Some have been wondering what we actually did in Africa.  The goal of our short-term mission team was to help launch a new Community Health Education initiative (CHE).  Past teams have held clinics in many of the remote villages we visited, but the shift to CHE has been made to help the people of Niger on a more holistic level, meeting their physical, emotional and spiritual needs.  Instead of having to give antibiotics to treat eye infections or anti-malaria drugs for recurring bouts of malaria, our goal was to teach how to prevent these common diseases and give the people the knowledge and tools to do so.

We've also made it a priority to spend more time with our boyz, Tobi and Levi and have started "scheduling" regular vacation time with them.  2007 was too crazy a year with travels and work which went for months without quality time set aside for family.  When evaluating what really matters most, it's the time and energy we'll invest in our boyz that will far outweigh the hard work we put into our businesses.

It's the simple things ... 2 days around Banff and Lake Louise, just splunking about with no agenda or todo list in hand .... worth every second :)

I'll be back with the regular programming soon.  Happy (self-proclaimed) Family Day from dq.

Be blessed ...