A gorgeous day in the Pacific Northwest! The ride from Bellingham up to Aldergrove, B.C. was short and very beautiful. The border crossing going north was quick and painless, but I saw an enormously long line coming the other way into the U.S. Well, I'd just have to deal with that later. I arrived at the church in time to visit for awhile with Pr. Francis, who has been on the staff there for the past five years. They have two services which are both pretty much the same. With a member ship of just over 600 they have an average Sabbath attendance of well over 500! I would encourage any of you who are interested in getting some quick insights into their outreach to go on their website. I actually don't have that immediately with me, but you can just Google them. Search for Aldergrove, B.C. SDA Church and you'll find them. Fun, relevent worship and warm people with a super amount of creativity. Look at the pic of the wall leading to the kids divisions. Every wall down there and going down the stairs is painted fantastically. The pictures on the wall are of their actual kids in the classes. The picture of the foyer was taken between services and shows the crowd waiting to get in for 2nd service. First service was nicely full for a summer Sabbath as well.
On the way back I was given a great tip for avoiding much of the long line of cars and was back in the USA withing 30 minutes. Mt. Baker looms high to the west and is just another beauty mark in this great part of the country. I stayed last night with dear friends, Klaus and Adele Hann, who are members of the Edmonds, WA church. Today I'm heading across Puget Sound to Sequim to visit with my sister and then the pastor from the Sequim church on Monday morning. I'll have some fun pics over the next couple of days. Today was a wonderful worship experience and I'm thankful for sunny skies. Home looks really good right now!
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