Travels of Glenna and Arlo Johnson in May, 2009

April 1-21, 2009 We will be home in Prince George, BC.
April 22-28, 2009 We will be in Regina SK. for a family celebration - Phone 306-732-4530 - The 60th Wedding Anniversary of Eldon and Luella Johnson was held on Saturday, April 25, about 50 people attended the function held in the Gymnasium of the Regina Apostolic Church.
April 28-May 3, 2009 We will be at home in Prince George, BC during these dates.
May 4-8, 2009 We will be attending the Independent Assemblies of God Convention in London, Ontario. In my judgment, it was one of the most impacting IAOG-Canada Conventions that I have attended to date. There was a powerful presentation of the Anointed Word of God.
May 8-19, 2009 We will be at the home of our son, Grady Johnson, near Brantford, Ontario. Grady took a week off work, and it was a very special time with Grady and Joann. Grady and I accomplished alot in the way of making house and yard improvements.
May 19-24, 2009 We will be at home in Prince George, BC during these dates.
May 24 (Sunday) to 28: We travelled by Motorhome, leaving late Sunday afternoon en route to Sheldon and Shawn Johnson at Pierceland, Sk. We overnighted at the Walmart Parking Lot in Hinton, Alberta. We arrived on Monday evening.
May 28-29 (Thursday to Friday) We traveled to Kinsella, Alberta to minister at a Leadership Retreat for the IAOG-Prairie Region. There were many obstacles: a blown tire; a strong prairie wind; an awning flopping in that wind; and a partially plugged gasoline filter! BUT we made it! Thanks to Dick from Golden Prairie, Saskatchewan, and an unnamed mechanic who just moved to Kinsella, who joined their talents and replaced a $1.98 filter that enabled us to continue our journey to Dawson Creek. Then again, we were faced by a severe prairie wind at Valley View, Alberta about mid-night! Delayed, but we finally arrived at 3:15 am in Dawson Creek.
May 30-31, 2009 At Grandview Chapel, Dawson Creek, BC. Saturday, 9 am-4pm The DVD presentation of Sacred Marriage, and Sunday morning ministry at Grandview Chapel. It was a very impacting time in the little church there in Dawson Creek! For this we praise the Lord!
June 3 and 11 7-9 pm Four teaching classes on Faith and Fear at Westside Family Fellowship!
June 4-7, 2009 We attended our grandson, Tanner's Highschool Graduation in Calgary, AB.
June 17 We left Prince George, BC at 6 am and arrived in Weyburn, Sk. just after mid-night. We stayed overnight at Fargo, ND., and arrived in Monticello, Mn. on the afternoon of June 19, and after participating in the Christianson reunion activities for two days, June 20-21, 2009, we began our journey to Omaha, Nebraska by way of Des Moines, Iowa. Those attending the family function included our son, Marlo and Trisha, and her brother Grant ... along with Glenna and Arlo! We would liked to have travelled on to Knob Creek, Kentucky, where Abraham Lincoln was born ten miles from Knob Creek on February 12, 1809, just a little over 200 years ago. There is a year long celebration of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. However, time did not permit us to do so.
June 22 & 23 We were in Omaha, Nebraska, where we pastored from July, 1965 to June, 1970. We visited several former members of the congregation that we pastored in Omaha. Our contact family will be that of John (whom I led to Christ while pastoring there) & Virgina Tynan, and their married daughter, Annie. We left Omaha on Tuesday afternoon, June 23 and traveled on to Sioux Falls, ND. On Wednesday, June 24, we traveled through Sisseton, Veblen, and Clare City, SD. I must tell you more about the events of this day, but that must wait for now!
We stayed overnight in Fargo, ND., before beginning our return to Regina. We had lunch with Jimmy Hillstead in Kenmare, ND., and continued on to arrive at Reatha's farm on the evening of June 25. Reatha's great-grandchildren, Jair and Andre and family were there. Jair and I did prep work on her house all day Friday. On Saturday, our team of painters included, Sheldon, Jason, Luke, Taylor, Donavon, and Arlo, and by about 8 pm we had completed giving her house a much needed paint job! Grady and his friend Bob from Mount Pleasant arrived in Regina on the morning of July 2 in preparation to pick up Grandpa (Chris) Johnson's old truck down on Uncle Arnold's farm at Parry. In the end, we collected two trucks, including Grandpa Johnson's 1948 Chevrolet truck, and Uncle Arnold's 1953 Chevrolet one ton truck, and took down the windmill tower that pumped water for Grandpa and Grandma Johnson for many decades of their time on the Parry farm.
On July 7, we will leave for Sheldon and Shawn's in Pierceland, Sk. We will keep you posted as that time approaches.