1 of the 7 wonders of the world!

today was alot of fun. we started off the day with an adventure to niagra falls. we had the opportunity to spend a couple of hours on the canadian side of niagra falls..which is alot prettier than the american side. we rode maid of the mist..which was more like (in carson's words) maid of the tsunami. it was wild..granted we did choose to stand on the top level, close to the front of the ship. but anyways, we had a good time. we walked around..hoping to catch another tourist attraction, but ran out of time, so we finished off the afternoon with lunch at the rainforest cafe. :) it was nice.

we got home and had a few hours to chill out, and prepare for tomorrow night's bible study at UTM. since this will be kevin's first bible study as a believer..we are trying to prepare some stuff that suits a new believers needs. for example, baptism, faith, and repentance. we each have one topic to prepare. i will be leading the faith portion..which i've realized is alot more complicated than it seems. looking forward to the bible study though.

we decided to also go back to floradale park tomorrow and take materials to make salvation bracelets with the kids. so we spent a big part of the afternoon/evening putting beads, bands, and papers explaining the bracelets into ziplock bags. we are praying to a beautiful, sun shiny day, and lots of kids!

after dinner, we spent the evening with our family friends: peter, allison, stephanie and jennifer. they decided to give us a tour of oakville, ontario! we really had a wonderful time. they also showed us their new home (which is in the process of being built) and made it very clear that we are welcome if we come back to the area. they took us out for ice cream, and we spent alot of time just walking and talking. very enjoyable. we also learned a little bit about the family's religious background. allison (the mom) grew up anglican, and then "converted" to catholicism for her children to go to a certain school. it seems they are not really dedicated to any religious practices, just in name only. we are hoping to connect them with families from the church for after we leave. pray that God will work all that out.

it is truly exciting to see what God is doing here, and i'm a little nervous about going back to "real life." its been a summer of learning how to life a 'missional lifestyle' and seeking the Lord in all things, which is something that i will be bringing home with me (thankfully i don't have to put that in my suitcase, which is probably going to be over 50 lbs.) i'm excited to see what God has in store for me back home, but also what He will continue to do after team habakkuk leaves. as always, thanks for the prayers and thoughts. blessings.