Wonderland and World Wonders...

It's been a fun week. Bethany and I have been making the most of the time that she has off work by spending every waking hour doing something of interest. Last week, we headed to Wonderland, where we had a great day out. We were supposed to go with Becca, but it was her friend's birthday, so we went on our own. I love rollercoasters, it's no secret. I particularly enjoyed the minebuster, where we both nearly died from being shaken to death. It's pretty good fun. I also risked losing our camera by snapping us on the Vortex. Well, snapping me with a bit of Bethany's face. It's hard to take a self portrait on a rollercoaster...

My parents arrived on Saturday, having waited in line for two and a half hours just to go through security at Heathrow airport in London. That must have been pretty intense. On Sunday they attended church with me. It's quite a strange experience having my parents visit my church, particularly in another country, where it's not even really my church yet. It was a good time though, and Randy Clarke spoke a great word. I met Jacob's girl too.
We headed up to Jo and Russ' place for a sweet bbq lunch, followed by a dip in the pool. And when I say dip, I mean dip. I was in for about 5 minutes before we had to leave to go back to T.O to pick Bethany up from work.
From there we went to Central, where the worship was great and the word was superb. Alyn Jones started with some prophecies, one of which was for mum and dad. That was good. Then he spoke on humility, and did it with such a relaxed attitude that it blew me away. There was no religiosity there at all, and it was superb. We went to Panorama after that, getting a fine view of the city and hanging out with good people.

Yesterday, Bethany had the day off again, so we took my parents to the church downtown that we're getting married at. The minister wasn't around, but we got the chance to look inside, and they love it almost as much as we do... We showed them Bethany's school too, before getting back on the subway, and picking up the car to drive to Niagara.

I love Niagara. I can't really tell you specifically what it is that I love about it so much, but it just leaves me speechless. It's such a demonstration of God's power in nature. I could stand there and look at the falls forever. But there was no chance of that; Mum and Dad took us on the Maid of the Mist, so we got an incredible view of them, whilst being drenched in the spray that comes from this wonder of the natural world.
It's an incredible way to experience the falls, and a romantic one too (even with the ridiculous blue ponchos that they hand out to keep you dry). The view is spectacular. If you ever get the chance to go to Niagara in the summer, take a trip on the Maid of the Mist - it will blow you away.

So, on to today. It's Dad's birthday, and Bethany's bridal shower. I know it's a little early for the shower, considering the wedding isn't until February, but my mum's in town, so Bethany's mom and grandma wanted to put one on for her. We're taking my dad to a restaurant first, then showing up at the shower for the end. I have no idea what to expect, as this is not an English tradition. I guess I'll just have to wait and see what happens when I get there. A report will follow...