YOUR LOVE NEVER FAILS

2 Timothy 1:7

just some random pictures for you!
this past week we had class, Christian Worldview, with Cal MacFarlane!
I really enjoyed this course and was able to take a lot away after this week. we had gym night on monday and played basketball and soccer which was fun! on thursday evening we had a Jewish Passover ceremony which was really neat. we had unleaven bread, lamb, veggies and potatoes and fruit salad as well as other traditional food. mark proposed to emma! but it was an april fools day joke of course. haha some people thought it was real! friday was really rainy and windy and we were planning a hike up through the woods to a cross on the mountain near the camp but we ended up not going and had a chapel instead and talked about Jesus being put on the cross. we spent time in prayer before going back to class. the power then went out for several hours and we wrote our exam in the afternoon. that night a few of us went into town for dinner and then came back to go to Jim and Sarah's house to spend time in fellowship playing games and having a snack. on the drive back to camp we spontaneously decided we would go into town and we ended up going to walmart! we had a really fun time, good conversations and prayer time. :)
saturday evening we watched the Passion of the Christ which was a really powerful movie. sunday morning there was a lot of people at church and we had a wonderful Easter service! trent's car broke down so we got a ride with a family who lives fairly close to us. on the way home they invited us over for lunch and they had an easter egg hunt outside with hardboiled eggs for their kids! it was such a wonderful day and reminded me of home. today i spent most of the day playing ball hockey and spent some time in the prayer room. i am so thankful for this Easter weekend and that HE IS RISEN!
i hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend and were blessed as much as i was.
this week we are having another 24/7 week of prayer and we are also going kayaking in different groups on tuesday and wednesday! (i have decided to go on the calm ride.) the water will be just above freezing but we will have dry suits!
love and missss you all! excited to be seeing everyone soon :)
thanks for your prayers. please let me know if you have anything i can pray for!
<3

PR: -pray for two friends who have just had babies(keyrsten + kaylah)
-my nana is in the hospital waiting for the results of some testing, pray for her and her husband as they are not sure whether she will be going into a home or not
-pray for safe driving as my parents come out for my kaleo grad!
-praise the Lord for sending his Son this Easter weekend!
-pray thatd during this week of prayer God will touch our hearts and our lives will be affected
-praise the Lord for Nate's sister Kaitlin, who had an MRI today and her cancer has receded substancially!!!
-also pray that as students our minds will stay focussed on all that we still have to learn here in the next two weeks and would not miss opportunities for fellowship with each other

1 Corinthians 13:2

this past week was our surf trip to tofino!
it was so amazing, but it seemed to go by really fast. i cant believe it's almost april! we left tuesday morning and stopped at Coombs and Cathedral Grove as well as a nice waterfall! (same route as last surf trip) once we got to Ucluelet where we were staying in a church we had the afternoon free to roam around town which was exciting. that night we had chapel and the next morning we drove a half hour to tofino to pick up the surf boards and head to the beach! it was a sunny day with nice waves. i had a lot of fun! we then had chapel again on the second night with some local youth and we got to tell them about kaleo and pray for them and their towns of Ucluelet and Tofino. a few people, myself included went surfing again for a second time on thursday which was gross putting on a wet wetsuit but it was still a lot of fun! Jim showed me some tips which i was really thankful that he took the time to do and was able to ride some waves. i never got to standing up on the board but was able to squat so that was still fun :) it was raining that day and after lunch we cleaned up and headed back across the island for Crofton! it was a good trip and i really enjoyed the fellowship with others as well as spending some time with God. friday was a busy day as michelle and chantelle from briercrest came to interview us about our decisions after kaleo and pray for us. we had chapel and then later that day was the juniors retreat so we had a meeting with all the staff at 3:30pm. as my ministry opportunity i was counselling this weekend with Anna who i was so thankful for. we had 7 girls altogether ranging in ages from 9-11. Their names were Mikayla, Nova, Alex, Mercedes, Julia, Sarah, and Darien. It was a jam packed weekend but was also really fun! we played games, went to Q-town for speaking/chapel, and had cabin discussions and prayer times. also on saturday the kidds had many options of what they wanted to do and one of those was the challenge course! i was helping out there for a couple hours getting kids in their harnesses and making sure their helmets fit properly. it was fun working with Tim, Jess, Dave, and Phil! the kids had a lot of fun and left sunday after lunch.
this week we have our last class with Cal MacFarlane and its called Christian Worldview. I really enjoyed what we learned in class today and look forward to the rest of the week!
hope you are all having a good week and thanks for reading my blog :)
miss everyone!
love and blessings<3
ps. ill put pictures up when i can find some time!

PR: please pray for
-all the children that were impacted by the juniors retreat, specifically the girls in my cabin
-pray for our last class this week and all that we learn
-pray for Emma and others who are sick here at kaleo
-pray for the youth group and the towns of tofino and ucluelet

1 John 3:18

This past week was pretty busy!
we had our gospels exam on monday. and then on tuesday and wednesday we did a 'ditch the guys/girls" for girls night we got snacks and then went to a salsa dancing class at the local gym in duncan! it was fun :) and then we went to the guest house and stayed over there for the night and had some good chats. on wednesday afternoon i did my QFX ministry with Michael Down who is the follow up coordinator. i was with Caroline, and John and we mostly just folded andd stapled papers. it was fun! thursday we headed up to mount washington for snowboarding/skiing and i went skiing and had so much fun! the weather was absolutely beautiful :) it was so amazing standing at the top of the mountain and looking out over all of God's wonderful creation, wow. friday morning we had chapel and i shared my testimony! our camp ministry essay was due as well and i did mine on the postion of a camp cook. saturday we played volleyball and ball hockey in the afternoon which was SO fun! :)
i also got a skipping rope so i have been skipping a lot lately. we had church on sunday and the sermon was about being a part of the body of Christ. sunday evening i went to the Bridge at Cobble Hill Church where Kaitlyn, Mark, and James help lead the service. That was good! and then today i had to finish my gospels paper and i wrote about having faith/believing and how it relates to John. and i did dishes tonight and just got back from gym night which was really fun! we played dodgeball and basketball. WOW. what a wild week! had a hard time remembering everything... hope i didnt forget something! also my roomiee Emma came back after a week at home! so that was really exciting :)
tues-thursday we are goinng on another surf trip to ucluelet and tofino! :D should be an amazing time. and then next weekend i am counselling for a juniors retreat that is coming to camp qwanoes.
well i still need to pack for tomorrow! yikes.
hope you all have a wonderful week and let me know if you have any prayer requests!
thanks for reading! love and blessings <3

PR: -please pray for my nana as she has been in and out of the hospital recently
-please pray that everyone would be safe on the surf trip!
-also pray that i would be able to make the most of the rest of my time here!

John 16:33

The past couple weeks have been busy busy busy! time is flyinng.
we had gospels with Wes Olmstead this past week and it was an amazing class that i really enjoyed and learned a lot from. i loved studying the gospels and the life and teachings of Jesus. We had our exam this afternoon and it was kind of intense but i hope it went okay!
On friday night i had signed up to help in the kitchen for the guest group that came for the weekend and it was a fun time serving with kitchen staff and other kaleos to prepare things for the next day (i filled ketchup and syrup bottles as well as cleaned!) :D
sunday morning i taught sunday school and we learned about Job and having faith in God even through hard times. the story was taught on the felt board and we played many games, sang, and did a craft! (thanks again Trent for helping out)
this next week we have DTG= ditch the guys/girls! so we will be having a girl party which should be fun haha! and then we are going up to mount washington for the day to go skiing/snowboarding. also i have my QFX with Michael Down, Caroline and John on wednesday afternoon so that should be fun!

thanks for reading... miss you all! <3
home soooon :D

PR: -pray that God will continue to work through our Kaleo community this next month and help prepare us for when we leave!
- also please pray for the senior pastor at our church, Marvin Croswell and his wife, as they are in Turkey for the next couple weeks!

Psalm 62:6

Hello everyone! :)

This past week was reading break...what a week of learning! and lots of homework to do! On monday afternoon, we had a debriefing of our trips- both the Mexico and Olympic teams... we shared pictures and stories from our experiences. Wednesday our theology paper was due and i wrote on the inerrancy of the Bible! i learned a lot from researching this topic and using Biblical passages to prove my point. there was a guest group here on from friday-sunday and i helped with dishes on saturday morning. saturday afternoon i got to spend the day with Emma, Kim(ems mom), and Marissa! we went into Duncan for lunch and some shopping which was really fun... it was nice to have a day of not so much stress! on sunday, Trent and i did a presentation for our church about our experiences at the Olympics which went well! and i am teaching sunday school next week!
these past couple days i've been learning how to rely on God and trust in him and it has been amazing! God has placed a couple verses on my heart that i will share with you! Psalm 119:32 'i run in the path of your commands for you have set my heart free' and Psalm 5:11 '...let all those rejoice who put their trust in You..."
on sunday we also had a lot of pre-course work due for Gospels! Wes Olmstead is for the week and is teaching us about the Gospels. i am enjoying the course so far and love learning. Today i started my chemistry course that i am taking online and tonight we played soccer which was really fun! :)
today i also found out that i might have a job again at Subway for the summer and fall which i am so excited about! (thank you so much Sarah!!)
and i got two letters in the mail today which was exciting!! (thanks Gma+Gpa- i love reading your letters!)

anyways, i should get to sleep!
thanks for reading and i hope you all have a wonderful week !
God bless <3
love always!

PR: -thank God for all that he has been doing in my life and the amazing opportunity we had to go to the olympics... pray that the seeds we planted there would continue to grow!
-also for my mom's new job/dad working overtime.
-pray for health to be restored for those who are sick! (grandparents, colds, etc.)
-my cousin Amy as she is in Europe on a rugby tour.
-praise him for the beautiful weather!

inspiration!?

here is an update of pictures from the last few weeks!
miss everyone <3
2 Corinthians 4
Therefore, since through God's mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart. Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness,"made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that his life may be revealed in our mortal body. So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you. It is written: "I believed; therefore I have spoken."With that same spirit of faith we also believe and therefore speak, because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you in his presence. All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God. Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.