TOUR: Nov. 10-21

Well here is my second attempt at blogging.  Don't you just love it when all your hard work gets deleted?  ...and it almost always happens when you are almost finished!  Sigh, here we go again...

Well we've had an exciting and full tour over the last 3 weeks.  Sorry I've got a little behind on blogging, but I'll try and pick up where Cayla left off.  :)

Our next stop on our travels was Camrose, AB, where we met up with Jill Hagen, who is under the Artist In Residence program through VTI, and her band (Nathan and Jordan).  Linnea Salte also joined our touring extravaganza, as we continued northward to Peace River, Grimshaw, High Level, and La Crete (Cayla's hometown).  It was really exciting to be able to tour with Jill and Linnea.  They are both very talented people with big hearts for God and for sharing their stories and music.  I've added their web sites, so please check them out!  :)

I think Grimshaw was a highlight for all of us.  We had an amazing time of worship and also got to enjoyed the company of some familiar faces.  Kyle and Alena, two of our team mates from last year, were there to welcome us.  (They are both doing internships through the church there.) 

In High Level we were able to do two programs, one for a youth group and the other for the Christian school.  We were also blessed to be able to get to know some of Cayla's friends who live in the area, and seeing as High Level was the furthest north most of us have ever been, decided to commemorate the moment with a picture!  :)

Up in La Crete we were able to present at Cayla's home church, which was pretty amazing as well.  By then we had already been on the road for a couple weeks, and most of us were pretty tired and drained, but despite our exhaustion God worked through us.  So often I'm so amazed at how He works despite our many weaknesses.  We had a wonderful time with Cayla's family, though it was short, before our long drive back down to Camrose.  We spent just under a week with Jill, Linnea and band, but we made many memories and had many laughs!

From Camrose we (Encore) headed over to Drayton Valley, where we were privileged to share with the Christian school as well as a local youth group.  Then we headed over to Wetaskawin where we shared at a mission focus program and finally to Leduc for a Sunday morning service. 

That's just a "quick" summary of our tour, there are many other stories that could be told, but I'll have to leave that for another time.  In closing I will say that we have been thoroughly blessed throughout our travels, and have seen God use us even when we felt we didn't have anything to offer.  Blessed be the name of the Lord!