Home from BC

Hi everyone,


We are just back home from a great weekend in BC!  We were invited to sing/speak at MCCBC's annual celebrations, to raise awareness and funds for the work of MCC worldwide.  Abe Janzen, Executive Director of MCC Alberta, and me and Darryl spent the last three days singing/speaking/ and learning about the great work of MCCBC, and meeting really wonderful people and supporters.  On Friday evening we were in Abbotsford at Bakerview MB Church, where 340 people gathered to support MCC.  Saturday evening we traveled to Richmond, BC, and were welcomed by 130 good folks.  Sunday morning, we "crashed" the service at Highland MB in Abbotsford, where Abe preached an inspiring sermon, and Darryl and I sang some songs.  And Sunday afternoon we were in Surrey, singing to clients, staff and donors of an amazing new program of MCCBC called the Single Parents Support Project, which works with single parents, some of whom are HIV+, many of them newcomers to Canada, and all of them experiencing economic difficulties and barriers.  It was a highlight of our time in BC.  Four women shared their stories and struggles of raising children on their own, finding affordable housing, work, and dealing with significant trauma.  It was an honour to be in the room with them and to hear their stories.  A humbling afternoon. 

Darryl has added a video from this weekend of Abe telling a story about a woman that he met in Nepal a few months ago, as well as a clip of the two of us singing "Be Thou My Vision".  My favourite hymn.

It has been a while since we have blogged.  Sorry about that.  We will try to be more consistent and diligent.  The cause is so important, both here in Canada, and worldwide. 

Thank you for reading.