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July 24, 2009
Dave and Wil on the move
It’s been over a month since I’ve written here in my LampinenLog. Partly because life has been very routine up until two weeks ago. On July 11 Wil and I started a week long trip up to British Columbia to visit dear friends, most of which are former colleagues of ours from the Philippines. The first stop, however, was at Whidbey Island, WA were we attended the retirement ceremony of a former US navy friend. Larry has served 37 years in both active and reserve duty, starting as an enlisted man and retiring as a Commander.
It was a privilege to be there to see my friend recognized for his faithful service to his country and for all his accomplishments along the way.
Our first stop in B.C. was in the town of Mission where we visited Alan and Bonnie. Alan is a Lutheran pastor there and we went to church with them on Sunday morning and a church picnic. Then it was on to Langley to spend time with Ike, Trudy and their four boys. Ike and Trudy head the Gateway Missions Training Center there. Their friendship goes back to Manila where their two older boys were classmates of Wil and Ben at Faith Academy. Both Wil and I enjoyed the time spent with them. Then on to Surrey where Tom and Vicky live. They are retired OMF Philippines missionaries working with Christian radio. I still remember trekking up a steep path to get to their remote radio station that broadcast to the Mangyan tribal peoples on the island of Mindoro.
Then we took a ferry to Vancouver Island to visit Cedric and Valerie who we first met when they are managing the OMF guest house in Manila. We had a great time with them sightseeing in Victoria, hiking and a visit to Butchart Gardens. We took a different ferry back which put us in at Anacortes, WA and in time for Friday rush hour traffic in Seattle, arguably the worst on the west coast. But apart from that Wil and I had a great time.
What I need to add is that the day before we left on this trip Wil received acceptance letters from both Moody Bible Institute and Multnomah Bible College. This left us with the difficult task of choosing between these two really good schools. All during our travels we talked and prayed about the decision and Wil has decided to attend Moody this fall. We are in the midst of getting all the paperwork in and preparing for his moving to Chicago. A huge adjustment for both of us.
Along with this I am planning for an OMF picnic potluck here at our home on Saturday. It looks like we will have about 25 people attend; those who participate in the OMF prayer groups and several couples who are looking to go as missionaries to East Asia. Should be a good time of fellowship. Only problem is that it is going to be a hot day weather wise, 90 + F.
Also my church has approved my request to conduct a GriefShare support group here this fall. Pray for me as I prepare to facilitate this group and that it will be a real help to all who will attend.
Sorry for rambling on like this. I do hope all of you are doing well and enjoying your summer.
Posted by David at 10:05 AM