Truly Canadian

Today Kevin and I went on the big Canadian Tire shopping spree. Several months ago, as a fundraiser, we sent out the request for Canadian Tire Money. The response that we received was phenomenal, we received as little as 5¢ and as much as $254 from individuals and churches, in the end we had $1,117.15 and a $40 gift card to spend on some very necessary items for Arrowhead. Every single cent was greatly appreciated and has been put to good use! We purchased 10 life jackets, a wake board for the boat, tools and supplies, 4 x two way FM radios, a cordless phone for the main lodge, heavy duty hose and a hose cart, just to mention some. We were told by a man at the cash that we were True Canadians to have that much Canadian Tire money!

When we first arrived we presented ourselves to the manager to allow them time to count our bag of cash. While we were chatting with people it turned out the two ladies in the accounting office were both pastors wives, a man in the electrical department is a pastor and actually attended some NCEM training. Another man had been on a cross cultural short term trip with his church. The staff were all very friendly and interested in what we are doing. It was an exciting shopping trip.

We shot quite a bit of video of our day, so I'll be posting a short video in the next day or two of our escapades at Canadian Tire Sussex for those who are interested!

This evening I had a surprise visit from my home pastor Jeff White. It was really exciting to be able to give him a tour of the camp and spend a few hours with him. Liz and I will certainly miss Windsor when we move to Cumberland Bay!

Big Ol' Bag of Canadian Tire Loot!

Parade of Carts!

Pastor Jeff White and myself ... and the four little Hostas (to be planted tomorrow)