Our Missionary Journeys … Before our ‘fans’ think we’ve fallen off the face of the planet, I’d better update this blog. Actually I meant to do it a month ago. So much for good intentions! The last few months have been very busy for us. We took on the finishing of a basement suite in a new house, and for two seniors I think we did pretty good, in spite of our age. Mind you Earl did most of the work, I mostly did the heavy looking one and lots of phone calls :) :)

We left Salmon Arm on Sept. 17th. on a trip to visit our supporting churches. We managed to borrow an R.V. from my sister and her husband since our old one isn’t very trustworthy anymore. It gave up on us three years ago in Manning and Earl had to go back to Salmon Arm and pick up our van so we could continue on our way. This R.V. is quite elderly as well, but so far it has served us very well. Our first stop was at La Glace, AB., where we had a good service and great fellowship with pastor Dave & Linda Duinker, as well as our good friends Bert & Lorraine Liland.

From there we stopped at Tim & Deb Stones in Silver Valley for a few days, we always enjoy our time with them way out in the country. From there we went to Manning AB. where a relative of mine ‘Cory Rosenfeldt’ and his wife Jennifer pastor the church. We got to renew our friendship, get better acquainted with their two beautiful daughters aged 7 & 4 years old. What gracious hosts they are.

Our next stop was Fairview AB. where we visited my nephew Dan Litke and his wife Karen. She prepared a delicious dinner for us and we had a nice long visit. Years ago they brought in a Brazilian lady (Neusa) to Canada as a nanny for their children and she still lives there. We stayed with her and managed to get a lot of small jobs done around the house that only a man can do. It was good to speak Portuguese again. She appreciates our visits so much, and we’re always happiest when we can be useful.

We then went on to Carrot Creek AB. Right next to Niton Junction, where Pastor George and Carolyn Stone are pastoring. They prepared a lovely dinner after the service and invited another couple over as well. She is Brazilian, and her Canadian husband married her while he was a missionary in Brazil. She is a doctor and hopes to go back to university and work toward being licensed in Canada. We wish her all the success; we know that’s not an easy road. Once again we got to practice our Portuguese and it keeps us from getting too rusty.

We are now stationed in Edmonton for about three weeks and visiting churches in this vicinity. Saw a lot of wildlife on the road but fortunately didn’t kill any! The sound of the geese honking their way across the sky is always music to the ears, hope that’s not a sign of early snow!

Patti (our Office Manager for SAMM's) and our niece Erin & her two children