Monday April 21, 2008

 

 

Heading Home From Chilliwack, British Columbia

Day 13 – Sunday

Chilliwack, BC, to North Bend, WA

 

Our last morning with Dave and Annie

 

They are pleased the hummingbirds found their feeder.

 

 

We enjoyed watching a few during breakfast and lunch.

 

 

After going to church with Annie and Dave, we enjoyed a delicious quiche for lunch.

 

 

 

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Chapel Dedication at 3:00 p.m.

 

People began to assemble in the chapel shortly after 2:00 p.m.

 

 

The living/office quarters.

 

 

 

 

The view outside the living quarter’s door.

 

 

This chapel is staffed by volunteers – who were asked to stand beside the chapel for recognition and prayer.

 

 

Dennis Finnamore, Director of Canadian Ministry, opened the service.  There were about seventy-two people in attendance.

 

 

Scott Weidner, TFC President and CEO, prepared our thoughts for the dedication.

 

 

Dedicating the chapel to the Lord’s service.

 

 

This young man , one of the first drivers to accept the Lord in the old chapel, more than a dozen years ago, joined in praying for this chapel.

 

 

 

 

Dennis closed the service with prayer for the chapel, the chaplains, the drivers, and the truck stop.

 

 

After a week of cold, rainy weather, we praise God for a sunny afternoon.

 

 

However, the jackets tell you that the temperature was only in the high 40’s.

 

 

The TFC staff enjoyed seeing Kim (beige shirt) who has served on several TFC chapels, and lives nearby.

 

 

After most of the people left, Cerwin pulled the tractor away from the chapel.

 

 

 

 

He installed a king pin lock so a driver cannot back up to it and pull it away.

 

 

Darlene and Tom taking pictures of us leaving at 4:48 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

We were blessed with quick passage across the border, and back to our homeland.  It took about ten minutes – and most of that was because of the crossing guard asking us questions about the ministry, and blessing us for serving the Lord! 

There was nobody ahead of us when we got to the border – and nobody behind us.  However, the line coming into Canada was about a quarter of a mile long – and a double line.

 

 

We hoped to see Mt Baker, but think it was coverd in clouds.

 

 

As we approached Seattle, it began to snow.

 

 

We were blessed to spend an hour with Volunteer Chaplain Jerri at the North Bend, Washington, chapel, before going to bed.