NTBI
We arrived! Right after lunch today we left Durham, ON for Jackson, MI to visit NTBI. What does that stand for? New Tribes Bible Institute. That is the school where Debra and I met and started our training with New Tribes Mission. We are now nearing the end of our training with NTM and are [...]
Tooth Number 4 is here!
Canaan got his fourth tooth yesterday! =) This time it is one the top! Way to go buddy!
Guinea Names New Prime Minister
As of this past Sunday night Conte, the president of Guinea, agreed to appoint a new prime minister from the list given to him by the striking unions. The unions have temporarily called of the strike and will wait and see what develops. The trade unions wanted a new independent Prime Minister to carry out [...]
Martial Law Terminated in Guinea
We wrote last week about martial law being declared in Guinea in an attempt by the president to restore order after weeks of protest about his replacement and other issues. Martial law imposed a strict curfew in an attempt to curb the movement and activities of protesters. BBC reported last night that martial law would [...]
Start ‘em Young
If you’re Canadian or at least live in Canada you’ll recognize that cup very well. Tim Hortons Iced Cappucinos. MMMMM! Canaan has been able to suck through a straw for a long time, it wasn’t too hard for him to figure it out. He always gets pretty excited when he realizes that we’re going to [...]
I’ll be Editing in my Sleep
 Next week a group of students including Deb and I will be heading down to Jackson Michigan to share at New Tribes Bible Institute about the training here in Durham. Debra and I are graduates of NTBI and are excited to be heading down there to relate the experiences we’ve had further on in the [...]
Photo Trouble!
We noticed an hour ago that there were pictures on our blog that didn’t belong to us!! And they weren’t good pictures. We at first thought that people had hacked into our site and we busily removed the offending pictures and changed our passwords. Upon further investigation we noticed that the entire flickr site is [...]
Our Own Valentines
A few years ago after waiting in line at a restaurant for nearly two hours Debra and I realized the benefit of celebrating Valentines Day on our own day. Yesterday was our day! On the way to Grandpa and Grandmas to drop off Canaan we stopped at an old abandoned house to take some pictures. [...]
Evacuation
NTM Guinea personnel that were working in Conakry where most of the protests are taking place have been evacuated to Senegal. Here’s the press release from NTM: “Three NTM families have now been safely evacuated to Senegal from their homes in Conakry. Martial law, which took effect Monday in Guinea, has diminished the violence evident [...]
I’ve LOST my groceries
Every Thursday night a lot of students get together at the Challinors to hangout, socialize and watch some TV together. We have a lot of fun and look forward to a couple hours of relaxation. On of our favourite shows to watch is LOST. Here’s what Deb and I brought last night for snacks. You’ll [...]
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