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We were stopping by my nephew Jevon’s school to see a (very cool) project that he had been working on. We were walking through the halls when another student asked Jevon if we were all his family. Hearing an affirmative, she swore in amazement.<\/p>\n

Seriously, girl? In Mexico, we bring more family members just to go grocery shopping.<\/p>\n

Well, we’re obviously not in<\/em> Mexico anymore.<\/p>\n

So just a week in, we’re still adjusting to life here. The way our schedule here works, the very beginning and very end of the trip are probably the busiest, so we’ve hit the ground running. Or, I should say, sprinting.<\/p>\n

We very much enjoyed our time at First Evangelical Free Church, and then at Prairie Tabernacle, meeting a few new friends and reconnecting with old friends. We’ve also had business to take care of, sometimes expected and sometimes unexpected.<\/p>\n

We had a tour of Hannah’s new school and dorm this week, which was pretty cool.<\/p>\n

We’re gearing up now for the Where did the Bible Come From?<\/a><\/em><\/strong> seminar on Friday and Saturday. By the way, there is still time to register (until 7pm tonight) if you’re in the area! We really want to fill it up, and there’s still space left. Just click the link above. Invite your friends!<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Sunday we’ll be at the South Calgary Chinese Evangelical Free Church, before ending our first very quick visit to Calgary. We’ll be back later in the summer.<\/p>\n

Well, gotta run!<\/p>\n

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Hannah and Nathanael try a new game with their cousins.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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