Harvest

I guess I should blog, eh?

When I was brought out to sit in a seeder during the Spring, I wasn't too excited about it. The experience turned out to be great, mainly because of the person that I was having a chat with. This time, as harvest kind of began when I went home at the end of August, I was super excited to get to see some of the harvesting process done.

The process is very much the same: big trucks that drive themselves and a heck of a lot of work. It is insane how dusty and messy it can get when these combines are out and about so much everyday. I've been stuffed up for many days if the wind was blowing the air from the farms into the town. (I almost typed city, but forgot I'm living in a town - haha) But regardless, I really enjoyed getting the chance to sit in one of those combines and see the harvesting process, how it's unloaded into those big bins and all that fun stuff.

It's very true, the parallel between the farmers and harvest that Jesus talked about to what it actually is in real life. So many farmers are harvesting thousands of acres of land, and many of them are only done by a handful of people. I'm sure that some would rather do it themselves, but I think they could always use more help getting their crop in.

Meanwhile, back at church, we've been having several kick offs in terms of fall programs and all the typical school year routines. I'm especially excited about Sunday school because we're going through "The Truth Project." If you haven't heard of it, you should check it out. I kind of also want to make mention that it's nice to just sit back and be part of the "group" in some things after having had to lead so many other ministries. Church pastors and leaders are always in charge of this, doing that, etc., but it's so nice to have every once in a while to be able to not need to worry about teaching or organizing, that they can just sit there and absorb what's going on. This is the opportunity that I have with Sunday school this fall!

We're also getting Friend's Club ready for the kids. Strangely enough, I'm in charge of putting this thing together. And while it's slightly slower than I want it to be, just because of a few circumstances, it's almost ready to be kicked off at the start of October!

Other than these things, there hasn't been too much that's new with life in the Saskies. I am mostly keeping busy with things that I want to do and things that I have to do, and it is an absolute joy; it's not easy, but it is awesome.

Add onto the fact that hockey has started up again, I am one excited dude!

"Then he said to his disciples, 'The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.'" - Matthew 9:37-38