Central Ontario Christian Ashram retreat on July 22nd-24th

Janice and Ed Hird had a wonderful time as they spoke at the  Central Ontario Christian Ashram at  Jackson Point on July 22nd to 24th 2011 .

 

Click to view the brochure: Central Ontario Christian Ashram 2011 brochure

 

Correction: For the Registrar’s address it is #302, not #602. 

Check out Bishop Charles Dorrington’s invitation to the July 15th-18th BC Christian Ashram Retreat

Bishop Chuck Murphy teaching on Theology of Stewardship

(click on each of these short video teachings)

1. Why Bishop Chuck Murphy avoided Tithing

2. When I Write the Check, it Stings

3. Tithing

4. In the Garden of Eden

5. A new willing heart is needed

6. Stewardship insights on Abraham

7. Joseph’s Dreamcoat Stewardship

8. Jesus’ Kingdom insights on stewardship

9. Stewardship insights on Joseph & Moses

10. Stewardship through Jesus’ Parables

11. Prayer on getting out of the boat financially

Every Page is stirring me…

From: Michael Kerry [mailto:nut.shell@shaw.ca]

Dear Ed,I thank you for inspiring me for many years.I have fond memories of Christian Ashrams with you and David and Vera Cline. I remember you at St. Matt’s and on occasions we’ve met along the years. It’s good to be on your mailing list and receive your frequent messages.

Above all, though, I thank you for the electronic copy of Battle for the Soul of Canada. I’m reading it as a devotion and its every page is stirring me.

You will recognize me (go to www.churchinabbotsford.com  and click on “About” – “ACLN”).Tomorrow my wife and I are joining the march that takes us from Abbotsford Community Services to St. Matt’s. It will give us the liturgical stimulus that we occasionally enjoy and it will also renew our fellowship with believers who are paying the price.

Bless you Ed,

Michael Kerry

In order to obtain a copy of the new book ‘Battle for the Soul of Canada’, please send a $18.50 cheque to ‘Ed Hird’, #1008-555 West 28th Street, North Vancouver, BC V7N 2J7. For mailing the book to the USA, please send $20.00 USD. This can also be done by PAYPAL using the e-mail ed_hird@telus.net  . Be sure to list your mailing address. The Battle for the Soul of Canada e-book can be obtained for $9.99CDN/USD. 

 -Click on http://bit.ly/9LvDBG  to download a complimentary PDF copy of the study guide : Seeking God’s Solution for a Spirit-Filled Canada

-You can also download the complimentary Leader’s Guide PDF: http://bit.ly/abQoy0

attending the Scottish Hawaiian Festival

Aloha from the Scottish Hawaiian Festival

 

Scottish Hawaiian Festival

Hawaiian Lacross

Location of the Scottish Hawaiian Festival

The Maclean Tartan

The Maclean Scottish clan, including the McLeans and the MacFadyens

 

Listening to the bagpiping at the Scottish Hawaiian Festival

 

Meeting with our new sister Hawaiian AMiA congregation, Christ the Foundation Church

Coffee Time

Coffee time

Coffee time after worship at Christ the Foundation Church

Rev Heath Hale

Rev Heath Hale

Rev Heath Hale, Rector of Christ the Foundation Church, AMiA, in Hawaii

Christ the Foundation Church, AMiA in Hawaii

The Rev Heath Hale, the new Rector of Christ the Foundation Church, Hawaii, AMiA

Meeting with David & Valerie Chung, leaders with our new sister church

The new music director at Christ the Foundation Church (AMiA) in Hawaii

 

 

Tropical Farm Hawaiian photos

Tropical Farm

Tropical Farm Hawaiian Tour with New Hope Pastor Rauna May

Tropical Farm

Palm trees at the Tropical Farm

Jurassic Park, Lost, and 51st Dates were filmed here

Tropical Farms

Tropical Farms

 

Tropical Farm

 

Looking on the mountain as we canoe around the inletThere are baracuddas in this lake/inlet

Tropical Farm with Samoan presentation

Samoan Fire presentation

Opening the Coconut at the Tropical Farm

Hawaiian head-dress

Aloha from the Tropical Farms

Enjoying the delicious Hawaiian coconut milk

Tropical Farm

more beautiful Hawaiian scenery

We finished our enjoyable day having dinner at Jamieson's on the North Shore with Rauna May

Photos of our Pearl Harbour tour

viewing Hawaiian Government buildings on the way to Pearl Harbour

Statue of the famous Hawaiian King Kamehameha

Another view of King Kamehameha

The only palace in the United States

Our Pearl Harbour tour group stopping at the King's memorial statue

Our tour guide explaining about the historic Hawaiian monarchy

The Punchbowl Cemetery

Pearl Harbour survivors signing the Pearl Harbour memorial book

The massive anchor from the sunken Arizona battleship in Pearl Harbour

Submarine at Pearl Harbour

The Arizona memorial from across the Pearl Harbour bay

USS Oklahoma memorial at Pearl Harbour

Shakespeare's 'Band of Brothers' at the USS Oklahoma memorial

USS Oklahoma memorial

Proceeding towards the USS Missouri at Pearl Harbour

USS Missouri Battleship

USS Missouri at Pearl Harbour

USS Missouri at Pearl Harbour

USS Missouri at Pearl Harbour

The site of the signing on USS Missouri that ended World War II

Looking out from the deck of the USS Missouri

The signatures of those leaders present for the end of WWII

The WWII document on USS Missouri

Photo of the signing ceremony on the USS Missouri

up and down the stairs of the USS Missouri

the giving of last rites to a kamikazi pilot whose bomb did not explode when he crashed into the USS Missouri

Greetings from the 'innards' of the USS Missouri

close quarters on the USS Missouri

Leaving the USS Missouri

USS Arizona memorial at Pearl Harbour

On the USS Arizona memorial

USS Arizona memorial plaque

a closer look at the USS Arizona memorial plaque

Looking at the USS Missouri and USS Arizona sites

Final view of the USS Missouri at Pearl Harbour

My 'pirate' look: one of my sunglass lenses popped out leaving USS Arizona

Returning by boat from the USS Arizona site

Greetings from Pearl Harbour

Our Hawaiian Tour Guide at Pearl Harbour

Explaining more about the history of Pearl Harbour

The early radar warning system at Hawaii

My father was an RCAF radar technician during WWII

early radar: my father went on to become an electrical engineer at UBC

From his WWII radar background, my father eventually became the President of Lenkurt Electric

a minature replica of the USS Arizona

A side-view of the USS Arizona minature replica

reflecting on the Pearl Harbour tragedy

A Hawaiian survivor of Pearl Harbour

Doris Miller, the famous African-American sailor who fought back at Pearl Harbour

The Circle the Oahu Island tour

Beginning the Circle Oahu Island tour

Hanauma Bay

The right side of beautiful Hanauma Bay

Hanauma Bay

Aloha from the Hirds at Hanauma Bay

Hanauma Bay was spectacular

Our informative Hawaiian Tour Guide, Garfield

Halona Point

Halona Point blow-hole

Halona Point

Right side of Halona Point

The blowhole site is quite memorable

the Hawaii seashore is captivating

remarkable beauty

 

Hang on to your hat at this windy mountain lookout

Pali Lookout

The Nuuanu Pali Lookout ("Cool Height Cliff")overlooking the 985 foot cliffs of the Koolau Mountain Range, one of the most spectacular views on O'ahu.

At the Pali Lookout in 1795, King Kamehameha and his warriors conquered the O'ahu armies, pushing them over these cliffs and uniting the Hawaiian Islands.

How we got around the island of Oahu in a full-day tour

Mokolii Island is popularly called Chinaman's Hat due to its unique conical shape.

A closer look at Mokolii Island

Kualoa Ranch

Hawaiian cowboy ranch

Hawaiian horses

Tropical Farms Macadamia Nut Outlet

The Lakes, founders of the Macadamian Farm

Sunset Beach on the North Shore of Oahu

One of the most famous surfing sites in the world

Aloha from Sunset Beach

The North Shore has all kind of warnings

Watch out for Rip Tides on the North Shore beaches

Three warnings in a row

Pipeline Beach on the North Shore

Dole Plantation in Hawaii

many varieties of pineapple at the Dole Plantation

Another Hawaiian rainbow

somewhere over the rainbow...

Returning to our hotel after a long enjoyable Island Circle tour

View from a Hawaiian Submarine

Looking out from the Hawaiian transport to the submarine

Looking back onto the beach

Surfers by the submarine

Looking at Diamondhead from the submarine transport boat

Looking back on Waikiki beach

enjoying the view from the transport

A beautiful sunny day for a boat ride

making waves

Looking at Diamondhead from the transport boat

Flying the flags

birds-eye-view from the transport boat

Further from shore

They mistakenly thought that they found diamonds on Diamondhead

a boat that marks the submarine site

The submarine is surfacing

Coming to the surface

up close

out at sea

preparing to enter the submarine

Down the hatch

One of our compatriots preparing to descend into the sub

final glimpse of the beach as we are descending into the sub

colour begins to change as we descend

Looking out the submarine windows

At 100 feet down, everything looks blue

underwater life

Looking out the submarine window

Reefs created to give safe habitat to smaller fish

The fish are drawn to these shelters

Strategically located to rebuild fish life

not what I would have expected, but certainly effective

fellow submariners

joyfully blue at 100 feet down

a sunken ship which serves as a fish habitat

No, this is not the Titanic

My navy frogman uncle Don used to dive for sunken treasure in the Caribbean

It is interesting how underwater life reshapes sunken ships

Holding my breath until I turn blue

As we ascend, the blue colour is starting to become lighter

no mermaids in sight

The colours are gradually returning as we are coming back up

A final underwater ship

Definitely shipwrecked

Back up top

Saying 'farewell' to our sub

Heading back to shore

Flags flying as we head back to the beach

Our sub resubmerged with its next group of curious tourists

Back on shore after our submarine adventure

Glad to be back on dry ground