Finding a Voice

Hard to believe this is still officially Week 1! (Of course, my "Week 1" was about 10 days long.) I have covered many miles, seen many old friends already, met some new friends, and gotten surprisingly good gas mileage in the mountains.



On Wednesday night I stayed with old friends, Kathy & Bruce Wiebe, in Kelowna. Kathy & I met at Briercrest College, enjoyed the tour choir experience together, then shared an apartment (a tiny one) in Fort Langley, BC 1990-91 after I graduated Briercrest and Kathy was finishing her last year at Trinity Western University. Kathy married Bruce in June 1991, had some adventures and three kids, and have settled in the Okanagan on the family farm--a lovely orchard on the side of a mountain. Last year Kathy set up an RV park, so it was fun to tour her facilities and talk to her about becoming a business woman.

Now I'm visiting my friend Liz. We met at Briercrest, where she was a student in the MA in Counseling. Her long-time dream has been to have a grief counseling ministry, and now she's starting to live that dream working with New Hope. I'm putting on a benefit concert for New Hope this evening, so we've been setting up this afternoon. It's time to run some errands, so I'll sign off for now.

Tomorrow I'll travel to Victoria, which means about 7 hours of driving. I'll meet Kathleen Busch at the ferry terminal and won't have to take my own car to the Island, which will save some cash!

I've picked up a couple of shows and changed dates for one or two others, so here's an updated itinerary. Thanks for praying for safety and sanity and divine appointments! Drop me a note if you have time: www.siretona.com/contact.html.



WEEK 1

Fri, Sept 21, Vernon, BC, 7:30 pm, benefit concert for New Hope, a support organization for helping widows and widowers. (http://www.newhope-grief.org/)

Sat, Sept 22, travel to Victoria
Sun, Sept 23, a.m., Victoria, BC, Saanich Community Church
eve., Victoria, BC, house concert, sponsor: Kathleen Busch, 7:00 & 8:15

WEEK 2

Mon, Sept 24, Victoria, tour Level Ground Trading and SALTS Shipyards

Tue, Sept 25, Vancouver, day, attend Regent College chapel
evening, open

Wed, Sept 26, Vancouver, house concert (unconfirmed)

Thu, Sept 27, BC Lower Mainland, open

Fri, Sept 28, Nanaimo, BC, house concert, 7pm, hosts: Terri & John Czegledi

Sat, Sept 29, Vancouver, openSun, Sept 30, BC Lower Mainland, open

WEEK 3

Mon, Oct 1, BC Lower Mainland, open

Tue, Oct 2, New Westminster, Jeff & Shelly (Klassen) Linke

Wed, Oct 3, daytime: visit Trinity Western University

evening: Aldergrove, BC, house concert, Kathleen McMillan

Thu, Oct 4, BC Lower Mainland, open

Fri, Oct 5, BC Interior, open

Sat, Oct 6, Calgary, Thanksgiving

Sun, Oct 7, Calgary, Thanksgiving

WEEK 4

Mon, Oct 8, Calgary, open

Tue, Oct 9, morning: fly to Toronto

evening: open

Wed, Oct 10, Greater Toronto Area, open

Thu, Oct 11, CACSD meetings at Redeemer University College in Hamilton, ON

Fri, Oct 12, CACSD meetings at Redeemer University College in Hamilton, ON

Sat, Oct 13, Kitchener, ON, house concert/potluck, Mark & Anna's

Sun, Oct 14, morning, Kitchener, ON, singing in a church (unconfirmed)

Sun, Oct 14, Greater Toronto Area, open

WEEK 5

Mon, Oct 15, Greater Toronto Area, open

Tue, Oct 16, Markham/Stouffville, ON, house concert, hostess: DL Sisson

Wed, Oct 17, Greater Toronto Area, open

Thu, Oct 18, fly to Calgary

Fri, Oct 19, Calgary, AB, CHEC meetings

Sat, Oct 20, AB or SK, open

Sun, Oct, 21, AB or SK, open

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