Entries by Danielle Kinvig

Getting to Know Our Team – Dan Janzen, Social Worker

Dan has worked at Menno Place for just over three years. He has 16 years of combined experience working in residential care and as an employment coordinator, assisting individuals with mental health and developmental disabilities with finding and maintaining work in their community. He is an incredible asset at Menno Place.

Today, we asked him a couple questions to get to know him better!

A Christmas in the Summer

As young teens, our top hits were Jeruzalem and ‘Ere zij God’ – Glory to God.
We sang Jeruzalem everywhere -in school, at work, or in our minds while biking, but never in church.
‘Ere zij God,’ Glory to God, on the other hand, we sang in church exclusively, however, only once a year…

Once Again, Menno Place hits a Hole-in-One!

With the sun shining, the balloons up and the ribbon hung, Menno Place gathered for the grand opening of the putting green and lawn bowling alley. As BC’s largest campus of care, with over 700 residents, Menno Place is continually finding new ways to promote healthy and energetic living for seniors. There was an air of childlike excitement, as everyone knew that in just a few minutes they would get to play…

Grateful Hearts

In the last several months there have been some exciting additions to the Menno Place campus, and we are so thankful…

Caring from Our Heart

The children had been sitting with their dying mother for several days. On our first visit Edith and I – along with the family – expected that God would call their mother home any hour.  On our second visit, some three days later, we again sat with the family, expecting God to call her home any moment. After reading Psalm 23 and praying slowly and clearly so their dear mother could hear, one daughter asked, “Pastor Walter, why is death so hard?” …