Up at 6:30, some of us at least. All had showers today, even had hot water. Instant Oatmeal and Cream of Wheat for breakfast. No groceries yet as the Northern Store not open yet. Lori, Dave, and Eric had gone to check out the store earlier to pick up necessary items. Will need to wait until Monday for more supplies. The whole team walked to the Anglican Church at 1:00 for church. No regular church
We had breakfast made for us by the ladies from the Catholic Church, amazing food. We were able to get on the road by 8:00 A.M. heading north to Ponton for a rest stop, then on to Thompson, Then a quick Walmart stop, then to eat lunch at the local Popeyes burger restaurant. Great food. To the airport at Thompson to check our bags, over weight of course. One bag may need to come the
Shamattawa team left Fergus Falls about 9:00 A.M. Friday morning. We drove north through Fargo on I-29, stopping in Grand Forks for gas. We continued north crossing the border into Canada right at noon. We got across the border for the first time in 9 years without being pulled in for an interview. Only an hour from the border, we made it into Winnipeg for lunch. Back on the highway after 45 minutes or so.
The LAMP (Lutheran Association of Missionaries and Pilots) teams from Trinity Lutheran will be returning to Norway House and Shamattawa, Manitoba for the 9th year to teach the children about Jesus through four separate Vacation Bible Schools. The Norway House team will teach at three separate locations and there will be one session held in Shamattawa. Teams will be leaving on July 14 (Shamattawa) & 15 (Norway House) and will be returning on July 23.
Last evening we stayedShamattawa Team Friday 7-21-1Most of our group up and moving by 7:00 A.M. Finished packing up items for storage, had breakfast, eggs and cherry pancakes by Dave. Mary Ann Miles picked us up at 10:15 to get us to the church to store our supplies ‘till next year. This saves the freight costs of bring it back and forth each year. We then went back to the apartment to get our luggage.