From Charlotte to Charlotte

From Charlotte to Charlotte

Charlotte Ward  

SIM USA Charlotte NC

Greetings from Charlotte NC. Why are Dave and Loretta in Charlotte you may be asking?  I will try to briefly bring you up to date in our journey to serve.

We returned to Edmonton from our school term in Ecuador in mid-June.  We used the next three weeks to reconnect with family and friends in Edmonton, Rocky Mountain House and Saskatchewan.  We met with our SIM regional directors on July second. The meeting reviewed our experiences in Ecuador as well as looking for a new opportunity to serve within SIM.

On the afternoon of July 4, after celebrating Jenna’s birthday we headed out on a 5 week trip across Canada. We crammed in: camping, seeing many friends, visiting Ottawa, the nation’s capital,  touring the Maritime provinces, inc. Louisbourg, St. Andrews by the Sea, the Hopewell Rocks, the Citadel in Halifax, the Cabot Trail on Cape Breton, and so much more. The highlight was a cycle trip from tip to tip on PEI, hosted by Keenan (our son) and Paul from Maritime Cycle Tours. with a group that included friends from Rocky,  We enjoyed camping by the water each night, delicious meals all while cycling through beautiful P.E.I. We travelled about 350 kms from North Cape to East Point through Summerside and Cavandish, all on the seat of a bike!

somewhere in Nova Scotia

West Cape PEI

Lunenburg N.S.

Peggy's Cove N.S.

Hopewell Rocks N.S. 

White Point Cape Breton 

Peggy's Cove N.S.

In early September we talked with Dan and Wanda Screpnek (our SIM directors) concerning a need at the SIM USA office for short term help looking after the guest house starting in Jan. 2014. We thought hmm, January in Edmonton, January in Charlotte…. we thought we can serve the Lord,  fill a need, and escape winter, so we agreed to make the move to North Carolina.

Feb. 2014

SIM USA campus

The remainder of the fall was spent working on a new kitchen in the place Jeff and Jenna live, shovelling snow and preparing to leave for another short term. The most precious time was looking after our granddaughter Charlotte when Kyla returned to teaching at ‘her’ school at the end of Oct.

Christmas 2013

lunch with Charlotte

We have agreed to extend our time in Charlotte until the end of June. We travel back home through the SIM Canadian office on July 2 & 3 and we arrive in Edmonton on July 4… in time for Jenna’s birthday!

Please pray for us as we consider what the Lord has for us next.

Next update…what guest house management really means!