Author: Carly Nichols

Nothing Can Separate Us

Nothing Can Separate Us

Just as we were in the midst of our final Off The Grid of the summer we got word that Pete’s Grandma wasn’t doing well. Back in January 2013 we wrote about Pete’s Grandparents. Since then, his Grandpa has been doing well but Grandma has been on a steady decline as she battled with an […]
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Off The Grid – Weekend Five

Off The Grid – Weekend Five

Our final Off The Grid of the summer was a group of houses churches and we tried out something a bit different with them than our usual program. We enjoyed hearing about what God is doing in the community they live in and getting to know some of the ones who came! There were a […]
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Off The Grid – Weekend Four

Off The Grid – Weekend Four

Last weekend was another great weekend with mostly all college age/young adults. It was exciting to hear from two of the girls, one family and one guy who all are praying about the possibility of serving with NTM in the future. Some are still finishing degrees, others are just done and paying off debt and […]
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Off The Grid – Weekend Three

Off The Grid – Weekend Three

We just finished our third weekend of Off The Grid and it was a fabulous time! The smaller group ended up being just perfect and the weather, although chilly at night, was sunny and beautiful! We had a small group from Wyoming, ON come along with a few others from other places and it was […]
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Summer Siesta

Summer Siesta

The first weekend in August was our long weekend and our mid summer break from OTG. We had a couple days to just rest up and relax which was amazing and much needed! Carly’s friends Jay & Julie also came for an evening and it was really awesome catching up with them! And then Pete’s […]
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Off The Grid – Weekend Two

Off The Grid – Weekend Two

We had a whole mix of people come for our second OTG weekend. It was a very full weekend! It was the first time we had so many kids in the mix. There were four families that together had 9 kids so we were thankful for coworkers help in running a bit of a kids […]
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Off The Grid – Weekend One

Off The Grid – Weekend One

Our first weekend of Off The Grid was last weekend and all went well! We had a group of teens come from a church in Ajax, ON and they all seemed to really enjoy the time here! They were between the ages of 14-18 for the most part and it was a fun, energetic group! […]
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The Other Day

The Other Day

Not too many weeks ago my Grandpa, or Papa, as us grandkids knew him, found out he had lung cancer. Shortly after that news came along the doctors gave him the news that he probably only had about four months left to live. Three weeks later he was gone from our lives. Pete and I […]
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40th Anniversary

40th Anniversary

June 29, 1973 these two young kids got married! Today is my parents 40th wedding anniversary and I am so excited for them, and grateful. I actually cannot put to words how grateful I am for the two parents I was given and for their commitment, love, and faithfulness to each other through 40 years […]
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Off The Grid Building

Off The Grid Building

We are starting to feel the excitement of another year of Off The Grid! At a pretty steady rate, our schedule has been filling up with more and more details that need to be done to be ready to start by mid-July. As you can see Pete has been busy the past two weeks building […]
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