Home, Sweet Home... well... almost =)

So. Back in Canada!

Our last few days in Europe were really great. Stayed with my friend Verena-who had come to Moose Jaw as an exchange student two years ago-and her family for two days in Germany. Very thankful it worked out, lots of fun and blessings (including free room and food ^^) The trip back home was really long. 5 hours on the train to Frankfurt, 5 hour sleep, 7 hour flight to Montreal, 6 hour layover, 5 hour flight to Vancouver, 6 hour sleep, 2 hour flight to Smithers, lots of excitement and hugs, 1 hour drive to Houston, more excitement and hugs and Voila!

You know, I was thinking on the flight across BC while looking at the mountains and red pine trees how good it was to be coming back, but that the past 2 months had just flown by as if it never happened! But then something triggers the mind and memories and stories come flooding back. [So please ask about the trip and ask to see pictures and hear stories!] I don't want to forget anything and I want to keep hold of the lessons God has been teaching me and I want to keep in touch with some of the amazing people we met along the way. I know Olinda has =) Too bad she had to jump right into the swing of things with a family reunion and rushing to get all the hay in before the rain. (Although some of her Dutch relatives are up here for a visit so it was cool to say Hey! Last time I saw you we were in a different country! Heel leuk) At least I still have some time (between visiting Friends and grandparents and enjoying BBQs and swimming at the river with Jane and playing with my little cousins) to relax and reflect before entering the wonderful world of Ootsa Lake Bible Camp for two weeks.

We praise God for protecting us and providing for us every day (even if it means getting into vehicles with strangers kind enough to help us find our way in a big city) And we're thankful for the way He has used us to touch others in ways we probably will never know, but even more so how He has used others to encourage us and teach us so much about loving people and enjoying His creation and living in freedom.

I'm excited to go back to camp, still have to figure out how I'm getting there, but I know it will work out. I'll be praying for the people we met this summer and also for the people I will be meeting in the next few weeks at Camp, (and also for the many people God has placed all over the globe this summer), that doors would be opened for the Gospel to be proclaimed... tenderly... and that hearts would turn to Christ. For everything that can be known about Him has been clearly perceived in everything that has been created. We just have to pray for the open heart and eyes to see it!!

Well I suppose I should be going, the lady next to me at the library is wrinkling her nose and telling me to blow mine. Sorry I have a chronic disease!!! (I'll try harder not to sniffle). God bless her heart. And my nose.

Caronport (aka Mom, Dad, Club-J, Jacee, Sawdehar ;), Joe's Place, Briercrest College, etc.), See you in two and a half weeks!!! Love you all and praying for you!

-Oh, crazy story! So I went over to one of my friend's places, a girl I met at Army cadets-I never keep in touch with her but I always visit everytime I come to Houston. Anyways, I went to see if she was home and her uncle said, "oh, she's not here, she's a multimillionaire now living in Kamloops, yah, her parents won the Lotto, $9.5 mil. and their living in Kamloops, or maybe Calgary, I don't know, they don't really have anything to do with me anymore" So I ended up talking to him for about half an hour instead. Really encouraging. Didn't know he was a believer, (never actually talked to him before) but I'm glad she has an uncle like him, he was glad she had a friend like me, I just talked to her on facebook (thought I should probably keep in better touch, don't even know my friends are millionaires) and she seems to be doing pretty well, just got back from Nova Scotia! lucky ;) Okay I'm done now. Ciao!