Heros

Hero. What is a hero? Last night I watched the movie, Flags of our Fathers which asked that question. Is there really someone called a hero? Or what defines a hero? Are they only a made up ideal of another human being to give the greater populace hope in a nation ... or a notion?

I'm not sure. I know that I have 'hero's' in my life. But let me define the word hero, in this instance. These are people who extraordinarily have made/are making a great difference in my life and are people I look up to and consider a privilege and honour to know. I have listed a few here that you might know them. Because they, among many others, are great people to me. They are ordinary people who believe extraordinary things and have helped make me who I am today:

Kari Larson (my beautiful wife):

Brian Hamp (friend; mentor; Director of Youth Unlimited, Comox Valley):

Paul Bergmann (friend; One time youth pastor of VPRAC):








Paul Kostamo (friend; one time roommate):

Tim Kostamo (friend; one time roommate):

Scott Neufeld (cousin and friend):

Chris Massey (friend; one time roommate):

Jerry Loeb (friend; skipper):

Graham Blackburn (friend; one time roommate):





Dan Krestinski (Mentor; friend; Late Director of Camp Homewood):

Jack Duckworth (UVic Campus worker IVCF; friend; mentor):

Christopher Wickham (friend; Director of Pioneer Pacific Camp):

Pat Wiens (good friend; Pastor of Nazarene church in Hope):

Dad: