Fellowship together

Little friends at Kid's Corner

Video Wednesday: Typewriter Artist

I am continually amazed at the skill and creativity of people. I love how this man found a way to show the world his talent, and I love his can-do attitude, too.

As someone in the video says, "His joy in life is finding ways to be creative. I think he sees it as being part of why he's on earth, why we're on earth."

What a beautiful way to sum up this typewriter artist's creativity and life philosophy.

My favourite quote from this video is:
[Narrator] "When someone says, 'I could never do that,' Paul answers, 'What can you do?'"

Thank you, Glenda, for sharing this video with us, and reminding us that we can all do something to honour God.

Sabbath of September 6th, 2014

Today we had a special person come to sing for our church service time.
He sang so well and we sure did enjoy hearing him. Thank you so much!!

Then David Jurek had our sermon and told about when he and his wife, Alicia, went to Haiti to work with Project 7 there.
He showed pictures taken during this time of the children living in the homes there and of the gardens and building projects.
In the end there was a tug at the heart to pray for 7 minutes a day, give $7 dollars a week, and share with 7 people about the project.

Talking about Haiti and Project 7.

You may read about Project 7 at NewRealityInternational.org.

Thank you so much for the words and photos you shared with us, David and Alicia.
God bless this project and these children.

It is good to know that David posted on his FB page this past week that a container of goods is now on its way to Haiti from Kelowna.

As we walked in and out of the sanctuary this Sabbath another beautiful and unique arrangement by Carol was enjoyed.
Thank you for making our church more visually appealing.

Cherry tomatoes and roses.

Druitt's Pond in the evening.

Video Wednesday: Never say "Can't"

Here is another inspirational video of a girl who never saw her handicap as a real handicap.
I hope you enjoy it!

Shared by Glenda Q.

Kids Corner Fun at Wageman's Home continued

Here are more fun and lovely pictures of the time the parents, grandparents and children had together.
The families were treated to horse back rides and then a hot dog roast followed by singing by the camp fire.

Thank you so much for sharing your photos, Nancy!

Kids Corner Lunch and Afternoon at Wageman's home.

The Wageman family invited the children and families of the Kids Corner at Orchard City SDA Church out to their place for a potluck lunch and then horse rides and relaxing together.

By looking at the photos we can see they all enjoyed the time together.

Thank you, Nancy for sending these pictures for us all to see.

Please pray for Derek

Many of you know Derek and his family. His father was a pastor at the Rutland Church for several years before they moved to California. Many of you will also remember us praying for Derek three years ago when he first started his journey with leukemia. We prayed for him as a church then, we rejoiced for him and his family when he went into remission, and we have started praying for him again recently as he has had a relapse with his leukemia.

In the past few days and weeks Derek has undergone total body radiation in preparation for a stem cell transplant. Yesterday his overseas donor had the stem cells harvested, and they are being transported to the US. Derek will likely have his transplant surgery around midnight tonight. Please continue to pray for him as he prepares to go into surgery, and as he continues his treatments and recovers from the surgery.

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For more details about the specifics of Derek's current condition and about his surgery, please visit his mother's blog.

Thank you for your care and the prayers for Derek and his family.