Saturday Morning, March 22

This has become an annual breakfast for us ~ the morning after Living Hope Native Ministries Banquet.

We knew we were in for a bit of a wait when there were people standing outside waiting. There was also a fairly large group of people waiting inside.

It was a nice (but cold) morning for us ~ Eva, Ray, Orpha, Gary, Merle, Cerwin, and me ~ to visit outside until our restaurant beeper went off.

We had a great time of fellowship and catching up on Merle’s life ~ while waiting and later during our meal.

Ray and Eva and Gary and Orpha had also been team leaders for youth groups who taught summer Bible school at Pikangikum, and there just isn’t enough time to visit with Merle at the banquet.

As our waitress (above) served us and heard a bit of our conversation, she mentioned that she recognized Merle because she had been at Red Lake on a short-term mission project – I think it was teaching Bible school at Popular Hill.

We treasure our friendships and mornings like this.

It is our dream to go back to Red Lake and maybe Pikangikum with Ray, Eva, Gary, and Orpha. Maybe next summer.