On a Wheel and a Prayer

Nanoose Bay Camp is located on a peaceful bay on the Inside Passage of Vancouver Island.

We picked up Tony and Amy (our good friends from Minneapolis about to experience their very FIRST SOWER’s Project) at the Seattle-Tacoma Airport late on Thursday night and drove to Port Angeles, WA.  We boarded the early AM ferry and headed to Victoria, BC. We had a trip that was unforgettable.  It was said to be one of the roughest trips EVER in the history of the passage.  We were very thankful to be on land.

After a lengthy process with Canadian Customs, (about and hour and a half, their concern was that we might be taking jobs away from Canadians with our volunteer work) we were on our way to Nanoose Bay, BC.  

There was a great deal of work to do as the result of the major storm.

Tony and Don removed two(2) large widows from an internal wall of the tabernacle and rebuilt/filled-in the space.

Amy and Jenny did a lot of painting and cleaning. Here they are painting a wall in the lodge kitchen.

Tony mowing the large athletic field.

Don had a chance to do some cabin furniture repair.

Painting the wall replaced in the tabernacle.

A lot of cabin cleaning was accomplished by Jenny and Amy.

Painting in one of the dorms.

Local rules dictate fires be hand-fed. Working at the task of burning some huge tree stumps and fallen branches. Warmest Don had been in months.

SOWERs living in Nanaimo, about 20 kilometers south of Nanoose Bay, invited us to join them for supper at their home one Sunday. A great time was had by all.

 Many other tasks where completed by the SOWERs team of Amy, Tony, Jenny and Don as the month unfolded. 

We are so blessed at each site we visit.  Nanoose Bay Camp was a delight and they were so very appreciative of our help.  This project was a special privilege in that we had a chance to serve along side our friends Tony and Amy.

Thanks for your continued prayers.

Don and Jenny