Yesterday we had a pleasant surprise, two couples from Bear River, Nova Scotia were passing through on their way home from Montreal. They are a Christian musical group that is beginning to share in ministry. It has been great to meet them and get to know them a little bit, they were very excited to learn about Arrowhead and asked to stay here for a couple of days and help out with camp preparations. We are more than grateful for the additional help.
Kevin and I got a start on painting the floor in the Chapel, after the second coat dries we'll be able to put the pews back. We're happy to have extra help around tomorrow to make the task a bit lighter!
This morning, while everyone else began with mowing, weed wacking, cabin cleaning etc., Ben and I headed in to Chipman to pick up some necessities. We stopped in at a shop where we had been told we'd be able to get an anchor chain for the boat. The shop has gone out of business, but the owner was there packing up - so he helped us out as best he could! We were able to get a great piece of anchor chain for a steal of a deal, and fortunately we caught him while he still has his forklift. Ben and I also picked up some paint and other necessities at Home Hardware and were back at Arrowhead before lunch. Kevin and I put on the second coat of paint. James, Ben and Deanna cleaned out cabins and replaced the batteries in all the smoke detectors.
This afternoon, Nathan (the Pastor from bear River) and I loaded the mooring chain onto the raft, Kevin and Ben pulled James and I out to the mooring spot on the raft and we sank the anchor! That boat is going nowhere!!
And you've probably been wondering just why this post has been entitled 'The Perfect Storm'. Well it was at the suggestion of Ben. You see, while we were just attaching the buoy to the anchor and chain, the winds came up quite dramatically and the water became very rough. The dock became detached from it's anchor and the guys were trying to moor the boat out at the new anchor. Needless to say it was an adventure. I went scrounging for the dock anchor while Kevin and James anchored the boat and swam to shore... Ben stood on shore and giggled... The Perfect Storm, he said...
Tonight we enjoyed some music by our friends from Bear River and some home baked Mi'kmaq bread with Molasses! (it wasn't bannock, but I forget what it was called... either way it was delicious)
Please pray for Lizzie tomorrow. She is going for some dental surgery in Dartmouth at 10:30 am. She had an accident a few months ago and is having to have an implant to correct the damage. The surgery requires her to be anesthetized for two hours, so a friend of ours is taking her. They will then travel back to Windsor to our dentist who will put on a temporary crown while the implant heals.
Kevin & I put on the first coat of paint in the Chapel.
Ben and I went into Chipman and picked up the new mooring anchor for the boat.
Ben, James and our friends from Bear River did a LOT of yard work today!
Pastor Nathan and I moved the new anchor onto our makeshift tugboat.
Tug boating out the new anchor!
Todd and Pastor Nathan singing for us.
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