The Grouse Grind...

...it seemed like a good idea at the time...
Actually, it was a good idea. We went hiking today. On Grouse Mountain. Well, they called it hiking. It was more like stairs. Actually, it was all stairs. Two miles of stairs. Steep stairs. We went through the door into the hike and basically climbed stairs up the side of the mountain. At the 1/4 mark I was so tired, and there was this big sign saying that from there on the trail was steep and dangerous and to proceed at my own risk. I had thought the trail to that point was hard but NOOOOO, it got more intense. But it felt so good afterward, to say "I have climbed a mountain!!" It took me an hour and a half, but I did the Grouse Grind. I'm from the prairie... I have never climbed a mountain before. It was pretty exciting. And then we took a gondola down, which was nice.

On a different note, I have less than a week left in Canada. Some prayer requests would be health and energy for everyone here, especially as we prepare to go. Some people still have lingering coughs. Also that we would not be nervous or afraid of what is coming, but that we would rely on God to carry us through, for He has not given us a spirit of fear but of power, love, and self-discipline (2 Timothy 1:7). And also that the two teams and the two going to Mexico would be spiritually and emotionally ready for this last week and the adventure that lies beyond it.