Kaleo Ministry -last one for 2008!

at the cross on mt."zoo-hay-len"

room 309 being buff at the top of the misty mountain for the girls hike

Miranda, Phil and I chilling at Ladysmith festival of lights!

Old pic but sweet pic none the less of Malayne Amelia and I waiting for Indian FOOD!:D

thought I'd show u guys a pic of me getting ready to wake board way back at the beginning of the year! woot woot what a thrill!

one of deb's artistic picture ideas put into action! what a cool idea eh?! this is some of the gang we are all looking for the perfect christmas tree- which we found:)

So this is my last post for 2008 for Kaleo Ministry - hope you guys enjoy the read:D

First off I'd like to wish everyone a MERRY CHRISTMAS! and of course a HAPPY NEW YEAR! can you believe its already the year 2009 around the corner?! crazy! seriously ridiculous! Have a very great holiday with family and friends, and don't forget to praise God for the birth of his son...what a gift eh?! wow!

Praise God, for he sent his son, to sacrifice his life, so that we may live.

Praise God, for he watches over all of us.

Praise God, for he cares for you and me more than anyone on earth ever could.

Praise God, for the night sky was made for use to enjoy the pure splendor of its incredible beauty. 

Praise God, for no matter how self centered we are in this holiday, no matter how much we lose focus of the real reason to celebrate, he bestows his constant love and mercy on us every moment of every day. 

Thanks for your continuos prayers throughout my stay at camp Qwanoes this year. I really appreciate it, and have learned the importance of prayer...so I really appreciate it and do not take it lightly as I once did!

Prayer request until next blog:

-for my family in cali.

-for my cousin Jessica she has been ill for 2 years now....with two different sicknesses

-for a safe christmas break for myself and my family that is coming to see me.

-for friends and family to also have a safe holiday

-for camp qwanoes and their up coming summer, for Kaleo and the finishing semester in 2009 to go well

-for Miranda that her friend Amanda is healed from her car crash, and that the family stays tight and depends on God and each other.

-for people in Taiwan, graduating, seeing more of Gods love

-for S.A.L.T.S., for Cambodia, for missions trips coming up next semester.

-finally for strength and trust that God will lead me in the direction planned after Kaleo.

THANKYOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS!

So this is what I have been up to this week:

Monday:Girls night- went for a hike up Mt. "Zoo-hay-len" really foggy and sweet, went to the pool, went and got coffee, sleep over.

Tuesday: played some piano, went bowling with Miranda, Joel and Phil 4 STRIKES FOR ME!

Wed:christmas tree hunting, hackie sacked, played piano.

Thursday: Chapel, played floor hockey -i scored 2 sweet goals! Roomie night with Miranda and Leelia! woot woot it was so kick butt!

Friday:Cut Tom's hair- it looks so good too! hockey game watching with youth group..my first hockey game ever! wow! lol it was pretty cool. Went for a long jog

Saturday: Woke up to say goodbye to Andre and Johanne (two brazilian staff that had finished their time at camp) , cut Phil Stibb's hair -again it looks good IM A HAIR DRESSER (for boys at least:D), Miranda and I opened the Kaleo Talent show it was put together last minuet so it was totally "winging it".... So we did the skit where she is my hands and is hidden behind me and I am the face and she has to feed me with her hands (pretending their mine), give me some water, brush my teeth and so much more...people were laughing like CRAZY! it was so sweet i loved it and got VERY messy:P 

Sunday: played the drums again last minuet for church...it was really cool to have a whole bunch of the older generation come up to me and say i was jammin it! lol and i wasnt even that loud,...probably my quietest playing EVER so that was funny! lol. Hung out with Brendan Noolan, Asher and Phil Stibbs in Duncan (found a pool hall for me to go too in the future it was closed on sunday) ...and just chilled

What I am looking forward to next week:

Monday: BUNGEE JUMPING! oh my goodness i am so frightened! and doing a high ropes course -the only reason I am going bungee jumping is I was one of the few people picked out of the hat to do more activities at wildplayparks and I was the first person on top of that so I am picking this. Go to www.wildplayparks.com and you can watch all the videos of what I can do and am doing! I am doing the Bungee and the Treego experience. Also we are having a Kaleo Staff christmas dinner (formal!:D)

Tuesday: hw hw hw day

Wed: Kaleo Christmas morning. GIFT EXCHANGE!:D

Thursday: last night with my roomies

Friday: Everyone is leaving me

Saturday: I leave for the mainland (to surrey)

I love all of you guys so much, I love watching the stars at night and seeing shooting stars at night, I love that christmas is around the corner, I love that God as brought me to this place, I love that my youth group is getting tighter, I love that GOD IS SO GOOD! I love that he is changing me for the better, and that I see him more and more in everything in this world, I love that God has the control and I am just along for the ride, I love GOD!

I really hope you all have a great amazing Christmas

Please send prayer requests my way!

I am off to bungee jump in like 10 hours so please pray that I do it. im so scared!

Merry Christmas and see you in 2009!

KEEP SMILING!

Deborah Fisk

aka. Fish

Kaleo MINISTRY!

HAPPY DECEMBER 1st!

CAN YOU BELIEVE ITS LIKE ALMOST 2009?! TIME FLIES SO FAST PEOPLE! SERIOUSLY! this is CRAZY! what is this!....man we should be more thankful for every moment we have on this earth...it passes so fast...we have to enjoy what little time we got...i know i can't believe 1st semester is almost done. GUYS EVERYTHING GOES SO FAST! thankyou God for letting me experience such a short lived awesome year!

I hope you all are doing well! This week we had our last week of classes for this semester. We were studying Foundations of Church Ministry with David Lee. He actually knows my Uncle...and we got to talking about my family and where they are at right now- obviously telling him about the Fire that affected them.

The class was really interesting, and I got to talk to him and ask some thought provoking questions that got the class discussing their views against mine or for mine. It was pretty interesting to gain knowledge and perspective from student and teacher. I do love talking and bringing up points in class, so this was very beneficial to my learning about church ministry.

I am so thankful for this class, as I learned much about a hurting church, a thriving church, what the church is and should be, why the church is God's plan, arrogance in a church, a church following after Gods heart and one that is not, and learned much about different perspectives from men who wrote articles that we had to read to support our church ministry essays.

On top of class this is what I have been up to this week:

Monday- hiked to the point (a place close to the water a little distance from camp-saw some shooting stars yet again), drew some woodshop designs:), skype bible devotional on Ecclesiastes 12 with my brother:)

Tuesday- laundry, hw and chilling with ppl!

Wednesday- crepes for breakfast, played piano and drums, played uno.

Thursday- festival of lights with Kaleo at Ladysmith (so floats light up and fireworks) gave a guy and a girl a shoulder back ride MAN AM I BUFF:) lol psh so not :), chilled at timmyhos with miranda and phil.

Friday- Finished a paper with Miranda all night:), youth game night kids were pretty hyper LOL, mens retreat started for the weekend, found crabs down by the beach, huge fog, got a stocking from Mrs. Lee's (teachers wife) so cute she knitted it and its filled with food and stuff i was so touched:)

Saturday- people went to victoria but i stayed and got work done, cleaned, and chilled with ppl here. went on the skyscraper with phil and kylie...it was so intense i was the only one who was scared LOL go me GO! i screamed like no other. its this massive swing that fits 3 ppl and has a bit of a drop befor you swing all the way to the other side....INTENSE!, danced on the beach because the phosperecence were coming through the SAND thus my FEET WERE GLOWING..man it was crazy! worked out and malayne and miranda came and scared me pretty bad....then walking back to camp phil scared us 3 on the trail.

Sunday- read scripture for the advant candles with ben for church, made a sweet t-shirt for sunday school, got invited out for lunch, went to coffee on the moon so good, got secret santa gift from walmart!, saw all the guys shaving their beards and facial hair and making themselves have the weirdest cuts at like 12:00 am on monday!

yup this was my week

pretty awesome me thinks!

I LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH i hope you are all getting christmas jitters!

WOOT CHRISTMAS! what a holly jolly time:)

lol

anyways could you please pray for 

my cousin-shes pretty sick right now, for anna from brazil and her family struggles, for rob in briercrest that decisions are made, for kaleo students, for more leadership towards the youth at my church -that they are lead!, for time to not get away from me, that everyone stays safe over the holidays!

if you guys have any prayer requests just ask me! I LOVE YOU ALL!

keep smiling

love fish!

sorry no pics this time:P-next week for sure!

P.S. this week we are just finishing up papers, having a lot of christmas celebration, and fellowship. pray that work is done, and time is well spent together!

Kaleo Ministry

miranda and I having a little break from an all nighter + an essay 
proud winners of the cleanest room for room check
we are one cool room 309! -my bribe sure worked:)

Praise God for he is good!

Hey everybody, its me again.

So this week has been quite the experience. We had a full week of prayer. Basically one person had to be in the prayer room for an hour no matter what, and if the person that is scheduled after you doesn't show up, you have to stay in the room until someone relieves you. It was a pretty wondrous experience, and I am so happy to have been apart of the experience. I have never done anything like it,  or felt so close to God in my prayers. TIME FLEW BY ...seriously such an amazing experience. 

I was able to go to God like he was right beside me responding to me. Talking to him about everything, worries, friends, family, praise, thanksgiving, blessings, confusions. IT WAS AMAZING. I wish we could do it more often, but we are doing it for sure next year so I am so pumped about this. However that doesn't mean I have to wait until another 24/7 week of prayer to talk to God like I was. 

On top of praying by myself in the room, we could also pray with partners so I got to pray with Shannon, and also got to pray with Miranda a couple of times. It was really cool to hear each others prayers, encourage each other, and draw things to decorate the room that honor God or are our thoughts. It was soo cool seeing different things in the room to read each day, and also writing on the sheets of paper that were in front of each Kaleo student to bless and encourage their walk with God.

I could finally put faith in my prayers, going to God in prayer felt so real, it felt genuine, it was unimaginable. God blessed me with this week for sure. It was everything I wanted AND MORE!

So besides such an encouraging week heres some other highlights but ill keep it to a minimum.

Got a timmyho's card in the mail from my grandparents THANKS GUYS AGAIN!, 007 tuesday night with a bunch of kaleo students playing pranks and such after, tried out a long board OMGOSH I SO WANNA GET ONE!, went on a bike ride around crofton, had some amazing convo's this week, best shooting stars while i was out on the field alone...crazy story about the shooting stars btw so if you wanna know just send me an email:D pretty wild!

led chapel so i did it on praying constantly. it actually went really well even though i was nervous. just got them to split into groups reading a bible verse ... discussing it in groups then in the big group...and to finish it up making prayer bracelets to remind you each time you look at it to pray to God. 

hung out by a large fire, saw some raccoons, had a bad experience with coffee and a monster:D  went ice skating with youth group...GOD HUMBLED ME - kids told me to show them what I got for ice skating....took the challenge and totally face first to ice...man what a funny humbling experience LOL! it was really funny there were some new kids and they instantly were so open to me. It was really interesting, and taught me to really be careful around kids, they are always watching, especially when they like you! What a blessing kids are! Got outta bed one day and my legs were fast asleep and i feel right on my butt...man was that weird LOL. reading down by the dock and saw 7 otters right in front of me up on the dock, open dorms so guys could be in our rooms and see them, church, lunch with the people that drive me to lunch, watched the gray cup, montreal lost:( , party at phil's and joels new house, got taught some brazilian dance moves:) and chilling with ppl there.

it was an incredible week, I learned to much, I drew closer to God, I asked questions, I got prayed for, We all supported each other!

Please continually pray for my family in cali, for friends in Taiwan, for christmas protection for each Kaleo student, for healing.

much love

i miss all of you

xoxo

debb

Kaleo Ministry

Philippians 2:8

And being found in appearance as a man, 
      he humbled himself 
      and became obedient to death— 
         even death on a cross!

How are you all doing this week?! God has definitely blessed me this week, with a week of rest and catch up, a week to get closer to some of the students here, and a week of fun. Thank YOU LORD! 

Here's all that I did this reading break!

Monday: Woke up at 6:40 and walked to the ferries with Joel, Miranda, and Auzzie Phil to go to Saltspring. This is an Island like 10ish minutes away from Crofton (where I live). Off of the ferry, we took the bus over to Ganges and spent our day there. Just going into shops and looking around, buying some awesome tea, eating food I took from the kitchen (with permission), and finding cool spots to sit and have some laughs/play cards around the water. That night we got everyone who had not left for reading break together and went out for Boston Pizza with the staff..that was sweet too!

Tuesday: I slept away this day...I was so tired from the whole year I just slept away the day. Got up to eat lunch and do dishes and then slept until supper...woh eh? 

Wednesday: Homework basically all day, had a tea break in Crofton with Miranda and Auzzie Phil.

Thursday: Homework , had a sweet talk with Miranda on the dock (it was really wavy, bright outside and cold!, chilled in my room with Jen and Jordanna and Mirmir, all the Kaleo students went to a movie so I picked up a student from the ferries with Miranda and auzzie Phil...I drove all the way back..i know illegal but AWeSOME! made some nanimo squares with everyone who didnt go to the movies..that was sweet! I LOVE BAKING!

Friday: Jim Badke's last class. Presented our camp projects. I cleaned tree house mats for 2 hours for QFX hours for Matt Flemming. I need 6 more hours of service. Really had to be patient with the youth group, the girls were not paying attention at all, and devotional that I was leading for the first time did not go so well:( Good talks with people I need to catch up with in Kaleo. Bed early:)

Saturday: Worked on paper all day, finished it and was proud of it by 3:30 am sunday morning. Had lunch with Erin from kaleo because we both dont like chili so we ate food from our rooms. Got Auzzie Phil in the face with whip cream...ended up getting maple syrup in my face:P Had girls night for kaleo, chocolate fondu and Pride and Prejudice:) TALKED TO MARK ON SKYPE..it was so fun and he got to meet a lot of kaleo ppl!

Sunday: Was in sunday school for church, was the first person to pray in the prayer room for the 24/7 week of prayer. Went to walmart for toothpaste, and some stuff to fill with my rooms child christmas box, and finished of the night with timmy hos and some fun conversation and music!

Life is going pretty well these days, work is getting done, friendships are becoming closer, the weather is good and bad, I have a whole week to learn about God and hear/talk to him in our 24/7 week of prayer this coming week. Our opening hour I signed up to spend 1 hour with Miranda. It was amazing, she was late because of Church so i got half an hour to myself. It was so amazing, there are pictures on the walls of all the kaleo students, paper and pens to draw and write, nice chairs by the windows overlooking the ocean and just such a great time. I didn't have even enough time to go through 1/4th of the people I need to be praying for. Time goes so fast, it is so amazing how you can become so energetic to pray to the lord and be able to talk to him.

This is going to be quite the experience and know I am praying for all of you!

Thanks for your daily prayers!

My only prayer request I would like you all to focus on this week is my family (Uncle Bruce, Aunt Jan, Ben, Allison, and Donovan) -they lost everything to a forest fire that swept through 40 some houses and campus buildings that my Uncle teaches at. Everything was destroyed. This hit me pretty hard, so just pray for the strength they need for overcoming this horrible situation, and that they will see God out of this terrible occurrence.

As always, Keep smiling

lil fish!

Kaleo Ministry

Pics:

-me and my new vest i LOVE WAY TOO MUCH!

-rock climbing with josh and jono (some places were really tight!)

-Miranda's and my new puppets...the big nose one is Mustard the Knight...and Miranda's is Lingweenie the chef

-Being asian with Miranda ...i like this picture:) Asia is in my BLOOD!:D

Let love and faithfulness never leave you; 
       bind them around your neck, 
       write them on the tablet of your heart

Proverbs 3:3

So this was the verse in Proverbs that I wrote my paper on. Which I completed yesturday (saturday) ....wow does it feel good to hand in something!

So I'd just like to tell you where I am at right now. I feel that God is challenging me with the topic of Joy. This may seem weird to some of you, because I am such a happy person, but currently I feel that I am questioning why I am, and discovering when I need to work on being joyful...and how sometimes even when I am down to pursue Joy in life in all I do.

So currently I am working on this trait, and it's becoming harder as I become more and more tired. I am getting enough sleep, I am just getting a little tired of the current situation. I love the people here, its just every now and again your own space and family time is really needed. I hope you all understand! So please pray for me!

So on a lighter side here's what I have been up to this week:

Monday- I went caving...which was my first time ever! It was really sweet! I got to climb up a small waterfall, go in small cracks, and see spiders on the roof which i freaked out about! AHHHH! We finished off that dirty day at a pool for 1 hour and a half.

Tuesday-Went down town and talked to the homeless. This was an amazing experience! At first I was really nervous, but it ended up being an amazing time. We had half of the kaleo kids with us, and we separated into three groups and walked around in search of some conversation. That was our ultimate goal to just talk, but we did have some clothes and food in our back packs. We talked to two guys (since a new homeless shelter had just opened), but out on the street we found Black Velvet and one guy that didnt tell his name. It was really great to see them interested in talking to us, and after awhile the more quiter one felt a little more safe around us. It was a sweet time! After that we went home but saw the salmon run, so that was sweet! Kinda weird seeing some dead and some still working their way up stream....nature takes its turn.

Wednesday- Helped Daneille and Eric with chapel, and did a ton of hw. (All night!!)

Thursday- 1 hour of sleep, Camp Ministry class, hw, floor hockey staff vs kaleo for 2 hours they won 21 to 17 or smth like that. 

Friday- hw, went to Miranda's youth group because mine was cancelled.

Saturday-Handed in my paper:), helped with the skyscraper, pancakes for supper YAY!, worked out:) and chilled with some mates!

Sunday- Went to church(they didn't need me to help with the kids so I was sad!), had a 2 hour nap, worked out, went to Jer's, Jesse's, Tom's and Aaron's church for youth group

now just writing my blog and chilling.

Prayer requests:

-for more perspective on my part

-to get over this homesickness hump

-For some people in Taiwan

-For my youth group and church

-for satey and accomplishment this reading break

miss you all!

email me when  you can

KEEP SMILING

-lil fish

Kaleo Ministry

HeY hEy HEY!

Proverbs 4:23 "Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life."

October of 2008 has come and gone, how scary for time does fly! 1 month and and like 22 days until Christmas...seriously where has this time gone?wow.

Thanks to everyone who has constantly kept me in their prayers and thoughts. Likewise..I am trying to do the same...as I am slowly working on remembering to pray ...I even have a prayer list beside my bed:) so please if you need prayer send me and email or post back and tell me what you want me to pray for!

This week has been nothing but Hermeneutics work and Spiritual formation papers. We had class with Merrill Dyck from Monday until Friday, and I can say I did have a few things stick in my head that I hope to use while trying to interpret the bible for the rest of my life. Very interesting class that's for sure...and man is the bible complex a lot of the time!

So here's what I did this week besides class and hw:

Monday-ultimate Frisbee against old Kaleo students (they came for a week to visit), chapel down by the beach with a camp fire, and scared one of the girls next door...lol it was hilarious:) no she does not hate Miranda and I.

Tuesday- A person came for chapel that has been doing missions trips in Cambodia, I learned a lot from her and got to talk with her for all of lunch. REALLY INTERESTING!

Wednesday-saw some deer:) and worked away at hw

Thursday- Heard some stories from old Kaleo's of where the are at now. God blessed my group by being able to pull together the project and focusing!

Friday- Group project worked really well (puppet show on 2nd Peter -so obviously Deborah made it a bit funny:D) went into Duncan and bought a hand puppet:) i will add pics of him next time:) and ill introduce him then too:)...got stuff for our Christmas child box, that Miranda and I are making.

Saturday- Worked in the Kitchen from 10am until 7:30 pm...I did a ton but had a fun time doing it! between 2-4 I was taking kids off the zip line ..so that was an enjoyable break. Tried to do homework until 3:30 am...didn't work so slept for 2 hours

Sunday- woke up at 5:30 and went into the kitchen to make everyone breakfast, we had a guest group here...so there was A LOT to make:) went to church -helped out with children's church, cleaned room (btw I changed around my room for the third time mom and dad lol its so me:P), did hw, supper and now going to get a London fog, have staff games night/kaleo game night, go back and work on my paper that I so stressed about, and then to bed.

That's my week:)

Youth was cancelled because of Halloween, but I didn't even trick-or-treat anyways:P Just stayed in like a good college student.

Prayer Requests:

1) On Tuesday I am going to go talk to people on the streets of Victoria. I have a few pairs of new socks to give out(cool idea the kaleo students are doing), and a sandwich. I am really nervous, and I just pray God gives me the words that I am supposed to say to these people. It is going to be quite the experience!

2) I am nervous to go caving tomorrow. Apparently we get into a pretty tight squeeze..and there are spiders around:O 

3) for friends that are going through some hurts here in Kaleo and in Taiwan.

4) For pastor Ross (old pastor of peace portal)to stay strong

5)For my paper to form. I am really struggling with writing this paper:(

6)Also for my youth group, I didn't get to see them last week (because I was working), this week was cancelled because of halloween, and next week is cancelled too. I just pray that they are doing well and following God. I miss the kids a lot:)

I love you all and wish you all a happy month of November!

Much love,

as always KEEP SMILING

fisk/debb

Kaleo Ministry

To the people "underneath Canada" that I miss (family and friends in taiwan)

To the people separated from me by 3 provinces 

To friends around the world!

HELLO!

Hey-everybody hows it going?! What's new with you all? Drop me an email some time and tell me what is going on in your life OKAY?!

I just wanted to say a BIG thank-you to any of you that are praying for me daily and to any people that are taking my prayer requests and praying for them! THANK YOU! Your support and love are much appreciated!

This week:

MONDAY= We heard Jake's testimony at chapel this week. Found our weight room while on a hike around the camp with Miranda. HW HW HW

TUESDAY=Camp Ministry class with Jim Badke. Played some rugby with some guys two hand touch...it's fun seeing people be interested in learning this game, and being able to play with a few people that already know the game:D (BAD NEWS- I gave Jer a cookie that contained raisin's  in the cookie or something to do with raisin's and he had to shave his beard. He is doing a Nazarites vow so I felt pretty bad....but I must tell you people that loose facial hair look so different!) HW HW HW.

WEDNESDAY-HW HW HW HW HW HW HW HW HW HW HW! exercised yet again and then back to the HW! Had a good time laughing with Danielle, Dan, Josh, Tom, Kylie and Jer...and being stupid with Tom with head stands and stealing his laptop after he gave me a wet willy LOL!-(mark i have a brother here keeping me in line and doing your job for you! lol)-

THURSDAY= Helped winterize a S.A.L.T.S ship. Very fun work, cutting down sails, holding sails, carrying tons of things, looking through S.A.L.T.S. lost and found (i got a sword! and more), chilling with our crew from when we had our 5 day adventure and just helping out wherever! Had fireside at Jim Badke's house with 2 other students..we made monster cookies and man were then AWESOME! Went down to the beach with Tom and found the tire swing by the beach, then went to the dock and saw some AWESOME phosphorescence! Then some Dutch Blitz with Phil, Jayme and Jake lol good times:) JAKE WAS A NEWBEE slowing us down:)&HW

FRIDAY- HW, Chapel, HW, met my campers for the weekend retreat (Dayle, Sammi, Ashley, Lindsay, and Julia. Lol a fun bunch of girls...very talkative but so are any 11 year olds! (Didn't get to bed until 1 am! 

Saturday- Non-stop camp fun. Singing, dancing, eating, really good group discussions, tons of games, I was working on the zip line at camp (taking the kids off the zip line they were all excited and happy so my position was pretty sweet!), more games (capture the flag guys vs girls with wet sponges)...of course me being loud I got soaked by the guys:P lol, swimming in the wave pool! mug ups and firesides and more late nights filled with questions and some awesome talking!

Sunday- dancing, singing, more  discussion, game (cat vs. mouse...counsellors hide and kids try and find them), cleanup, lunch and the kids were gone after lunch.

It was such a great experience to pray and talk with the kids about God. I just pray that this weekend changed them in some way. They are all in my heart and for having that be my first time every counseling I found it to be quite the experience!

The rest of my Sunday was just filled with hw and exercise and talking to my parents which I needed:)

Thanks so much for reading this everyone!

Hope you have a great week.

Prayer Requests:

-My 5 campers have a great week at school tomorrow, and that they stay on fire for God and that they learned something this weekend.

-Pray for Erin Eric Jono Josie and Kenny

-Could you pray for me as well?! I am missing Taiwan and mostly my family! I really miss mum mark and dad! 

-I am making my decision for which missions trip I should do next year...could you pray that I am leaning towards the one that God wants me to be in?

-Also pray for Kaleo, that it is following God and that  we are learning everyday to work with each other and get to know God more. 

Again, I miss you all and if you ever wanna call me or send me a letter by snail mail (which would be awesome) or email (which is cool too!) that would be sweet!

Anyone gonna dress up for Halloween? I think I am going to be a ninja since I have a sword!:)

As always, Keep smiling

FISH!

PICS-

-us girls being buff and showing all the muscles we were using that day

-throwing rope to Eric so we can pass more dories

-Jayme Malayne and I pulling hard to get the dories on land

-Me dressed up as batman for cleanup time jumping off the couch for some sick air!:)

Kaleo Ministy

Hey EVERYBODAY!

I hope everyone had a pleasant week...and that you are all surviving through the daily stress called life! Soo....it's another week...and thus I guess I should give another update:) hope you guy's are enjoying reading these >

Monday: My parents arrived from Taiwan and picked Miranda and I up to go see our house and spend the day driving, talking, eating and chilling. After that, We had an amazing Turkey Dinner at Qwanoes (the campsite that I am at) with staff, kaleo students, and my parents were included. IT WAS SWEET...plus I got to dress up:) yay

Tuesday: I didn't do much, other then hw, hang out with some friends, and have a very supportive time of prayer for chapel.

Wednesday: Had a Camp ministry class with Jim Badke. More hw to keep me busy, and stayed up till 5 am watching Tas play games in Taiwan for IASAS. OH MAN WAS IT GOOD! MISSING TAIWAN!

Thursday: Because I was us so late I was late to chapel but it was all good. This time we heard Jeremiah's testimony. Then we had girl's and guy's night out. So guy's went to Jim's house and did stuff...and girl's went for Indian food, dairy queen and chill at a staff members house for the night.

Friday: Had an amazing breakfast and beach walk at this house. Then went to shop and bought some warmer clothes...yah i guess shorts are more of a Taiwan thing then Canada eh? Youth group was awesome..really getting to know some of the kids..I'm pretty sure I'm well liked now.  We played card games, wii, and had a bible study where I was put in the hot spot- without warning I was told I had to tell two "non believers" -Christians acting- about God for 5 mins because the plane was about to crash. it was hard but apparently I didn't do bad :) Out of that we learned the main vs. that should be recited or talked about when evangelizing. It was a good bible study and I sure learned something!

After youth group my parents picked me up and  we spent an awesome night in the house talking/sitting on my sleeping bag on the wood floor in front of the fire eating:) it was awesome.

Then i spent the rest of the night till 5 am watching TAS win Gold in soccer for boys and Bronze for girls....girls went to penalty kicks MAN WAS IT INTENSE I'm so proud of them!

Saturday-  I spent the day working with my parents organizing and going through old stuff/ memory lane ...it was a good time...i found some amazing pics of the family and friends and when I was little...good times! I also was driving and had dinner at swisschalet with my parents for the last time I would see them until Christmas.

Sunday- Church was good I got to talk to lots of Capernwray students. Came home...had a two hour nap...I NEEDED IT.  Then to my hw:) and more hw and more hw.

I love you guys tons and email me whenever!

Could you please pray for:

-My friend Kenny

-Direction for what I should do in the future

-the youth group

-Kaleo community

-Two Kaleo students and some occurrences that are effecting them in this time

and 

-all the hw I have to do.

Many hugs

As always,

Keep smiling!

Deb-the fish-

Kaleo Ministry

Family and Friends, HI!

I trust everyone is doing fine, and had an amazing thanksgiving dinner?! yumm!

I AM THANKFUL FOR

-my parents coming to see me

-being at Kaleo with 26 other wonderful students

-seeing fall again

-and Gods grace!

So...it's been another great week! It was Kaleo 6's "month anniversary" on the 10th as some of us like to call it. lol I can't believe its been a month...seems like I've known these people for ever!

Here's what I did throughout this week:

Monday- English class, kicked around a rugby ball, and changed around my room so I am now sleeping on the floor (I'll have to load a picture next time).

Tuesday-No power so everyone was sleeping past their alarm clock( yet we needed to be ready by 8 to go surfing!)...I voted :) go Stephen Harper!....went to this Goat store that I have gone to 3 times now (there are goats on the roof with grass and people shop underneath in a sweet store!). Watched some massive waves on the coast...ran over a baby raccoon:( (of course my friend Tom made a joke out of the situation and said "Boom HEAD SHOT" grrrrr) Got to Tofino, set up our tent, played some beach soccer (broke my pinky toe by someone kicking way to hard on my foot- i totally had this feeling too that I would break something I hate playing soccer without shoes)...had dinner, a beach night walk, and finished off the day with a camp fire and smores!

Wednesday- Played ultimate Frisbee untill the surfboards were in the car (yes I played :D i couldn't help it -hobbled and all!) Surfed 5 mins away from our camp site...and it was amazing...I am now hooked on surfing! Thank goodness we had full body suits though..it was cold water on the face but everything else was fine:)...had some more beach walks, dessert by the fire, jumped on a girl in our tent that was sleeping, told jokes and sang songs:) good times!

Thursday-Woke up early and put on cold wet bathing suits and wet suits OH MAN IT WAS COLD FOR ME!...got an amazing surf where i rode it all the way in! fun ride back and went to bed early. 

Friday- Back at Kaleo had 1 Camp ministry class. Lots of people left for thanksgiving break. Went to youth and had a games night....man were the kids hyper...I LOVE THEM!

Saturday- Only 5 of us were left behind at Kaleo so we spent time talking, telling stories, cutting Josh's hair haah oh man!, taking stupid pics, shoving dinner cake into Phil's face, doing dishes, and piling 3 more people on top of us 5 into a car and driving to Jim's house! I WAS DOING THE DRIVING hahahah SO MUCH FUN!...we had people on the roof and all (don't worry Gramma it was like 2 mins away from Camp). HAHHAAH OH MAN!:) At Jim's house the 8 of us watch a movie with his family and each yummy home made apple pie WOOT!

Sunday-I taught Sunday school which was really fun, yet a little disheartening. I really wish some of the Sunday school books parents use to teach were written more excitedly and closer to their age level where they can be excited to learn! After church I spent my time bonding with some girls and then bonding with some homework. There was a Disney night movie marathon so there ended up being 4 movies in one night (I only watched 3 hahaha). 

That was my week.

I love it here and I thank you all for your constant prayers.

Please pray for my church, I can see opportunities for a younger generation to lead the church, yet there are still so many restrictions.

Please pray for the youth, that I can learn to lead them in a way that God wants me to. That through Ben's and my actions they can see Christ.

Please pray for my friend Kenny, and also pray for a Kaleo student named Erin. There has been an occurrence that is affecting people she cares about at home and her here.

I love you all!

Gramma and Grampa- I AM WORKING lol school is not just playing:)

My parents are to come in a few hours!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

much love

and as always, Keep smiling!

Fish!

 

Pics- surf away= Alivia and I writing the words with our flash light and a camera on a certain setting...I am writing the away

middle- Phil and I watching some big waves crash on shore before we get to our camp ground for the whole trip.

Bottom- Daneille and I being ninja's in our awesome possem wet suits:) yah we are so ready to take on the waves!