Fall in the Okanagan

This is fall here... :-)

Oh right... 

And don't forget the crisp air,

the hand warming tea lattes,

the scarves,

and the pumpkin scones we just mowed through :-)

Isn't it lovely and gorgeous?

Sunday Highlights

Aren't kids in church just the best? :-)

This morning Mark and I taught the 1st through 4th graders, and boy are they ever cute!  First off, aaaall the little kiddies are together to sing and do worship together.  At the end of the singing the leader goes to pray.  Automatically, four year old sweatered handsome gets on his knees and bows his face to the ground. :-)  Man, don't you wish we were that quickly drawn to bow before our incredible God, our Creator?  :-)  Not only so cute, but so challenging.

Then, Mark and I go on to teach our kiddies about courage and standing up for what's right.  We're going through several different Bible stories where people did the hard thing and stood up for what's right.  In the first two stories God did incredible things and saved the people when they did was right.  In the third story, Mark starts off and says, "Now this one's kind of a sad one..."  He goes on to tell how Stephen in Acts was preaching about Jesus and the leaders accused him of saying things he didn't actually say.  When he stood up for what was right, he actually died.  The awesome part about it is that the word about Jesus spread to Asia, Europe and Africa because of Stephen's death.  Automatically adorable, blond haired, toothless smile starts clapping and says, "YAY!!  That's a happy story!!  People heard about Jesus!"  Oh, that we would have that mindset too.

Aren't kids just the best? :-)

HE is our refuge

"God is our refuge and strength,  always ready to help in times of trouble.

So we will not fear when earthquakes come, and the mountains crumble into the sea.

Let the oceans roar and foam!

Let the mountains tremble as the waters surge!...

The nations are in chaos, and their kingdoms crumble!

God's voice thunders, and the earth melts!

The Lord of heaven's armies is here among us; the God of Israel is our fortress....

Be still, and know that I am God!"

Psalm 46:1-10

Trek

Trek: to travel or migrate, especially slowly or with difficulty

How fitting it is that this is the name of the youth group we are now working with.

We are on a journey, and it is slowly, and with great difficulty, but a journey to a great destination, so we cling to hope.

"So we don't look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen.  For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever."

2 Corinthians 4:18  

This we cling to...

Go ahead.  Listen to this.  Just basque. . . 

Basque in these promises.  Basque in the truth, the comfort, the joy in this song.

This song has become for me, truths to cling to and rest in.

May this bless you as well.

Jenny and Tyler, Psalm 46.  (Start the movie around 40 seconds)