Break went by fast in Nova Scotia, and I flew back to Ontario just over a week ago. A large group of us Students from WOLBI went to Canada's Wonderland and enjoyed twisting, turning, and flying around on coasters and other rides. About a week ago we started our first week of counselor training where we learned about many different aspects of youth counseling, specifically in a camp environment, and also took Red Cross First Aid Training. After the exam on Saturday we were done our first week of training and enjoyed the rest of the day off. My friend and I were feeling quite industrious that afternoon and decided to make some use of a dirty pond located down in a gorge on property. So we searched the barns and property for materials to make a raft, and spend the remainder of the afternoon pounding nails, sawing boards, and strapping Styrofoam and butter buckets to the bottom of our raft. After Dinner we made our maiden voyage across the pond and declared the vessel unsinkable. Today a small group of set off to find a lake several kilometers behind the school property as it was a beautiful sunny day. We found it with little trouble and spent a couple hours swimming there.
But what lies ahead for us now is Summer Camp 2007. Our theme this year at Word of Life Youth Camp (www.wol.ca) is "HEROS". We are all getting pumped up and prepared to really get to know and have an impact on the kids and teens that will be coming here over the summer! We kick things off in one week with 3 teen weeks followed by 5 more weeks of kids camp. We are excited to share with these youth what Christ has done in our lives while getting to know them through the tons of awesome activities here at camp (such as mountain biking, bmx-ing, high ropes, sports, archery, swimming, paintball, hiking, etc...). We have some awesome speakers here this year to really challenge the kids, and Program has some really exciting new ideas to throw at us! Be praying for continual reliance on God to give us all the strength to make it through keeping our focus on Him. I will be counseling and helping out with the music ministry
I will be beginning my ministry in the Bible Institute Admissions department on August 1st, and so it will be exciting to see how God will use me in getting people interested in spending a year studying the Bible. I need to raise $600/month support to help me in my ministry this next year, but most of all I need people to pray for me. I have really learned a lot about the power of prayer this last year. If anyone is called to help me financially or through prayer I really appreciate it!

This afternoon a group of us in the student body rented paintball guns and played paintball all afternoon back on WOL property. I think we all sweated off 5lbs in the sun, but it was great fun. Tomorrow is the last day of classes at Word of Life. I write exams on Friday then leave for the 2.5 hour drive to get a flight in Toronto after I finish. One of my friends who came here from Nova Scotia has "connections" with Air Canada and can fly herself and friends for really good fares, so 5 of us are flying with her to Nova Scotia for a two week break. I get to go home and spend some time with friends and parents back home. Its been a great year, and I will return to WOL after my break to work with the Summer Camp Youth program here. I have decided to stay on and work at Word of Life as a Short-Term Missionary in the Bible Institute Admissions Department. I will begin work on August 1st and am planning on staying for a two-year term.

All the details will be in the letter I will be sending out to people, so if you want to be on my list please email me or leave a comment with your mailing address.

Ever since I was really young I always wanted to get into photography, and whenever I had a camera to play with I always would try to find an interesting shot or funny angle to do something with...But never did I do anything with my interest...Well until recently. I just started looking at old pictures I had taken, and began touching them up and taking more with my less than perfect camera. Also I was able to get a really good deal on a nice digital camera that didn't even touch my bank account through an interesting twist of events. And so I have started a photo blog with some friends where I hope to put up some of the pictures I have taken and/or played with a bit. Here are some of the galleries I put up:

Remember the valley I mentioned in the last post? (where cars would go in and couldnt get out). Well this first picture is us at the bottom. The Next photo is actually the top of a fence post here at WO. Maitenance was busy today taking several feet of snow off all the roofs. It has been snowing every day here a substancial amount...actually it is still snowing as I post this. The last photo is of my poor car....I just dug it out and it is now buried again, and today someone slid into it with a big Ministry van and broke the corner lights on my passenger side. What can ya do eh? The rest of the pics I just took are in the gallery.

I just don't understand spammers. Today I received an email from Satan, Aslan, Ishmael, Serendipity, and the Beatles. Hmm....I also keep getting repeated emails suggesting I should buy some Weight Loss pills. Hmmm....Do they know me? Well, I do eat alot at WO... On another note, The Colts Won the SB, and it was a good game! I just got back from New L* this evening. Its about 6 1/2 hours North of O*. Its pretty chilly up there. I'm not sure if I saw any pavement the entire time I was up there. It was packed snow all over the "roads". I guess letting cars drive over the snow instead of plowing saves $$. Traveling on the way back was arctic. The four lane highway had about 2 inches of packed frozen snow on it. When we got to HorseShoe valley, it was a nighmare. The entire valley was filled with cars who couldn't get up either side. Luckily our big diesel van had the back packed full of our sound and video equipment, which aided our ascent. However our time up in New L* was well worth it. The SnowCamp we helped out with went great, and we had several teens accept Christ into their lives, and several more dedicate their lives too him. Despite the less than warming tempuratures, we had an adventure on a horse-drawn sleigh out into the woods, where we lit a huge bonfire, roasted hotdogs & marshmellows, and went tubing down a small hill in the woods. Being a person who likes warmth I tended to stay near the fire, which ultimately ended in about a dozen little fire-holes in my coat and pants. Oh Well. At least I was warm. I put up tons of photos in the gallery of our weekend.

It's been 30 days since I posted...but I decided to put aside my fat Theology textbook and give an update. G** and I had a great drive down to the US, it was very rainy in the Maritimes (Icy around Sackville, New Brunswick), but we made it safely to  New York. Gina dropped me off at the Word of Life Bible institute there and continued through the night toward Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania until she reached her school, . I arrived at S*** early, as I went there for the Missions Conference which was to start on the 5th. My school from WO was going to arrive then. So I slipped into the New York BI life quietly and they put me up in the Colombia dorm with several of the New York students. I lay low for the next few, very warm, days until my school from Canada arrived. We had a great time there, then made the long bus ride up to ON, where we were greeted by a snowstorm.
Life at the BI is now well underway and we have had a great month. This last weekend marked the beginning of our "Snow Camp". Snow camp is an action packed weekend designed for kids and teens filled with Tubing, sledding, paintballing, skating, sports, music, skits, games, and the Gospel. There were five salvation decisions voiced, and many dedications. I, however was not part of all the fun on Campus. Testify is instead helping out with Satellite Snow Camps hosted at Churches not able to come to Snow Camp. This weekend we went to Huntsville, ON (Near Parry Sound), and had an action packed weekend with Tubing, Late Night games, music, and many other fun things for teens and teens at heart. It was our first day there and one girl accepted Christ into our heart. The following day brought many renewed lives dedicated to Christ! Barry ** from WO spoke for our weekend and was an active participant in our Tube runs at Rock Ridge. It was tiring, but well worth it. Thanks to everyone who helped out to make it possible (Especially those at Riverside Baptist). I have photos which are going up in the gallery from our adventure.
Today marked our first day with Pastor Ken * (Yes, N* the one from P*. We began our studies in Galatians, and Rebecca ** from CCA made is here for the week as well sitting in on classes. When it was announced that Pastor Ken was N* there were scattered, but enthusiastic cheers from fellow M* in the classroom.
That is January summed up, however yesterday I had an adventure which was a first. I finally rode on a snowmobile. Yes, those things I heard about in children's stories and always imagined as a child, on par with space-ships and monster-fighting submarines. My friend and I went out on his 34 year old, less than perfect condition snowmobile and hit the fields behind our campus...a few hills back, we struggled through two feet of snow and decided to return, upon which the sled, in simple terms "broke". We tried a few things to no avail and hiked back through woods, valleys, over streams, and through gorges back. And yes, its still out there...covered in snow I am assuming. So it will be another adventure to go and retreave it.
I am praying to see whether I will be working at WO next year, or be back at home. It all depends on whether or not the support I raise through WO for working will be able to pay my school debt (now looming eerily over me).
Thank you all for your prayers, emails and support! I hope to be in N*  the spring for those out there.
Please be praying for our upcoming snow camp weekends.
In Christ,