I haven’t been blogging here too much lately; for the past 2 weeks the town in which I live (Lexington, KY) has been basically shut-down because of the horrendous weather conditions. Maybe you’ve seen it on the news. In the midst of all this, I haven’t had too much spare time, and what time I have had, I have been putting in to starting a blog-site for our church at www.southernheightsky.wordpress.com.
Anyway, while I had a spare minute, I thought I would tinker with the site for a few minutes, and I decided to customize my blog-header with a picture I took a few years ago. It is one of my all-time favorite pictures. I took it in black-and-white a few years ago while on a mission trip to the Dogrib Indians of the Northwest Territory, Canada. The team I was serving with flew in to Edmonton, Alberta and then drove hundreds and hundreds of miles north to the NW Territory. On the way, we stopped at Twin Falls Territorial Park and walked to the Louise Falls. They were absolutely, stunningly beautiful. And unlike parks in the U.S. there were almost no railings, signs, or protective barriers at the park. I could walk right up to the water and stand right at the edge of the falls…which was kind of wierd for me. (see pic below)
Anyway, I hope this new header-pic looks cool, and that folks like it. And if you think about it, pray for the folks of the Northwest Territory. I have taken a few trips up there in the past few years, and I LOVE it. I even considered going there full-time as a church planter, but alas, it was not to be. The need for the gospel in the NWT and throughout Canada in general is great. The fields are white unto harvest, we must pray therefore that the Lord will raise up laborers for His field.
I am so glad to see your excitement about reaching people in the NWT. I hope that excitement translates into an increased participation from those in our congregation for our trip to share the Gospel with the Lakota Tribes at Wounded Knee.