Edmonton Temple

Saturday was a day to finish up odd jobs and the last day of the VBS program.  While we finished washing the windows, we had to distract the pig to wash the one side of the boys dorm.  That was a very silly sight!  Al, Tom, George and Jason finished the outside shower. The family of […]

Today was a busy day. At devotions, Linda said it would be the most memorable and meaningful day of all.
The morning was spent at the village primary school. We set up four “stations” and divided 180 kids into four teams or equipos. At one station, they played soccer, at the second, they made sand art, at the […]

Here is a collection of funny stories: Al spent a good portion of the afternoon cleaning the windows and the women remarked how great of a job he was doing.  Unfortunately, we like to say around here that “what we can do in Mexico, we can´t necessarily do in Canada.”  This is also true for Pam […]

Thank you for praying for Carmellita as she was feeling much better today.  She was dancing and talking much more with us and so was her older sister, Michel. Everyday, our bond with the children grows stronger.  Al has been teaching the girls how to wink - it is like a “kiss with the eye.”  Linda […]

Today was an encouraging day. At devotions we wrote encouraging words to each team member. We studied Romans 15:1-7 to help carry us through the next week. It is also encouraging to see a difference in the dorms. The women started painting the walls and we love the blue in the boys room. It makes it seem so much bigger […]

Sunday was a wonderful day to worship with the Majors, Alberto (our translator) and his family, and the children.  We sang songs in Spanish from the songbook as well familiar ones like “He is able.”  Right after the morning meeting, we all piled into the vans and spent the day at the beach. We enjoyed jumping […]