* Well, the Aussie's did it: 
http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/image/292764.html
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http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/image/292764.htmlWell, the Aussie's did it: World Cup Cricket champions again (even if the game did become a little odd there at the end). Last weekend I stayed in Toronto with my new friends Hugh&Leanne and Jen&Jon (and their little girls Jubilene and Grace). They've put up with my cricket-madness and even helped me find a pub that was showing it (I also asked on a CBC blog for a location (and got published! ;) My entry is about the last of the 25th April ones: http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourview/sports/2007/03/2007_cricket_world_cup.html )). So on Saturday morning I went to the pub (Scallywags) but play had not begun in the cricket due to rain so I did some wandering around Toronto including checking out the Bata Shoe Museum. 
How would you like to pop down to the corner shop for some milk in these? The museum was very cleverly done and was really interesting (and amazingly didn't make me crave some shoe shopping :) ).
How would you like to pop down to the corner shop for some milk in these? The museum was very cleverly done and was really interesting (and amazingly didn't make me crave some shoe shopping :) ). Later I went back to Scallywags and watched the last few overs of the Australian Innings (unfortunately I missed Gilchrist's brilliant century but it was still great to see some of the game up on the big screen with fellow Aussie's cheering each four and six etc).
It's been great to get back to a big city (but not as crazy big as NYC) and Sunday was particularly nice, with some good weather and a walk to the beach
(no, not a surf beach but you could have sworn it was summer already with all the shirts off and beach volleyball being played!). It was also cool to go to Hugh&Leanne's church and get involved in the bible reading (before Hugh preached the sermon) done in the style of F.I.C.S (see the F.I.C.S explanation here: http://pioneercamp.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=90&Itemid=214 . It's part of the Leaders In Training program here at Pioneer that I was part of when it ran in Australia last year).
I've been very blessed by all the wonderful people that have welcomed me to their homes and families over the past few months (and this was reinforced by my stay with the Harris/Wild-Brewster's this weekend): a great example of Matthew 25:35: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2025:35-40;&version=31
It's been great to get back to a big city (but not as crazy big as NYC) and Sunday was particularly nice, with some good weather and a walk to the beach
(no, not a surf beach but you could have sworn it was summer already with all the shirts off and beach volleyball being played!). It was also cool to go to Hugh&Leanne's church and get involved in the bible reading (before Hugh preached the sermon) done in the style of F.I.C.S (see the F.I.C.S explanation here: http://pioneercamp.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=90&Itemid=214 . It's part of the Leaders In Training program here at Pioneer that I was part of when it ran in Australia last year).I've been very blessed by all the wonderful people that have welcomed me to their homes and families over the past few months (and this was reinforced by my stay with the Harris/Wild-Brewster's this weekend): a great example of Matthew 25:35: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2025:35-40;&version=31
This was a quote from the shoe museum which resonated onated This was a quote from the shoe museum which resonated with me:
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