Launch Day, May 6, 2007

Here's some pics of the Launch that started at CompassPoint Bible Church, Eaglesfield campus, Burlington, Ontario. Thank you to Michelle Varga for taking these pics and sending them to Paul to post on the blog.

This is a great shot of the beautiful woman whom God is using to raise money and awareness for the children of the Village of Hope (this is Paul writing).

Pastor Michel Ouedraogo, from the Village of Hope, Burkina Faso, West Africa, prays for Denise, asking for God's protection.

Jim Houston, AGC Canada West Superintendent, shares words of encouragement for Denise from God's Word. Pastor Michel and Lydia Ouedraogo are standing on the right.

Denise listens on the cell phone to the children of the Village of Hope in Burkina Faso praying for her as Pastor Michel prays.

Denise breaks the starting ribbon to officially begin Simple Steps walk. She is joined by many others walkers the first day (Jennifer Wilson-Bridgman, the President of Careforce International, is on Denise's left). She was blessed by the support of family and friends who came to see her off (Denise's mom, Ruth Orr is at the left of the picture with her camera in hand. You can check out her blog for more pics).

Sue Page and Donna Leung, on staff at the AGC national office, joined Denise for the first 10 kms of the Simple Steps Walk. Check out Sue's reflections on the day at the AGC website.