I drive a van for the ministry when teams are here and occasionally for ministry errands. There are 2 vans – a Toyota Hiace and a Kia. The Kia incidentally has a wickedly annoying alarm system installed. I’ve had a mishap with both of the vans. Mishap #1: Backing the Kia out of the Beerseba … [Read more…]
Saw my first jaguar in Guatemala last week. Everything near tikal is either named after Tikal or Jaguars. The pelts of the jaguar were used by the Mayan kings of old. Now they are an endangered species. There were a pair of them at this little island zoo in Lago Itza. I was surprised at … [Read more…]
It is so awesome to have 16 people from our home church, Red Willow Community Church, here in Tactic with us. What an encouragement! It’s really refreshing for me to be able to converse with people that I have a history with – not having to begin at square one with every team member. The … [Read more…]
In today’s Edmonton Journal, my family and I are featured on page B3. Amber Shortt wrote an article about us living in Guatemala. She did a fine job. If you want to read the article, you can either buy a paper if you’re local enough, or you can buy it online ($1) as the link … [Read more…]
I’ve known about this for a while, but haven’t had a good picture to fit with the story. Now I do. Impact Ministries had been trying to purchase land for new schools for the past 6 years. The problem was that hardly any land was available and what was available wasn’t really nice land or … [Read more…]
Climbed the volcano. Again. Went with a team from Merritt B.C. the day before they flew out. This time, because of extra activity, visitors aren’t allowed to climb the volcano (well, like all things in Guatemala, it’s more of a suggestion). What was more spectacular this time was a brand new river of lava that … [Read more…]
A book for the ministry has been commissioned so they can use it for promotion in Canada this fall. We discussed what photos to use and came up with a list of 25 specific shots we need. I get to take those photos. So, I’ve been cruising around the countryside – when I get a … [Read more…]
I was biking home from the office and decided to try a short-cut that I had taken once before by vehicle. I took the wrong road and ended up at a dead end where you can take a through-path for pedestrians through a gate. The path continues through a beautiful meadow and ends up on … [Read more…]
This morning at Beerseba, I was just about to head home after teaching some classes when one of our students was hit by a truck. Hugo, the little guy at the bottom right hand of this photo, was playing with his friends where he wasn’t supposed to be playing and an older man in a … [Read more…]
I’m sending my Projection DVD Copy to the Montreal World Film Festival via a friend (Charles) from Stony Plain who is here on a short term team. I don’t trust the Guatemalan couriers for timing. They are very expensive too. A regular manilla envelope (8 1/2″ X 11″) under 1 lb would cost about $60 … [Read more…]