Whistler, BC

We spent a few days a couple hours north of us in Whistler, BC (site of the 2010 winter Olympics). We were with my brother Tom and his wife Glenda. We were in snow one morning and then played golf in the sunshine in the afternoon. We also saw a total of 8 bears. Notice the bear behind us on the golf course and also mom on the zip line.

Travel to Vancouver City

Two ways to get to downtown Vancouver. You can cross the Fraiser River on one of the bridges or you can go by Sky Train.

Hick's Lake and Bridal Falls

We spent a beautiful day with our friends Sepideh and Amin.

The Mind of Christ

Sunday morning here and we are soon to head to church. This afternoon we will also attend and speak at the Arabic Fellowship that is only about 4 blocks from our house. Briefly the message for this afternoon is about having the same attitude as Christ and following His example of how to bring glory to God. It is from Philippians 2.

If there is any encouragment in Christ then be of the same mind as Christ.

If there is any consolation of love then maintain the same love. Serve one another and think of others first even as Christ did in emptying himself for our behalf. Romans 5:8

If there is any fellowship of the Spirit then be united in spirit. Serve God together in a community of united hearts. Jesus came to earth to dwell among us and to serve us.

If there is any affection and compassion then be intent on one purpose. Become obedient even as Christ was and pour out our lives as a drink offering and let God work out His purposes and His glory through us.

Have a great Sunday.

New Friends

What a blast it is to be in all the different homes of our friends here in Surrey. Yesterday we were in a Chinese friend's home. She is married to a Moroccan. Tonight we are going to our Iranian friend's home for dinner. Last Thursday we had dinner in an Egyptian friend's home. We hope this week to visit again with friends from Lebanon, Palestine, Kuwait and Iraq. It really is a lot of fun. They are all such great people. Some are believers and some are not. It is all very interesting and we thank God for what He is putting before us.

Can you give the time and place of these pictures?

Beginning blog

Well, I am entering the blog world just for the fun of it. Maybe I will post a few different pictures for a while and see who can guess where they were taken. We also have some great friends here in the Vancouver area that we would like to introduce you to from time to time.