Washington, White, Weekend

Last night it was my friend Ryan's birthday, so we celebrated in style in White Rock.

I have been getting to know Ryan and his wife Melissa since I started going to the same church as them back in September.
And they are awesome. I think it is a true reflection of being a genuine great friend and person when over 20 people come out to celebrate with you on your birthday! Wow-how great! :)
While waiting for our reservations at the Washington Ave. Grill, we played cards and football outside. Here I am explaining 'Bohnanza', a really fun bean trading/planting game. It's pretty funny to listen to people play it. :)

All of our bean fields...

Three wonderful friends, Adri, Megan and Maia

If you look close enough, you can see Adri and my reflections in her sunglasses.

Karissa and Maia

Melissa, Ryan and Dave

Jamie and Karissa

Dave and Adri

And so ended a lovely Saturday! Well, I had three lovely ladies come over and hang out for quite a while afterwards.

This morning in church, I was really challenged/encouraged by the sermon, speaking about ministry in hard places and from hard places. I talked a bit about my prison ministry at the start of the sermon which got me excited in a new way for serving in prison. But it was also encouraging to think 'What "prisons" of my life does God want to use to spread the gospel and to glorify Himself?" We looked at the passage of Paul when he's in prison. Definitely encouraging and a thinker!

This afternoon I hung out with some friends in Vancouver and we went to see Robin Hood. It was quite good actually. I love Russell Crowe too. Afterwards, my friend Heather and I went out for dinner and now my friends are on their way over for a rousing game of Dutch Blitz! Fun times! Have a great start of the week!