For the past 3 Sundays a group of us from Fairhaven Bible Chapel did an Easter program at 5 different locations. The following pictures are from Porteous Lodge, the final progam.
There were 3 songs with the whole group- “All Glory To Jesus”, “Born To Die”, and “Wonderful Grace of Jesus!”
The narrators.
“How Deep the Father’s Love”
“Man of Sorrows, What A Name!”
The “young people” reciting Bible passages about Jesus death and resurrection.
“When I Survey the Wondrous Cross!”
“Watch the Lamb”.
Jesse playing an arrangement of Tracey Ann Collins- “Power In the Blood”.
“Its About the Cross!”
Andrew and I recited Luke 24: 1-7
Our family playing for a congregational song- A medley of “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today” and “I Serve A Risen Saviour”.
Joshua playing “Joyful Crown”, a medley of “Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee” and “Crown Him with Many Crowns”
“In the Sweet By and By”.
We finished off with “The Wonderful Grace of Jesus”!
This post will cover a few more things that we did on our trip but don’t have many pictures from, for example, the main reason we went on this trip in the first place was to sing at a few places!
Hoover Dam and the bridge over it are quite a phenomenal site to see. Just to give you an idea of the size of the bridge (see below), the little dots you see along the upper edge are people!
The Ethel M Chocolate Factory was somewhat interesting but by the time we got there it was mostly clean up that we could watch…the taste tests were great though!
Joshua by the Joshua tree outside the chocolate factory.
We made a brief stop at San Clemente Beach on our way down the coast between L. A. and San Diego. The flowers are blooming, the palm trees are swaying in the wind and it is beach weather in February!! (At least to people that come from SK.)
It was a priviledge to sing at the Creation Museum on the outskirts of San Diego. This is where the creation movement to respond to the false view of evolution began in North America. As you can see from the posters below, they are still going strong and have many activities happening. Unfortunately, we have no other pictures from there but if you visit their website creationsd.sd.org you will find lots of pictures and information about a great place to visit to give you proof for the truth of what God said in the first part of Exodus 20:11, “For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is.”
On the way to Yuma, we did a tour of a carrot farm that was being harvested in the desert.
There are many RV resorts in Yuma! (and many Canadian snowbirds!!) This one that we sang at has a well attended morning service every Sunday in the winter months.
This may not be a very clear picture but this is the best we have from Organ Stop Pizza in Mesa, AZ. The big Wurlitzer Pipe Organ is connected to all sorts of instruments all around the walls above. The organist plays about 40 minutes of every hour the restaurant is open and then his organ dissappears, circling down into the floor during his breaks. You can make special requests and he played both of ours, “Amazing Grace” and “How Great Thou Art”. In “Amazing Grace”, he was able to imitate the sound of bagpipes perfectly even though that is one instrument he does not have up on the walls connected into the organ.
We have so many interesting memories from this trip and are thankful to God for the opportunities and the safety He provided.
On Saturday, February 21st, our family went for a date farm tour with the Bard Date Company. It was very interesting but strange to be walking in such a warm climate in the middle of February:) Some days it was a 40- 60 degree Celsius difference between Saskatchewan and Arizona!
The trees were in perfect lines every direction!
The palm’s fruit is Medjool dates which were brought over to be planted from the Old World. The original trees are still living in this area. The Medjool dates in Europe were originally only to be eaten by the Royal Family.
Imagine going up one of those 80 foot palms in a bucket to pick dates, especially when its windy:) The workers have to go to the top of each tree about 17 times each season to pollinate, prune, pick, etc.
We all enjoyed the tour, even though some of us couldn’t digest the thought of eating much of that fruit.
On February 24th, Dad and I set off for a flight over the Grand Canyon with Papillon tours. Here is a video of some of the footage I got with our family playing background music – How Great Thou Art.
