Psalm 108:4

hey.

sooo. this past week we had a course- Hermeneutics (learning how to read the Bible) with Merrill Dyck. It was very interesting, insightful, and I learned a lot!
... This past weekend there was also a youth conference called Acquire the Fire back home in ON! (picture above) I really wished I could have been there, but I watched most of it online. The overall theme was Encounter and I learned so much about God's love for us. Ron Luce and Mark Gizzardo spoke and there was awesome worship from Unhindered. Manafest and Thousand Foot Krutch also played! It is so inspiring to see so many youth's of our generation on fire for God!! I was possibly thinking about volunteering at it sometime next year :)
... we are leaving for tofino(across the island) tomorrow morning until wednesday night to go surfing and wave watching!
It was nice to be back at church this morning! I helped again with sunday school and they are starting up a new program and different sundays i will be helping out in the nursery and teaching children aged 3-6 and 7-10 years old.
after church, Trent and I went out for coffee with a fellow believer and it was nice just to have a real conversation, share, talk, and hear their story.

hope everyone has a good weekend and thanks again for all your support and prayers ♥

PQ: please pray for the students and children at North Cowichan Alliance

Philippians 4:13

hello there.

what a wild week it has been! ...lol but then again every week is intense! ;)
I hope you are all doing well :)
so...last Sunday night i had the oppertunity to go into the town of Duncan with about 8 others from Kaleo and talk to the homeless. We met Bob and Brenda who were brother and sister as well as Heebee who was First Nations; they have lived there, their whole lives. They told us their story and more about the town and the conflicts between the whites and natives as well as the drug and alcohol abuse. They told us how they live from a van and they are better off then a lot of others who are homeless. They are unable to get anything like social aid so a bunch of them stick together as a small community and help each other out. Near the end of the conversation we asked if we could pray for them. They said yes and it was so amazing how God provided this oppertunity for us and their willingness to hear us out. It breaks my heart to know that there are so many homeless people around the world who have so little and live in poverty ... but God loves and cares about each and every one of them. There are over 300 verses in the Bible about the poor and it is our responsibility to reach out to them!
-James 2:5 “Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?”
-Deuteronomy 15:7 “If there is a poor man among your brothers in any of the towns of the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother.”
This week our surf trip was cancelled and had to be rescheduled due to the weather forecast! So we went caving, shopping, and swimming instead. We also had a DTG (ditch the genders) night which was really fun! All the girls had the oppertunity to go to Oceanview (an old folks home nearby) and sing songs and interact with the residents there. We then went to Chemainus and had drinks from a local cafe and walked around town. We then went to Kristies's house where a wonderful meal was prepared for us and we spent time talking and sharing. The next morning we had some fun activities with our roomies!... Thank you so much for everything Kristie and Marissa! :) ♥
Also this weekend, from friday night to sunday afternoon, i had the oppertunity of serving at the women's retreat that came here to Camp Qwanoes! I served alongside the kitchen staff and other Kaleo students- preparing meals, putting away meals, and cleaning up the kitchen area. Many hours and hard work went into preparing meals for the ladies and it was such a blessing to work with a wonderful crew. I learned how important it is to work as a team to finish the tasks that need to be done. I have been learning a lot about community recently and what it means to be a piece belonging to a puzzle and the bigger picture. This coming week we have a course called Hermeneutics that i am looking forward to!
I hope you have an amazing week and God bless you :)
PQ: please pray for those who are lost and homeless

Romans 5:8

heeey.

so. this past week we went on the Pacific Grace with SALTS (sail and life training society). we left the Victoria harbour on Monday and returned on Friday! i loved it and it was such an amazing experience! we learned how to tie knots, raise and lower the sails, and parts of the ship. there was great food and fellowship. worship, games, and meetings at night were always fun and a pleasure. it was nice working as a team, being on watch, and getting to know everyone better.

this morning at church i helped again with sunday school which was exciting! we learned about thanksgiving and i got to help with the crafts and clean up.
Grace, made a turkey out of construction paper for me! :)
and i just want to say thanks again to Trent for driving me even though he has a sinus infection(please pray that he will get better soon). I talked again with Allison and they are still working on setting up the different age groups for childrens programs; i may be teaching/leading the 3-6 year old age group. After church we were able to talk with some of the members of the church and got to know them a bit better. One person in particular we got to talk to is living in the hospital: please pray for their recovery and that they will be open to God's calling.

i just want to thank you all again for your support, prayers, and mail! lol, i love reading your cards and letters. i hope everyone has a wonderful thanksgiving and is thankful for all that God has provided. i miss everyone at home and wish i could be there for turkey dinner! (L)

upcoming events: our surfing trip has been cancelled and will hopefully be rescheduled due to the weather forecast.... i am helping out with a womens retreat from the 16-18th and our herme
neutics course starts on the 19th!

PQ: please pray for those who are sick.

Zephaniah 3:17

hey hey hey!

This past week we had our first course! it was called 'Spiritual Formation' with Marv Penner. We read the book 'The Life You've Always Wanted' by John Ortberg which was faaabulous :) I highly recommend it! I learned a lot this past week and really enjoyed Marv's teaching. We also had a communion service on the dock which was really intense!

Over the past week we also had a fireside, met with our QFX supervisors and had a dance party!
A fireside is when we get to go in small groups to a staff members house for the night and enjoy fellowship with snacks and games :) I went to Brenda and Kevin's house and we played a game called 'Things' which was really fun! I also had a meeting with Mel, the Staffing Director, to talk about a 'Qwanoes Special Effects' where I will be helping with a special project with another Kaleo student, Abby! We had a dance party on Saturday night which was also really fun... I was in the country group! haha oh! and Rivera(my lovely roomie :) and I went for a walk near Maple Mountain and found these cool tree houses... we plan on going for a walk there again on another trail!

Church today went well! Trent and I usually go early to help set up with worship and I talked with Allison and got to help with Sunday School. The children were learning about Elijah, Elisha, and the whirlwind. We made a craft which was exciting where there go to glue Elijah and the whirlwind onto a page. They are starting there new program for the childrens church next week so I will be helping out with that :)

Tomorrow we are leaving on a big ship called the Pacific Grace with SALTS!

PR: please pray for all the Kaleo students! :)