Yes I feel like traveling, traveling on.....

Well, I finally found some winter boots at the Friperie (thrift store) today. We are getting closer to being ready for our first Canadian winter...and yes, it is coming quickly! Josh is still needing some winter boots and Brenna still wants a fur coat....poor little girl...she's going to be heart broken with no fur coat!

We are packing, cleaning, and getting the van ready for our trip to Stevensville, Ontario (just outside of Niagara Falls). It will take about 10 hours for us to get there. We had our van checked out last week because it was making some awful noise in the right front tire. We took it to a big chain store here and they charged me $40 to take the tire off and gave me an estimate of what needed to be done.........let's just say that the estimate was more than the van is probably worth! (They wanted to replace the rotors, brakes, 4 calipers and some other stuff....trust me, it probably needs to be done!) I told them to put the van back together and when I drove off, the sound was gone....Praise the Lord for that! The only problem is that after a couple of days, I noticed they broke off one of our lug nut bolts!!!! I was assured by a different, trustworthy mechanic this week that the other four lug nuts are going to hold just fine for our trip............

We will be a part of the Mission's Conference at Golden Harvest Baptist Church. We are supposed to be there by Saturday and the meeting is from Sunday thru Wednesday. We are looking forward to the fellowship, food, and sightseeing as well. I will be teaching a SS class, preaching, and presenting our field of service. Please pray for our family as we travel to and from the conference.

Creating A Servant's Heart....

This evening, I had the great opportunity to work with some of the young people from church. This children's ministry is called "Petits Vaillants" and the emphasis is too teach the children how to be servants and learn to be a blessing to people.

This evening we made gifts for visitors who visit the church. As you can see from the pictures, each gift contained a mug, wrapped candy, a pen, a gospel tract/booklet, and a church magnet. We all had fun making these little gifts!

This-n-that

Today was supposed to be a big day of getting alot accomplished......didn't turn out that way...

As we got ready for the Church breakfast this morning, I sat down with a cup of coffee at the table with my Bible before we were to leave. All of a sudden, my back began to cramp with excruciating pain directly in the center of my back. I layed down on the bed and writhed in pain. It got so bad that Kami tried to talk me into going to the ER but I just didn't want to go sit in an emergency room in such pain. After about an hour the pain lessened and I have been on the couch ever since living on Motrin. The pain is light and still there but I can cope with this.

This evening, Kami cooked Caribou. This is the first time that we have had caribou, we have had elk, deer, raccoon (yes, we found out after the fact!), possom (another surprise!), rabbit and some other strange meals. I was looking forward to the caribou since we love deer (venison). It turned out great and was very lean yet still very moist. Gre
at meal!

This morning it was 36 (F) degrees and the leaves are getting very vibrant in color. What a beautiful time of year. It is completely dark by 7 PM and we are looking forward to our first snow. Kami's mom is supposed to be coming in mid October and I am not sure who is more excited, the kids or Kami!!! One of her highlights is the thought of having her mom here and showing her around the sights of Quebec City. She is so excited!

Please continue to pray for my back and for our upcoming meeting next weekend about 10 hours from here. Until next time.......

Birthing Center and Mid-wife found (see pics below!)

We believe that we have found the place that we tentatively would like to have our upcoming baby. The baby is due sometime in May around the 9th which is Kami's birthday! There is a birthing center here in Quebec City staffed by several mid-wives.

On Wednesday, we all went to the Birthing Center for a tour and to meet the staff. Madame Estelle went with us to interpret for us and to show us where the place is located. The facilities reminded us of the birthing center that we had Silas at and the mid-wives were very nice. The philosophy is exactly the same as in the states...birth is a natural process. The center is located in a 200 year-old building that was originally used as a house for the Catholic priest of the Catholic church next door (kinda spooky I think!) Other than that piece of information, we are fine with everything else!

We have personally found the mid-wife.......Here he is already to go with stethescope around his neck! Silas really wants to help! Elisabeth found one of these doctor play sets and Silas loved playing with it....I don't think he would charge for his services!