Kantishna Crew Easter 2012

As Christians, Easter is a BIG deal. It’s not about some rabbit laying eggs as the would makes it out to be, it is about the Son of God conquering sin and death!  Like the Apostle Paul states in I Corinthians 15, if Christ did not raise from the dead then “we are of all people most to be pitied.”  Christmas is important, but without Easter Christmas has little meaning.

When folks are isolated and not able to attend church in person each opportunity to gather together becomes very important, especially Easter.  Again this year several folks we visit through out the year were able to gather in one place.  It was a great time of fellowship and renewal, something all of us look forward to; three days of visiting, talking, sharing and study.  Can you imagine how special church would be to you if you could only attend in person a couple of times a year?  This is how special Easter is for us and our friends in the bush.  As the years go by we grow closer together and think of each other as family, brothers and sisters in Christ.

By the time lunch came around Easter Sunday we had twenty one people all in one place on the Kantishnia River.  The only other time any of us could remember more of us in one place was at a wedding several years ago.

Anyone care to share how important Easter is to them?

I was reminded how much our kids don’t think like the rest of the world as they were walking out the door this morning.  I reminded Sabrina and Miriam that they should leave their pocket knifes at home.  I did not think that a simple request  would lead to such a deep discussion.  I had to answers all kinds of questions like “what do I do if I need a knife and I’m not allowed to have one?” “Some people would be nervous if they knew that I had a knife, really, why?”  It took awhile but they got over the crazy notion that not everyone carries a knife.   So they started unloading their pockets.

Judging by the pile of “weapons” on the kitchen table it’s obvious they are their father’s daughters. One knife is not enough, last count I have four blades on me right now.  They each had two.  That’s my girls!

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As you know our house is rather small by many standards.  Our current 826 square feet gets a little tight sometimes.  The girls are growing and need more space, homeschooling is getting more involved and we desire to entertain guests more often.  Our goal is to add a dining room and extra space in the girls bedroom.  The projects page has more information.

They have posted all of the sessions online.  Here are links to the Video and Audio of the sessions.  I’ve been going back and watching them and wow what a great week.  Two of the better sessions in my opinion are Session 4 (Voddie Baucham) and Session 9 (John MacAuthur).  I have embedded those two sessions here.

General Session 4 – Voddie Baucham from Grace Community Church on Vimeo.

General Session 9 – John MacArthur from Grace Community Church on Vimeo.