In the middle of No"rdegg"where

I'm afraid to say that these blog posts will begin to become fewer and far between, due to a reason of things. This internet is incredibly slow and I just don't have enough time to sit and wait for it. Plus camp is going to be getting pretty busy this spring and any free time that I have I am sure I will want to use for sleeping.

Well i have arrived at Frontier Lodge safely. In fact i was welcomed with a foot of snow on the ground followed by two more days of constant snowfall. It is more like winter here than it is in Manitoba (who would have thought?) I have been spending these last couple of days getting to know people and getting to know the camp. This week has been dedicated to staff training so I have been learning how to belay and tie numerous knots for rock climbing, how to clean/maintain bikes, and tomorrow we are going canoeing and chances are I will have to tip to learn how to do a self rescue (let me remind you that tomorrow the temp. is 8 degrees, Brrrr).

I can't help but think at times that if I had stayed at home I could be going to Cedarwood and working with many of my friends, where as right now I am still trying to get to know everybody.

Please pray for:

-Habit of time with God
Working all day makes it all to easy to spend any free time I have either sleeping or doing something that I feel is more important than God

-Flexibility
Allow me to be flexible in adjusting to this place, the people, and eventually the summer

Chapter Two: Following Phil Continued

My year at Kaleo has finished. But I hope and pray that my growth in Christ has only just begun. I am not sure how many people actually read this blog, but I figured I would continue it as long as I am away from home.

This Sunday I will embark on a new journey, one that once again leads me out west, this time to Alberta, to a small camp in the middle of nowhere called Frontier Lodge. For those of you who know my brother Phil, you might be familiar with this camp as he has now worked there for several years. It seems that I just love following my brothers footsteps (I guess they aren't bad steps to follow). I will be working at this camp (doing what? I have no clue) from the end of April to the end of August. I am unfamiliar with how this camp runs, which renders me very nervous as to how I am going to fit in with this camp. Nevertheless I am going there and God will be there with me.

Please pray for:

Frontier Lodge
-turns out due to my epilepsy I will not be able to belay this summer, which is a bummer considering climbing is one of Frontiers platforms. Along with that I am unable to drive for the same reason. I can't help but feel that I will be more of a burden to this camp than an asset.

Life after Kaleo
-many of us Kaleo students have "crashed" after joining the real world once again. We seem to be plagued with the same struggles we faced before. We seem to have forgotten how important it is to stay in God's word, and to have a steady prayer life.

The End is Now the Beginning

After our last class last week we have been having quite the adventures to finish off the year. Surf trip to Tofino, Kayaking down the Cowichan river, and just last weekend we went and snowboarded on Mt Washington closing day of the season.









The end of this trip was quite sad for a lot of Kaleo's as they knew that this was the last out trip we would be sharing together. Our lodge is now packed full of parents and their families. Gathering together here for our grad ceremony tomorrow.

Even though Kaleo is now over, I will continue to update this blog as often as I can to keep those who actually read it (my mother) informed of my wanderings.

To Fino For the Last Tme

Well we have arrived back from our Tofino surf trip and although the waves weren't the greatest, but we made the best of it and had a good time none the less. Despite the salt water I am really beginning to enjoy this surfing thing, although I still suck I can see that each day i am slowly getting better, too bad this may have been the last time I go surfing for a long time.













This past Sunday was filled with good-byes as we bid farewell to our last Bridge service. We had a sweet BBQ with tons of food to end it on a very light note, although we did reflect some on what these past eight months has held. It was very encouraging to hear how much the youth enjoyed hanging out with us Kaleo's and getting to know us. In the same way it was great to get to know the young people of the Church, Cobble Hill, the Bridge service, and the people involved in both will for
ever have a place on my heart.

Please pray for:

-Cobble Hill
For the people next year who will be running the Bridge. For the relationships that we have built with the people there, that they will not be forgotten. That Cobble Hill will receive the funding they need to move into their new building.

-Kaleo
As our year is coming to a close allow us to retain the knowledge that we have gained from this year. As we all go our separate ways allow us to stand strong as we are re-introduced to society, allow us to keep our faith deeply rooted in the word and not be swayed by Satan.

-Camp Cedarwood
I just found out that Cedarwood is receiving a new director couple this year, so I pray that transition goes well and that this year of Camp will not be hindered in any way because of it. Also pray for an abundance of staff for Cedarwood this year

-India
That the people and places of India wll remain on my heart through years to come. That i will not forgot the dire need for prayer that India has. Allow the India team to continue to pray for the people and villages that we went to.

Slumdog Millionaire

Although this blog post might seem out of place, I feel that my mind has been poked and those pokings are usually what i like to blog about. Last night a group of us Kaleo's decided to rent Slumdog Millionaire. A lot of us had been on the India trip so we thought it would be interesting to see this movie that is filmed and set in India. I knew that this movie was going to be heavy content wise before watching it, but I don't think you can ever really prepare yourself for content as heavy as that of the Indian slums. Although this movie was set nowhere near where we were when we were in India we could still relate with many things that we saw like the kids all playing cricket, the begging that goes on everywhere, the language, the religion, and of course the traffic. But this movie gave us insight to things behind the scenes. I hope that those who watch this movie are able to see past the story of the main character winning a million dollars, and see the kind of oppression that the Indian kids face in the slums. I'm not saying in any way that I know what it is like, not in anyway in fact I am probably the most oblivious but maybe that is why this movie pulled at my heartstrings the way it did. I just have many more things to add to the ever growing list of things to pray for India about.

If you have not seen this movie I highly suggest you do, but do not watch it as entertainment, watch it as a call to prayer for the people of India. This movie might have a happy ending but most people who grow up on the streets and in the slums do not.