Ellensburg Easter Festivities

Good News on Good Friday

This World War 2 story of a good teacher in Holland heroically saving lives reminds me of Jesus and the evil he suffered in death for the salvation of the world.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43569049

Next Generation Good News?

Will these ones be in a place like Mongolia someday?

They look the part on this Sunday after church.

Clearwater Alliance Church

Dawn before the men's breakfast...

Afternoon spent riding mountain trails on snowmobiles, my first time.

In front of Seeley Lake, namesake of Montana town of about 2500.  

Montana Trout Fishing

On the Blackfoot river, grateful to get (and release) this Rainbow.

On the Clearwater River, this was the best of 3 Brown Trout we caught and kept.

Good eating too!

Glacier National Park from Whitefish Ski Area

Fellowship Alliance Church is in Columbia Falls, the gateway to Glacier National Park.  

Today we got to see it from the top of Whitefish Mountain Resort.

Pastor Doug and I with the Glacier's Lewis Range of the Rockies behind

Great fun on a clear day and super snow conditions!

Beautiful Feet of the Future

This crew from the youth group stood in response to a call to take the gospel to the next generation.

"And how can anyone preach unless they are sent?  As it is written: 'How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!'" - Romans 10:15

Flathead Lake and Whitefish Sights

Road Side Sights To Behold

On the Road Again

Cool Formations Under Cliff in the Country

Josiah found a couple bones on our hike up the big hill.

Pretty fun hike for our family on a chilly day.  See ice in crick behind?

Beauty and the Beast Cast

Maggie and Lydia after Ellensburg High School's Musical with Grandma Suzi

Their cousins from Kirkland also came to see their performance.

Mongolian Lesson and Canyon View Send Off

Kids at local Christian School Learn About Mongolian Language and Culture

Pretty Cold Winter Day Departing Canyon View Church

Ice Fishing on Flathead Indian Reservation

Food and shelter provided by Canyon View Alliance and friends.

Winter cold showed up just in time in Montana.  Felt like a Mongolian morning.

But the tents in the back with propane heaters kept us pretty warm.

Hamilton, MT Hike and Sites

Water Springs, Desert Dwellers, Travel Time

Cheyenne came forward to answer God's call to missions.

Bactrian Camels?  What are they doing in Idaho Falls?

Imagine how long this trip to Montana took 200 years ago.

I wager longer than my 4.5 hours over 260 miles to Hamilton, MT.

Idaho Falls and Faithful Future

New Online Trend?

Unilever threatens to pull ads from Facebook and Google

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43032241

Business Reporter, BBC News

Unilever has threatened to withdraw ads from platforms like Google and Facebook if they do not do enough to police extremist and illegal content. 

Unilever said consumer trust in social media is now at a new low.

"We cannot have an environment where our consumers don't trust what they see online," said Unilever's chief marketing officer Keith Weed.

He said it was in the interest of digital media firms to act before "advertisers stop advertising".

Mr Weed said companies could not continue to support an online advertising industry where extremist material, fake news, child exploitation, political manipulation, racism and sexism were rife.

"It is acutely clear from the groundswell of consumer voices over recent months that people are becoming increasingly concerned about the impact of digital on wellbeing, on democracy - and on truth itself," Mr Weed said....

The BBC contacted Facebook and Google for comment and is waiting for a response.

Skiing at Harriman State Park

The folks at Idaho Falls Church brought me on their annual cross-country skiing outing.  

Harriman state park is about 6,000 feet and only an hour or so drive away.  We had good weather and good time.