Crossing Canada With The Maplemusketeer Volume One - An Overview (June 2014) | Page 164

These are some fine young men. Now married (or very shortly to be, in the case of one of them) and in their mid-twenties, I first met them when they were all around 18. These are some of my former students. We travelled across Western Canada and spent 3 months together in and around Guatemala. Tonight they’ve reunited with me for the first time since their program graduation, and it’s still an honour for me to get to share time with such a fine collection of people. I have never regretted the choice to invest in people over possessions. The idea that I may have played some tiny part in helping others, as my mentors and friends have helped me abundantly, is motivation plenty. Guate Guys Winnipeg Victoria – Nanaimo – Campbell River – Egmont – Sechelt – Vancouver – Abbotsford – Hope – Yale – Revelstoke – Golden – Calgary – Didsbury – Edmonton – Farmer’s Field – Kola – Winnipeg – Nivervil e – Toronto – Kitchener – Woodstock – Sauble Beach – Stouffvil e – Newmarket – Orleans – Montreal – Moncton – Halifax 164 165