Another Wintery Outburst

As I said in my previous post, just when I thought spring was close enough to touch, winter returned to clobber us with another blast of cold and snow. This is the view from our back door.

While the snow falls, I am busy reapplying to have my passport renewed. This is the second attempt in a month. The Canadian authorities were not pleased with my recent renewal request, I guess, so I am having to do it all over again. I want to get this in the mail today. Hopefully, they will be satisfied with the paperwork this time.

Please pray for me. A few days ago I slipped on an icy patch and wrenched my back somehow. Ever since, I've had terrible pain in my left hip and down that leg. No change of position seems to help, or relieve the pain in any way. I went to the chiropractor a couple days ago, and the freedom from pain lasted exactly 1 hour. Besides being painful, it's frustrating. I had to ask to be excused from my housekeeping duties in Dorm #3 the past few days. That makes me feel bad, because I know someone else will have to do the work for me.

This past week Arthur and I had the opportunity to present "our vision" for ministry to the others on our Local Church Equipping and Rural Shepherds Network team. Our Vision is rooted in a call to provide nurture and facilitate networking for pastors, pastor's wives and churches in rural areas of the Pacific Northwest, Western Canada and Southeast Asia. I'm trying to figure out if there is a way I can post (or provide a link to) our vision. Even though Arthur and I share the same vision, we each have aspects of the vision that vary somewhat because of the unique giftings God has given to us. These are reflected in the individual pieces of our vision.

The video you see below was taken on our camera at the recent "International Night" that the base celebrated. It's a Thai girl we've come to know, performing a Thai dance. Enjoy!!!