Some random things I've said today

Board meetings are like this. It starts to rain out side and you're like "Yes rain! I can put on my bright green rain jacket and go walking in the rain". Then, after you're walking for a while, you realize that it's not ordinary rain, it's acid rain! And your once bright green jacket fades with your other shirt to make a base beige.

On another note it rained in Thunder Bay today. It was eery.


Another thing I've said...............
The only way that Im going back to Europe is if I was to get married (to whom ever I'm going to get married to) in Moldova, Bike Iceland, or when I have my mid life crisis I'll go to switzerland and tour the roots radicale spread of Anabaptism, to remind myself that this world and the love of GOD and devoition to Truth are beyonde my life and aren't limited to time. Those would be the only acceptable reasons for me to go there.

Great things to and from friends, GOD and a host of prayer.

Wow, thank you all (on behalf of Chico) for all the prayer and well wishes. He'll totally need some more prayer though, as he goes on to his sentencing in early march.

I'm also shocked to hear how far this story has gone.

Apparently the story of a friend in desperate times and the power of prayer, inspired one of my friends to express her care and concern through communion cup art!

If you'd like to check out her other art it's at http://kyladonkersgoed.blogspot.com/.

Thanks again for being a community that cares.

Nishnawbe = Northern Ontario First Nations family

I went to my first pow wow a couple of weeks ago and it was seriously killer times. It was really awesome to be with so many people and share in such a rich and distinct cultural party. I was a little leery about going to it initially (spiritual reasons) but when a friend of mine, who was dancing, explained that a pow wow just means 'a gathering' I was more game for good times.

I've experienced a lot of really cool things over the last while, from going to sweat lodges to and listening to mournful words and songs at first Nations funeral to laughing my face off with people I hardly know in an Ojibwa class, I've had such a rich time with so many people I have only recently begun to know.

I really love so much of this culture, how honest and vulnarable so many strangers have been with me has been such a good culture shock. I love how quick to laugh (even at ones self) so many people are. There's seriouly a lot to love, so many of the kids are so talented and so proud of who they are and the hope they carry for their people.

You can pray for me as I learn, teach, love and share with this culture, but if you could please keep the Northern Nishnawbe people in your prayers, in hope and thankfulness, it would be great. They're really great.