Sunday

I woke up at 7am this morning. I got dressed up nice...a skirt and long johns with a nice big sweater over my dress shirt and long john shirt. I put on my toque, mitts and boots. Then I started my car. While it warmed up, I filled up the trunk with all of my warm outdoor clothing, a box of candles and matches, bottles water and a big bag of trail mix, my tool kit and safety kit, and some cassette tapes. Then I went out, put the extension cord, all 125 feet of it, in the trunk. I filled the back seat with any blankets I have and headed off.

First I stopped at the 7-plex to pick up the grade 10 teacher. Then we headed to pick up the wife of one of the teachers in the duplexes. by 8am we were on the ice bridge. We are going to church. YAA!

These girls haven't been to church since Christmas, so it was kinda a big deal. They are both older than me, but we are all about the same age. The trip to High Level went by so quickly, just talking and getting to know each other. They have met many times before, so I guess it was them getting to know me and vice versa.

We went to High Level Christian Church, a mennonite church. It was a lively church, excellent songs. The people were very friendly. The service was about having the stamina to climb a mountain...can we do it alone? Can we do it with God? The pastor had some great stories, and all of us agreed after that we felt motivated to work out more at the school! We also talked about starting up a bible study in Fox Lake and making it available for any and all of the teachers. We will begin after the teaching conference. I am very excited. The grade 10 teacher has a study she is excited about doing with us.

we had dinner at one of the only restraunts in High Level...Boston Pizza. Can I compare it to Edmonton's Swiss Chalet? Most of the people we met at the church were later at Boston Pizza too! They smiled at us and we smiled back. I think that we will return the next sunday that we can.

God is starting something great in Fox Lake. The believers are getting together. We are bonding and making friendships. We are excited about our faith and eager to see things happening. We are making plans and I believe that they are going to get carried out. God's hand is over the people in Fox Lake, all the people in Fox Lake. And I know that His hand is about to come down on us in a powerful way. Just watch. Something is about to happen, and I can't wait!

Please continue to pray for me, but let's pray for the community as a whole. the school, the families, the workers. I am so excited to be here. We need your prayers as we begin our prayer groups and our bible studies. When two or three are gathered together in prayer, powerful things happen...so let's gather together in prayer for this wonderful community!