I just had to share these classics from 2010.
So we had an event for Independence Day at the Jesús María community centre, with lots of activities. The first picture shows you-know-who with our friend David Gomez, who served with us in Jesús María (and is now a missionary in Uruguay).
The second picture is, of course, Hannah and Nathanael, same day, at the community centre.
Thanks again to everyone who has been praying for us during our time in Canada! Here’s a brief update…
We’ve been able to enjoy a little time with family, so that’s cool.
On Sunday, we enjoyed the service at First Evangelical Free Church. It was great to see many of you there! We’re always thankful to get together with our brothers and sisters in the Lord.
We were also encouraged to hear that the service went well at our church in Mexico. Lord willing we’ll catch up by watching the video sometime! 🙂
Also, I know that many of you have been praying for Hannah as she’s been looking for a job and a place to live. Well, the Lord has been bringing things together in many ways! Lord willing, this week she will start work, and also move into a new basement suite which she will eventually share with a room mate. More on that later, no doubt!
And, for a further clue that we really are in Canada, here’s a picture I took today:
My Dad spent countless hours in the study of God’s Word.
That study was expressed as he taught classes at a Bible college, or as he led a Bible study, preached, or provided counselling. But he also spent countless hours writing. Much of that writing he put online.
His online work actually focused on two topics – the Bible was one, and hymns was another.
After he passed away last August, we had to decide what to do with this online material. I finally decided to consolidate it all into one website – with the possibility of added unpublished work as well in the future. So, Wordwise Hymns and Wordwise Bible studies will be eventually all found here:
However, I am putting the material up a little at a time, which means that, Lord willing for the next few months (maybe years!), you’ll see new articles every week (currently 5x a week).
Other than updating the format, the material will be posted just as he originally wrote it.
If you’re looking for some thoughtful, Bible-based studies and articles (including answers to many questions that he received over the years – including some interesting ones like “Should I wear angel jewellery?”)), I encourage you to check out Wordwise. A series on the basics of the faith is just finishing up today (“Exploring Christianity”), and will be followed by some general articles about the church and the Christian life.
A lot of this material is in a format that could easily be used in a small group study, or printed on the back of a bulletin.
The latest articles are also currently found on the right sidebar of this site.
If you have any comments or suggestions regarding navigation and style, feel free to let me know. The site is probably not in its “final” form yet, and I’m sure there is a lot of room for improvement.
On this day in 2010, exactly ten years ago, Nathanael was graduating with his kindergarten class (K3). This was his last year attending Elizabeth Catelett Kindergarten in Ixtapaluca (named after the American/Mexican artist).
I have lots of pictures and video from that night, including some with his mortarboard, but this is one of my favourites. I think he was walking across the stage to receive his diploma.
First of all – Congratulations, Hannah, upon your completion of high school! We’re so proud of you, and all your hard work – you are AMAZING!
Yes, that’s right, Hannah has completed Grade 12. She also won an award for Math, and another for Art! Great job, Hannah!
Now, back in the “old days”, we were thinking that we would be eating our way through a grad banquet, and sitting through a grad ceremony, this week. As I’m sure you all know, everyone’s plans have changed rather drastically since those “old days”, and we have discovered that God had completely different plans!
So, we’re in Mexico, Hannah has been out of the dorm since March, and – banquet and grad ceremonies? Who knows (besides God)? Those things may still happen in the fall – or not – and if they do, we may be there – or not. Did that cover all the bases?
All that being said, this week has not been without celebration. Tonight, Lord willing, the grads will still have a party. And yesterday, there was some kind of grad recognition – thingme – something – thanks to the good folks from Prairie Christian Academy!
Hannah was at Shari’s parents’ house (which is not far from the school). Honking was heard – honking like you rarely hear in Canada (unless there’s a wedding going on) (and there wasn’t). And turning onto the street was a caravan of vehicles. The faculty had put together the “PCA Grad Parade” of 2020, with balloons and waves and smiles (and, as previously mentioned, a lot of noise!).
A banner with Hannah’s picture and the class verse (Psalm 62:2) was deposited on the lawn. Hannah received a cap and gown, and had her picture taken with the principal, Darryl Hern.
You can actually see a video with pictures of all the grads on Facebook: PCA Grad Parade
So congratulations again, Hannah! And hopefully the celebrations will continue – maybe even into the fall – actually, who care what happens? We can celebrate as long as we want, wherever we want. So there.
I’ve been posting these “retro” pictures for a while, and I don’t just want to post birthday pictures every May, even though it is “birthday month” around here.
However, 10 years ago today was kind of a classic joint party, with a joint theme. And strangely enough, the picture I posted last May was about the H1N1 Flu!
So – 10 years ago today was a party “on the ice rink”. Not literally. But it was a joint birthday party – Hannah’s theme being figure skating, and Nathanael’s hockey. It was a big party for the whole neighbourhood, with piñatas and face painting and everything.
These were taken before the party. I really liked these cakes. Simple but elegant.
