Caleb Belter - WHL Journey By: Mark Holmes
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Grace Point Grace Point Views and News OCTOBER 2012 VOLUME 5 ISSUE 3 Caleb Belter - WHL Journey By: Mark Holmes Special points of inter- s fall ap- est: proaches and the weather Young Adults on a outside be- Agins to cool, Canadians mountain top start to get excited about the approaching hockey Summertime memories - season. As the 2012 sea- son began to unfold that excitement turned to sadness and anger as the owners decided to lock- out their players, and cancel the start of the NHL season. Just as the players turned to other leagues for work, the fans, too, can turn to other leagues to get their hockey fill. One such league is the Western Hockey League, or WHL. The young players of the WHL are the NHL Caleb Belter - (Continued on page 2) No.17 - Prince George Cougars Zambia Women’s Conference By: Karin Depner Inside this issue: n August I was a of them guest speaker at a brought Camping and Hiking in 4 women’s confer- their ence in Zambia. own Jasper IWhen I arrived at the blankets 6 conference, I noticed that and Soccer and Mosquitoes many women and chil- slept on dren were already in mat- After Death - A Ques- 6 attendance. Most had tresses tionable Situation arrived by local buses or or on the 7 on open trucks. The bus- cement Karin with new friends! You know Your Kid’s es lacked air condition- floor. Hockey ... ing and were packed; it Many had was not a comfortable, taken on extra jobs, such The enthusiasm of these easy journey. Each as working in the fields, women was contagious. woman was also required to raise enough money to They sang and danced to pay $50 for her food attend. repeatedly and were so and lodging, though most (Continued on page 3) GRACE POINT VIEWS AND NEWS Page 2 Caleb Belter - WHL Journey (cont.) (Continued from page 1) in with what is known as a not the case. Though he be- billet family; Mike and Faye lieves his parents worried stars of tomorrow and they Kelly look after Caleb when about him missing church put on a great game to watch. he lives in B.C. when he was younger, he The folks of Grace Point have knows they understood the My own parents sometimes a particular reason to pay at- importance of the sport to him reflect on what it would be tention to the WHL because and let him continue playing. like if I had the same career our own Caleb Belter plays in Though Caleb is not able to opportunity as Caleb. They the League for the Prince attend a regular church now, wonder, as parents, what it George Cougars. growing up he was a big part would have been like, and of Grace Point and he contin- Caleb began hockey at the how difficult it would be to ues to attend a weekly chapel young age of 6 and loved it support me. For Caleb, this that his team holds in Prince the moment he stepped on the was not a problem. His family George. This allows both his “When Caleb ice. He continued to play as and friends have been com- faith to grow as well as to he grew up, first for the South pletely supportive during the play the sport he enjoys so teams of West Edmonton and good and bad times. One such turned 14 he much. later for the South Side Ath- bad time occurred when letics Club, a club that caters Caleb was 16. He dislocated As life moves on for Caleb he was entered to players of a high caliber. his right patella and missed reflects on what his future As a right handed shot, Caleb out on ten months of playing goals may be. Hockey is on naturally gravitated to playing time. Ten months filled with the forefront of his mind. He into the WHL on the right wing, a forward rehab, conditioning and a lack knows that God has a plan for position that gives him nu- of hockey. Caleb described him, and he strives to keep Bantam draft merous scoring opportunities. this as “one of the hardest that plan on track, whatever it When Caleb turned 14 he was things [he’s] ever had to may be, by working hard and entered into the WHL Bantam face.” Not only was overcom- striving to be the best athlete and was... draft and was selected 25th ing the injury a hurdle, but he can, as well as by using his overall by the Cougars. The because of his young age, God-given talents to serve draft is a big deal for young, Caleb was having to play Him and follow His path. up and coming players, and against players that were Caleb hopes to make the NHL when asked about it, Caleb much older than him, a chal- one day and will work his pointed out that waiting to be lenge only made harder by the hardest until God reveals called and wondering which fact that he had missed so when that may be. much time. organization would select him In the four games of the was a nerve-wracking time. For Caleb, hockey has be- 2012/2013 season Caleb has After Prince George called come the main part of his life; put up two goals and an assist out his name “a big weight he practices and works out in three wins for the Cougars. dropped off [his] shoulders.” every day and for 3-4 days of He also has scored in a Getting drafted meant that the week he has to attend two shootout and has a plus four Caleb’s next step in his life workouts or practices. I asked rating overall. The Cougars would soon commence, and Caleb what that is like, and will next be in Edmonton on with it, a move to another how he manages to balance January 20th to play the Oil city. As a member of the Cou- hockey with other aspects of Kings. Caleb’s favourite NHL gars, Caleb moved to Prince his life such as church. The player is Rick Nash of the George and he began to fit in nature of his busy schedule New York Rangers, and his there. Many would find mov- means that getting to church favourite team is, rightly so, ing from home and family a on Sunday is not an easy task, the Oilers. If you want to get tough event, but for Caleb it a fact that prevents many better acquainted with Caleb - was time and he was ready to young kids from playing com- try playing as him in the NHL leave. Caleb’s arrival in petitive sports growing up. 2013 video game. Prince George saw him move For Caleb this was definitely Page 3 VOLUME 5 ISSUE 3 Zambia Women’s Conference (cont.) deal of deception by witch doctors, they tell AIDS infected men that they can be cured by having sex with virgins. Many of these young mothers have died and grandmothers are taking care of their children. ...Witch There were close (Continued from page 1) sermon was actually only 30 to 300 in attendance at the doctors minutes long! The regional conference, and cooking for eager to hear the gospel. director of Zambia, Mailes that many was no small feat. Originally a team of women Ndao, did most of the trans- In the morning, they got white telling Aids from Canada was to do the lating. She indicated that bread and tea, lunch and sup- teaching, however it ended up Nyanja is not a very precise per was nshima, their staple Infected men being just me. This greatly language and to get concepts meal made of ground maize, concerned me. I’m not an across, many explanatory was pounded and cooked on accomplished speaker and did words are needed. Sister open fires for hours. Chicken, that they can not at all feel up to this task. Mailes decided to have two beef, sausages, cabbage and However, during the weeks altar calls on various days other greens were alternated. before the conference, God after the sermon, and I was A group of men had volun- be cured by ... spoke to me and provided humbled to be able to pray for teered to do the cooking and many encouraging verses. I the mass of women who came spent most of the day prepar- also realized that it would be forward. God alone deserves ing the meals. God doing the working since the credit for any answers to He had chosen such an un- their prayers. qualified vessel. Women did their washing a few times a day. There were The conference sessions were always clothes laid out on the I preached eight times. The filled with singing and danc- field and on the bushes. Great electrical system was quite ing. Young mothers with stress was put on hygiene and unreliable, and on one occa- babies tied to their backs the importance of not keeping sion, I had to use my flash- weren’t deterred from actively any leftover food in their light to read my notes and moving/dancing as they sang. rooms. Despite all precau- Bible while speaking. I know Each district area of Zambia tions, on two days the milk the prayers of our church fam- had a choir and the leader for the tea turned sour and ily helped me because I felt composed songs and taught was discarded. Getting water no anxiety or fear during the them to the others.