Hello Everyone!Dominique from team 1 reporting once again from the beautiful city of Okotoks, AB!!!
So we began the week in Estevan, Saskatchewan. Then we made the excursion to Brooks, AB; we are finally in Alberta!! Our three Albertans have been counting down the days! We met up with a NET Alumni and new youth minister, Mr. Jonathan Phang!! It was good to see him and hang out; he gave us a lot of pointers and jumped in during the retreats whenever we needed him. Mike was on his team last year in Etobicoke, ON and he really enjoyed the time to catch up with him. We spent 3 quick days there and loved every minute of it! Thanks JP for being so awesome! You and your ministry are in our prayers!
So we said goodbye and off we went to Barnwell, AB!! I didn't think it existed but, lo and behold, we ended up there! It was an exciting trip, with our destination being Brandi's house! When we drove up to the house she ran in and pounced on her family, and we were close behind. It was really great to finally meet them! But what we were all excited for the most was to finally see the twins together! We know Brandi, she is our sister, but Amanda was still her mystery other half! Because we know Brandi so well it's easy to tell them apart by their looks, but what we didn't expect was them to have the same voice and laugh. Over dinner, hanging out with their friends, and at youth group was crazy hearing them and seeing double. Amanda was instantly part of the team, we practically already knew her, Brandi spoke so much about her and her family! We all stayed at her house and we all had an amazing time! We love her family, it truly felt like home.
We put on a retreat for her youth group on Saturday, then ended off the day with a huge surprise! Her family arranged for us and some of her close friends to go to watch PRO BULL RIDING!! Aw ya!!! We all had a blast cheering like crazy! We started the night by praying over the bull riders and bulls, that no one would get hurt and our prayers were answered! I guess it is a normal thing to see for the Albertans, but for the rest of us, it was crazy to look at the crowd and see a sea of cowboy hats and plaid shirts and every second person wearing cowboy boots!! It definitely was an unforgettable experience! It was a very hard goodbye, none of us wanted to leave home, but we packed up and headed out again. We are in Okotoks at JPII Collegiate and are here until tomorrow. We had another alumni surprise today with a visit from Chris Moraes and his adorable son Matthew. The retreats are going great - we all love the youth, the teachers, and the school.
For a lot of us it was a first to see the mountains. It brings us all such great joy to think how close we are to them! We are all doing good, we miss you all at home, and we ask that you continue to keep us in your prayers! Cheers 'til next week!!
God Bless
In Christ,
Dominique Lanthier
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