Road Trip
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Road Trip

On the road through the Rocky Mountains from British Columbia back to Alberta, we stopped at Dutchman Dairy to pet some baby cows and have delicious ice cream!

We also bought some delicious local cherries to take home and share with Ryan’s sister and her kids - yum!

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Alberta Prairie Flowers
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Alberta Prairie Flowers

We went for a walk on the land surrounding Ryan’s parents’ home on his birthday and found a beautiful spread of purple flowers called Shooting Stars and yellow flowers called Buffalo Beans. They made a gorgeous bouquet which is still smiling and giving a lovely smell in the kitchen 3 days later. 

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Sharing our Struggles
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Sharing our Struggles

I (Shiv) wanted to share how I was struggling with my feelings of isolation in the midst of the COVID-19 situation and having my life seemingly on hold, and how I am learning to lean on God to cope.

Our friends at Rural Light Ministries (www.rurallight.com) kindly filmed and edited this video of my sharing. If you are struggling with isolation, I really hope this is encouraging to you!

Click on the picture to watch the video.

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Happy Birthday Ryan!
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Happy Birthday Ryan!

We’ve had a fairly chilled day, BBQ & cake for lunch with our family, and Ryan & Rosa and their kids, followed by a walk through the Prairie wilderness where Ryan found a beautiful patch of “Shooting Star” flowers (pictured).

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Click on the picture, left, to watch a video of our friend, Nurse Rhema, one of the local health care workers who MAF supports and we fly out of Telefomin.