Snow, food and photos

As I mentioned on my last entry we stopped in at Rae and Sandy’s for lunch and supper on Friday, which was wonderful. Rae wasn’t there sadly (although this did give us the opportunity to eat his favourite ice-creams, Sandy said she had to hide some from him so there was some left for our visit, LOL). We also had the pleasure of meeting Rae’s parents Sy and Edith, who were both very gracious hosts. They were a part of the founding group who began Crowsnest Lake Bible Camp and it was fascinating to hear the story of how God led them to the campsite and this ministry.

The next day most of the snow was gone, but had been replaced by a very cold wind coming off the lake. So the girls and I snuggled up inside and Alex went up the mountain again.

For tea we visited Peter and Janice, who had also invited Marla and Robyn. We had a great time learning more about the staff and their roles here.

But the real highlight of the evening was that right in the middle of supper, it began snowing!!

It was so beautiful, Hannah was completely mesmerized and proceeded to spend the rest of the evening watching is from out the window. I must admit I also became quite distracted!

When we awoke the next morning the ground had a lovely covering again and it was fun to be the first to walk on it!

We were invited to attend church with Peter and Janice who happen to have a van that can seat us all. Yah! It is also Rae and Sandy’s church and Percy and Marla often attend.

Everyone was incredibly welcoming and we really enjoy being there to worship with them. The girls settled in well to crèche and Sunday school and I met some lovely mums in the baby room.

After church Alex took the girls outside to play in the snow. They made a snowman and did some tobogganing. Hannah really loved it, she is such an outdoor girl. It was a little too cold for Laura so she came in early for cuddles on the couch. 

I have included a tonne of photos in this blog as Alex has informed me that he called them boring blogs if there are no photos. So here are a heap to show all the stuff we have been up to.

On the way to Crows (for anyone interested in roads (!) you know how in Australia we have painted bumps on the side of the road to wake you up and tell you that you are getting close to the edge? In Canada they actually dig out grooves in the road instead, which is the marks you can see in the picture above)

The girls and Alex on the way to Crows. The mountain you can see to the far right is Crows Mountain.

 (I don't think that is the actually name of the mountain but the campsite is at the base of it.)

Josh and the girls having a laugh! The girls really loved Josh, he was great fun.

Alex's panorama of the mountains. We also have this same shot but covered in the new snow that I mentioned before. 

Sorry I don't have any shots of the girls in the snow, Alex hasn't had the chance to upload them yet. 

Today is Monday so we are excited to head up to the office to hear more about the program Alex will be involved in (COLTS) and ways that I can help over the next couple of weeks.

Prayer Points: 

If you pray, I know that Ginny (who is in charge of camp volunteers and camps) would love some prayer about the next two camps coming up very soon. A junior camp (9-11 year olds) and a girls camp (11-13 year olds) These run simultaneously with the Junior camp staying on site and the girls camp heading out camping in the wilderness. Both are in need of a Program supervisor and a Study leader.

I also know from the Crows newsletter and website that they are also down on financial support due to many reasons so if you are interested in supporting their through prayer or financially that they would really appreciate this.

Thanks! Catch ya next time