A day in the garden is no new thing to many of us, but to a lady named Jasenth, it is a memory of the past and a dream for her present. She has Multiple Sclerosis. She was always able to enjoy gardening, but the past two years her illness has caused her to be put in a wheelchair.

After spending a day at her house gardening and talking I was inspired. She is such a strong woman with a heart for others. It was so hard for her to ask for help (I could see it in her eyes).

The experience was wonderful! I was able to practice my french, learn more about gardening from her, and get to know an amazing woman. Since then I have been able to spend more time getting to know her and her story.

Please pray for healing physically and peace in her heart. She is under a lot of stress now.

This truly showed me how blessed I am to be without illness. My desire is to do the most I can possibly do, with the life I have been given, just like Jasenth has done.

I miss my friends and family very much. Please pray for my focus. Love you all.

"regard one another as more important than yourselves." --Phil 2:3

"Make my joy complete, by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose." -Philippians 2:2

Many times we wonder what our purpose is. This has happened on this trip quite a bit. Things are never as you expect, but God is full of the unexpected!

As the other girls and I stood on the top of the mountain and prayed and read the word, we could see the rest of Westbank. It was so beautiful, but our focus was on God. His glory, His power, His majesty and love.

The next day we took the bus out to Kelowna to evangelise through building relationships. There are so many lost people here that many times you don't know where to start. Each person had a wonderful day full of stories.

We trust God and His purpose.

Please pray God will continue showing us and leading us to His purpose while we are here.

Wow! Today was full of fun and adventure as me and the other 3 girls took on a mountain hike together.

None of us had great directional skills, but as you can tell from the picture above...we made it!God is so good and beautiful!

I love getting closer to my teammates as we work and live together. They daily are encouragements to me.

Today was a nice beautiful day off.

Yesterday we were able to help out at the Food bank in Westbank, BC.

It really rocked my world to see the many families that came.I had many wonderful conversations with the workers and families of the community.

The hearts of the workers humbled me. They get so little and are recognized so little for the constant work they do while being God's hands and feet for the weak. Their building is really small and packed full, but no matter what they always serve every Wednesday...snow, rain, or sun...they are out there ready to give of themselves selflessly.

I learned that it's not about condemning those people or trying to change them; it is about loving them and seeing them through the eyes of Christ, dieing to yourself daily.

It reminded me of in Matthew when our Lord said "what you have done to the least of these you have done for Me."

This was an unforgettable experience.

So I have experienced five days of British Columbia and have also experienced mulitiple emotions in those days:

sadness leaving my home

excitment leaving the country the first time

anxiety meeting my Canadian family

embarresment from my southern slang

frustration with plans changing (i'm working on this)

and many many more everyday!

The first morning here we were able to help an elderly couple move into their new home. We also assembled some furniture for them which was pretty hard considering there were NO written instuctions! We worked in their garden and I loved it! I can't imagine waking up to a mountain in your backyard everyday!

The second day was full of fun at a horse ranch. We put on an event for the "make a wish" foundation. This foundation helps children who are sick with cancer and such illnesses. The misquitos were as big as the horses on the top of this mountain!!

Today we went to church for the first time. The church that we are interning at is called the Potter's House. It met in a movie theatre which was different than what I am use to. We had a Father's Day picnic for the community afterwards and that was a blast! I mainly did face painting and break down crew. I had some wonderful conversations with many children of the community.

I love this place! The beauty takes my breath away! I can stand and look at it for hours!

Please pray for more and more opportunities to share our faith.

Love you all :)