OLYMPIC FIRE
Woohoo, the proverbial group picture day (oh, right, I don't have one of those to post...oh well). Our group divided into two again today to serve in the early a.m. and the later afternoon. Lucky me gets to continue to Be Still and Know on the Surrey homefront. But today is picture day so we all met mid-day to do the Olympic Cauldron Torch picture. Hopped on the SkyTrain and walked a few city blocks amongst the awesome nations of people. Beautiful day, too, the rain subsided and the sun shone brightly.
It's like carnival today. Games coming to a close and last rounds of medals coming up. Huge hockey day! Oh, right, met Lisa Chesson #11 of the US Women's Hockey Team the other night on the SkyTrain. Such a tiny thing for a defensemen! She's from the Minnesota Select Team, Whitecaps. Such a celebrity now. Go USA! Yes, their game is streaming right now as I write this.
BLUEBERRY!We all gathered at the torch cauldron. I have to say, it is breathtaking. You think "ah, it's a torch, it'll be nice." But then you really see it, and you're completely captivated. Met another anchorman today filming the streets for CTV. Entire group on film with Jerry being interviewed with the classic questions like "So, what's it like for you to be here?". Traded a ton of pins this week, many more today; the More Than Gold pins.
JERRY'S INTERVIEW WITH CTVGathered for amazing dim sum at Kirin, a downtown Chinese restaurant with most everyone and then headed out to serve more hot coffee, chocolate. I, Being Still and Knowing, returned to Surrey to fight off this bug, read a Word, and post a silly blog.
In all I am stunned at the pageantry, the people, the country. It truly, truly strikes me that this awesomeness is nothing, nothing compared to the eternity God has created to honor Him one day.
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