Our Family, Spring 2020

Our sons are now young adults, so maybe this should be an “extended family” update at this point in our lives. Yet over the years you have been part of seeing our sons become who they are today, so we wanted to include an update on all four of us.

Kaleb is a master at zoom as he now attends college classes, leads Jr High Bible studies and youth group, and continues his internship online. It’s been a huge change for him, as it is for all of us. He is thankful that so many things can actually be done online. Kaleb is also still free to do some street and park BMX within the confines of social distancing and is also doing some video work remotely. The biggest challenge for him has been to stay motivated without the personal interactions and normal demands of life. Yet he is rising to the challenge and moving forward during this time, learning in his classes and reaching out to those he is discipling.

Kevin is thankful to be in Manitoba and done with his 14 days of self-isolation after his time in Calgary. He is staying busy with training and thankful for the opportunity to focus on his strength and conditioning. It is good for him to be close to extended family and in the country instead of the city during this time. Kevin continues to move forward in his badminton training and looks forward to getting back to competition. His biggest challenge these days is the huge change in interaction, from intense interaction while coaching many hours a day to very limited interaction. Yet he is rising to the challenge and filling his mind with great books and reaching out online.

Garry is working hard these days with the rest of the leadership team as they seek God for how to invest well in our students and staff during this quarantine time. He is getting his fill of Zoom meetings, but thankful for some extra time to catch up on some projects and make plans for moving forward effectively in safety. His passion is to see us invest this time in furthering the reach of the Gospel, in our own lives and in the lives around us. Garry sees this as an opportunity to refocus on why we are doing what we do and how we can be most effective at knowing, loving, and serving God.

I am also staying busy with various projects and connections and a bit of studying. It’s been good to set aside some extra time to reflect, pray, and study. I love God’s ability to redeem all things and I know redemption is His plan for this time. May we choose Him first and may our lives overflow with Him—loving and serving one another because we love God.