Thursday, Sept. 23 was a day that no one expected. A staff member on home assignment went to be with the Lord after suffering a brain aneurysm five days earlier. It was a huge shock and it has affected many of the staff and students. He left behind his wife and eight children. We justContinue reading “A sad day at RVA”
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Cleared for take-off
We are so excited to let you know that the tickets have been purchased for us to depart back for Kenya August 12th from Calgary, AB. We definitely have been anticipating this date for the last few weeks. However, we are not yet fully supported to the amount that we will be needing in aContinue reading “Cleared for take-off”
Leap of Faith
During our trip to Vancouver we have made it a priority to visit many of the Olympic venues that were built for the 2010 Winter Olympics. It has been great to be able to go and see where Olympians competed in many different sports. To be there and imagine what it would take to trainContinue reading “Leap of Faith”
Itinerary for the next couple of months
Well, here it is. At least what we are considering our last couple of months here in Canada. Seats are booked on British Airway to leave from Calgary on August 13th. Our few possessions here in Canada are starting to find their way to storage. School is winding down. The owners of the house weContinue reading “Itinerary for the next couple of months”
The cattle on a thousand hills
A year can be a long time and a lot can happen in a year. However, the one thing that can really suffer is the financial support of a missionary. We know that there are many things that can go through people’s minds regarding supporting a missionary while they are on home assignment. However, the reality of itContinue reading “The cattle on a thousand hills”
Running with the Dubbers Vol 8 Issue 1c
Kenya on Our Minds “Ella isn’t telling the truth! She hasn’t ridden on the roof of a car and chased zebras.” Boy in Ella’s playschool Indeed Ella has. It has been fun to hear our kids share this and other adventures with their friends. We did not know how they would respond to being inContinue reading “Running with the Dubbers Vol 8 Issue 1c”
Running with the Dubbers Vol 8 Issue 1
Crunching Numbers Working at Rift Valley Academy in Kenya has been a big step for us as far as finances go. We live entirely on financial support from people here in Canada. This allows tuition at RVA to remain low for missionary families. Right now we only have 80% of our required financial support. WouldContinue reading “Running with the Dubbers Vol 8 Issue 1”
You know you are Canadian when …
… zero degrees is considered a heat wave. Wow, the last week has produced some major environmental mood swings. First we were so excited when the daytime temperature finally got above zero. It was glorious. Then in the matter of 24 hours the temperature plummeted about forty degrees. We woke to a completely unexpected mindnumbingContinue reading “You know you are Canadian when …”
Christmas in Canada
It was a white Christmas for sure this year. We had a great time visiting with family. Todd’s parents and sister came and spent Christmas with us in Stettler. We rode the steam train and saw real reindeer. Then we were off to Bentley to camp out with the Stenstroms with twelve of us staying inContinue reading “Christmas in Canada”
Running with the Dubbers 