First of all, I have to say that my basil made it. It survived being crammed in the back seat of the truck for nearly 24 hours. It's now sitting on the windowsill of (one of) my room(s) craning towards the sun. Hurray!
I say "one of" just because I have stuff spread over 3 rooms (sound familiar Mom?)...but it really isn't my fault this time. I have my food in my kitchen-to-be, and most of my stuff in a bedless hotel room, and my sleeping stuff in another hotel room (with a bed). My suite isn't ready yet. So in the meantime I will be in another room, which is quite okay with me. :)
The drive up was long, even though we made smokin time. Drove for just over 4 hours once we got off the ferry. Dad and I were musing about the fact that 30+ years ago, Dad was driving down from Port Hardy (having lived there for a summer), listening to stuff like Fleetwood Mac...and now we were driving up, listening to stuff like Lynrd Skynrd and Bruce Springsteen as he was driving his daughter up there. lol. Kind of like poetic irony I suppose.
Everyone is super nice here. They're so friendly and welcoming. A team (from down Island, I think) is here helping out with the renovations, and Dad and I came in just as they were sitting down for lunch. And man, it is so cool to see people working together for a common goal, and eating together and joking and laughing...I think it is the sense of commonality and unity here that is so wonderful. Not that everyone is the same - but that everyone is working for the same goal. Even as I get to chat with the people here, and the people in the neighboring churches - to know that we're all laboring for the same cause, for the same Maker...it strengthens my soul.
I love how the Kingdom of God reaches across nations, across culture, and across every barrier. A fellow I know just broke the world record for bycicling across Canada (24 days!!). He posted almost every day about his journey. He did it as an act of worship to God and as an expression of who God made him to be - not really for the purpose of breaking any records - and the support and encouragement that I saw poured out from those who followed his journey via his posts was incredible. People literally across the globe were following his journey, and celebrating with him as this trip brought him closer to God and deeper in relationship with Him. And I just think, wow, God used one man's journey to touch people across hundreds and hundreds of miles. It astounds me just how God unites hearts all across the globe, even people who haven't met, in this one goal of reaching the world with the love of Christ. I just think this is mind-blowing.
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