Author Archives: Leon Dawkins

Shamattawa- Day 10- Sunday- 7/23/2017

          Both Norway House and Shamattawa teams together now at our host church, Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Winnipeg. Most were up and at it by 7:00 A.M. Dave Schneeberger satrted flipping pancakes early. Most were up and fed by 8:00. Now to pack up, pack the cars and trailer for the ride home. The teams attended Pastor Schnar’s Bible study. The group is studying and discussing the contemporaries of Martin Luther, and how they affected

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Shamattawa- Day 9- Saturday- 7/22/2017

 Today, Saturday, we woke up at Thompson Manitoba at Burntwood Baptist Church. 5:30 A.M. it was! Dave said we would need to be out the door by 6:30, and we missed it by 2 minutes. Off to Mcdonalds then for a quick breakfast, then on the road ahead of schedule. We met up with the Norway House teams at about 9:15. Some had breakfast there, then on the road again by 10:00. After stops in

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Shamattawa- Day 8- Friday- 7/21/2017

Friday is our last day in Shamattawa. We will spend the morning still in the packing mode. We will lunch on what’s left in the fridge. Most of the tubs needed to get into storage. We still have Vacation Bible School from 1:00-3:00 today. We were invited to Cornelius and Yolanda’s house after VBS for a visit, but could not stay long, as we needed to get to the airport for our 5:00 flight. Got

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Shamattawa- Day 7-Thursday- 7/20/2017

Beautiful sunny day so far. All up and had breakfast prepared by Dave. Dave left to go to a funeral on our behalf for Sam Miles, who passed away last week. It is being held at the Anglican Church. This is a member of the community who has lived here his entire life. A grandfather, father, and uncle to many. The story today was the story of Zacchaeus the tax collector that Jesus called down

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Shamattawa- Day 6- Wednesday- 7/19/2017

          Rose at 7:30 A.M. breakfast by Dave, French toast, green eggs and ham! All went to the store for groceries. Met Mark from MB Ministries at Winnipeg. Mark and Neena Huebert and children are part of a Mennonite ministry. They are doing reading and crafts at the school this week. After returning to the teacherage, Lori and Dave went to see Mary Ann Miles and also looking for access to the rec center building for

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