After a short prayer time at the church in Fergus Falls, we left for Canada, but not before a wonderful send off from family and friends. The trip across our northern border went without a hitch. Just a few questions and we were off to Winnipeg. Shortly after the border at a rest area, we ran into two teams from the St. Louis area heading to Lynn Lake and Brochet. These two teams have been
2019 marks eleven years of traveling north into Manitoba for our teams from Trinity Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls. As I write this it is Wednesday evening 17 July, 2019. I will be posting to this blog site for the next 10 days provided that we have internet available where we stop along the way, or where we stay while in Shamattawa. This year, the Shamattawa team, Myself, Leon Dawkins, wife Lori Dawkins, Dave Schneeberger, and
At Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Winnipeg
The Shamattwa LAMP Team, Leon, Lori, Dave, and Eric were on the road at Thompson Manitoba this morning by 7:00 A.M. heading down the road toward Ponton. Ponton is a junction in the road with a gas station and restaurant where we planned to meet up with Norway House teams. Our plan came to fruition as the Norway House caravan showed up. Most had breakfast there, and we all had a special treat, when the
Hi to all! Leon, Lori, Dave, and Eric arrived safely in Thompson this evening. Our flight from Shamattawa left at around 6:00 P.M. arriving at Thompson just before 7:00. After we arrived, we headed to the church where two other LAMP teams are staying. We had a quick supper there before heading to our stay for the night. We were greeted by Donna Picketts, the wife a a Baptist minister who graciously took us to