).

Frost on the windshield in Calgary

I enjoyed a time of worship and fellowship on Sunday with friends at Cremona Country Fellowship.

You’ll see in the picture that I saw some weird things – like this cold white stuff on the windshield of the car!  But I only saw it a couple of times – it was actually pretty warm while I was there, getting up to 8 or 10 Celsius most days.

I was pretty much the last person in the airport as I went through customs in Mexico City.  They handed out the forms late in the flight, so I filled them out after we landed.  Unfortunately I filled out one box I wasn’t supposed to fill out, and so had to re-do a form (and the poor lady just wanted to go home!).  But I got the forms and stamps that I needed on my documents, in order to go on to the next step in the great visa adventure.

Then they searched my luggage – but at least this time it all arrived at the same time! 😉

To be honest, I’m not feeling at all well – but hopefully I can get some sleep and recover over the next few days.  It is a busy week, though – so sometimes getting rest takes some discipline! 🙂

Thanks for all your prayers, particularly regarding our visas, but also your prayers for my travels and also for our ministry in Mexico.  We appreciate it more than you know!

2000 Years of Missions Seminar II (video)

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Yesterday I presented the second half of the 2000 Years of Missions Seminar in Cremona, Alberta.  This is the part of the seminar covering the "modern era" of missions.  Once again I’ve collected a few clips to give you an idea what we talked about.

I admit it wasn’t my best day.  We came later than I had planned (fortunately I had set up the room the night before!).  When we were just about to leave for Cremona, I fell on the stairs with a jug of water, soaking myself and creating a lovely indoor waterfall.  These are the kinds of things that happen Sunday mornings!

But, people were kind and we managed to have fun in spite of a touch of chaos here and there.

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