'Later' Redding, 'Gday' St Kits

On teusday morning I went out to breakfast with Jamie Human and I convinced her to come to Castle Crags with Heymans, Chad, Annika, Nathan, and I. It was an extremly hot day for hiking up mountains, but we braved the constant threat of mountain lions and had a great time. First we went to Shasta Lake, and then continued onto the hiking at Castle Crags. A couple of the boys were fairly stiff afterwards; I guess they can't keep up with the elders?!! It was a beautiful day for it though. We had our fill of that, and they we went back to Redding and ate some pizza and grabbed some 'Cold Stone', which is a SWEET ice cream shop. We dropped Jamie off and went over to Jaci's and just haung out for the rest of the evening. All were pretty tired and in need of some rest. We did climb a roof though, and Jaci got stuck up on it. Hahaha, it was only like 10ft high too!

Then yesterday, Chad dropped Josh Squared off at the Sacramento Airport and we spent the day flying home. Colin and Ashley picked us up in Buffalo and we landed at the Vine for a late night visit before retiring to Peter/Julie Karanfilis' for the night.

So Redding is done. It was surely one of the best weeks of my days. Now I'm in St Catharines till saturday, at which time I will return to PEI. The journey continues, in fact, it never really seems to end; thank God!

more from Redding

Yesterday, Josh Squared took in some sunday church here at Bethel. The was a guest speaker (Paul Goulet) who took the pulpit and spoke both services. The day was filled with absolutely amazing worship times. We here in the west are definitely spoiled!!

Today, Ty Hansen and some friendies pulled an 'Asian Invasion' and drove like 10 hours from Seattle to visit me here in Redding for 3 hours before leaving to drive the 10 hours home!! How crazy is that?! It was great to see him, but, wow, thats some crazy long driving for a 3 hour visit. 20 hours (approx) in total!! That's a good friend if I ever heard of one!

The weather today is like 33 degrees. It's incredibly hot. I guess I'm gettin prepared for Africa. I am actually REALLY looking forward to getting back overseas. It's gonna be wild.

So, I'm back to St Catharines on wednesday night till saturday. It will surely be good to see the 'Vine'er's again. Time is flyin. Below is a video from the sunday evening service here at Bethel Church in Redding. It was intense!

a day at Mt Lassen

Today was crazy awesome!! 9 of us cruised about 40min away to Mt Lassen to go hiking and climbing and the like. One of the best experiences I've had in a loooong time, indeed. We found this old rotten tree and 6 of us pushed it down. Then we spent a couple hours ascending this mountain and manuevering around the crazy terrain. We got to see some amazing panoramic views along the way, and we really got to reach some new levels of impartation? Maybe? Hmmmm? Whatever.

It all confirms something that is crucial.................................I am getting old!! I mean, we were all super tired. And I held up pretty well against the youngsters, but hey, I may be paying for it tomorrow. Also, sunscreen is a GOOD thing. Putting it on yourself before going out in the sun is even better. Not one of us seemed to think of this though. Tomorrow, I may be in the prayer line at Bethel!

Other than all that, last night we went to a friday night service at Bethal. Jason Westerfield was ministering. It was quite a Holy Ghost event; but he seemed a little scripturally innacurate to me. I mean, I like some crazy Christian things, but this was a little 'off the wall' in my opinion, and not in a good way. The worship was incredible, but the message and ministry time (excluding the worship) seemed like a mojor stretch. I am actually SO grateful for the 2 years I put in with Peter Youngren. Foundation is key!! And CBC is definitely putting some excellent foundation into their students.

So Redding has been pretty fun though. Chad has been an awesome host. It reminds me of my time in Franklin, Tennessee last summer. Redding is quite affluent; and it puts me out of my comfort zone, indeed. Bethel church is a wee bit trendy for me, but it is good, very. God is so very good, indeed.

BSSM worship time

in Redding

We (Heymans and I) hopped on a plane wednesday afternoon in Buffalo, and after brief stops in Baltimore, Nashville, and San Diego, we arrived in Sacramento. Jaci and Chad picked us up at the airport and we drove the 2 hours north to Redding. Good times. We had some good fellowship and stuff.

Right now we are at Bethel Church in the coffee shop. It's pretty trendy; moreso than St Catharines. It's pretty sweet though; I have seen 6 other HoGi's here besides Chad and Jaci. It's good to see them all on fire and still serving Jesus. Anyways, during class today Holy Ghost showed up and rocked the place..........HARDCORE!!!! All the class went on outreach so Heymans and I hung back just to chill at the church. Should be a rockin week.