A Little Something
Time just flies. I have finished all my classes and all my exams will be done on wednesday. Our Outdoor Leadership class leaves on the 28th for the Olympic Coast of Washington where we will spend six days being evaluated on all of our guiding skills in real scenarios. This is going to be both a lot of fun and a lot of pressure. I hope I can just stay relaxed and show 'em what I've got.
This summer I will be in Fresno California for about three months (until about August 12) pursuing an internship in Senior Ministry at Mountain View Community Church. The pastor their is a friend of my Dad's from Bible school and he called and asked me to come work with them. I don't quite know what to expect from this but I hope that God shapes me as I serve in this place. If you remember, pray for me this summer cause I'm sure it won't be the easiest thing I've ever done. I still don't really know how I'm going to afford my car and food down there but God's good at providing for his Kids and he knows just what I need. I hope that I'll see most of you in August.
I have made a lot of good friends here at CBC. It's going to be rough to say goodbye to some of them for good. At least we got year books... that was a pleasant surprise.
One thing that has kind of rocked the Outdoor Leadership Program here at CBC is the death of Kim Manchip who was a second year student here. She had a job in the kitchen of a HeliSki lodge north of Smithers where she was able to fill any empty seat on the chopper when they were going out. Her party was hit by an enormous 4.0 avalanche which buried their entire group except the guide. They were able to rescue three of the five that were buried and Kim was not one of them. The crown line of the avalanche was 480 meters across and a meter deep (it was enormous, large enough to completely bury a greyhound bus). Kim was the girlfriend of one of my friends, James Bronson and a beloved friend of many in our tightly knit program and school community. It was amazing to see the response of such a community to a tragedy like that. It was beautiful. What an amazing celebration of life.
One thing Kim's life/death taught me is not to take for granted the amazing things and people in my life. Love everyone you encounter, that's what she did. She was the kind of person who looked into your eyes when you talked to her and genuinely cared about everything you said. We'll miss you Kim.
love you all.
Stew
Oh and I have no idea what's wrong with my blog... if you want to send me comments my email is stewreimer@shaw.ca
This summer I will be in Fresno California for about three months (until about August 12) pursuing an internship in Senior Ministry at Mountain View Community Church. The pastor their is a friend of my Dad's from Bible school and he called and asked me to come work with them. I don't quite know what to expect from this but I hope that God shapes me as I serve in this place. If you remember, pray for me this summer cause I'm sure it won't be the easiest thing I've ever done. I still don't really know how I'm going to afford my car and food down there but God's good at providing for his Kids and he knows just what I need. I hope that I'll see most of you in August.
I have made a lot of good friends here at CBC. It's going to be rough to say goodbye to some of them for good. At least we got year books... that was a pleasant surprise.
One thing that has kind of rocked the Outdoor Leadership Program here at CBC is the death of Kim Manchip who was a second year student here. She had a job in the kitchen of a HeliSki lodge north of Smithers where she was able to fill any empty seat on the chopper when they were going out. Her party was hit by an enormous 4.0 avalanche which buried their entire group except the guide. They were able to rescue three of the five that were buried and Kim was not one of them. The crown line of the avalanche was 480 meters across and a meter deep (it was enormous, large enough to completely bury a greyhound bus). Kim was the girlfriend of one of my friends, James Bronson and a beloved friend of many in our tightly knit program and school community. It was amazing to see the response of such a community to a tragedy like that. It was beautiful. What an amazing celebration of life.
One thing Kim's life/death taught me is not to take for granted the amazing things and people in my life. Love everyone you encounter, that's what she did. She was the kind of person who looked into your eyes when you talked to her and genuinely cared about everything you said. We'll miss you Kim.
love you all.
Stew
Oh and I have no idea what's wrong with my blog... if you want to send me comments my email is stewreimer@shaw.ca
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