Top Adventures

I love the adventure of following God and seeing where that leads. The Bible promises that: “If you trust in the Lord with all your heart and don’t lean on your own understanding, He will direct your path.” I have trusted in that promise since I was 18 years old.

Years ago, I surrendered my life to the Lord and told Him I would go where He wanted me to go, do what He wanted me to do and say what He wanted me to say. I was recently reminded of all the great places that I have been blessed to have travelled to and the great doors that God has opened for me. Jesus said it this way:

“If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it.” – Matthew 10:39 NLT

Here are various lists, goals and dreams from my journey so far. They are my way of giving tribute and thanks to God for all He has done. Every good thing in my life is from the Lord. He is so faithful!

How many of these places have you visited? What common interests and activities do we share? What adventures is God challenging you to do?

God Adventures 2

  • * already done
  • The unnumbered ones, with no dates, are adventures that I still want to do

Family List

  1. Marry an amazing godly Christian wife* Anna Cole: 1983
  2. See my kids have a personal relationship with Jesus* 1990’s
  3. Take my wife & children on ministry trips to Africa, Asia & Europe* 1987-present
  4. Take my kids to Disneyland & Disney World* 1992 & 1998
  5. Take my kids on sailing trips* (San Juan Islands & Gulf Islands) 1997
  6. Take my son to Legoland in Denmark* 2005
  7. Take my daughter on U.S. ministry trips* (Louisiana & St. Thomas) 2004, 2006
  8. Help my kids get their university degrees* 2000-2010
  9. See my kids marry awesome Christian, godly spouses* 2006 & 2011
  10. Vacation with my kids & grandkids in Italy* 2015
  11. Take my son on a ministry trip to India* 2016
  12. See my grandkids get water baptized – 2/3 so far 2019, 2021
  13. Take Ezra up his first mountain (Hai Ling)* 2021
  14. Take Ezra up his second mountain (Yamnuska)*2022
  15. Teach my grandkids to play an instrument and sing* 2005 to present
  • Pray for my kids and grandkids to be mightily used by God
  • Take my grandkids on a hiking & camping trip.
  • Take my grandkids on a sailing trip
  • Vacation with my whole family on a Caribbean Cruise
  • Live to 100 years old. (Live a healthy lifestyle & be blessed of the Lord)
  • Have all my kids & grandkids live close by
  • Celebrate my 70th wedding anniversary with Anna (40th anniversary so far)
  • Personally hold all my grandchildren & great-grandchildren in my arms (3 so far)

Education List

  1. Graduated from Burnaby South High School* 1972
  2. Grade 5 Royal Conservatory Harmony Certificate* 1970
  3. Grade 8 Royal Conservatory Piano Certificate* (with honours) 1973
  4. Moody Music Student Of The Year Award* 1973
  5. Bachelor of Music Degree (minor in English)* (UBC-Vancouver) 1979
  6. Read the Bible cover-to-cover yearly* 1981-present
  7. Write and publish a book* (Leading Worship: Notes From A Grand Adventure) 2014
  8. 3.6 million reads by over 1.5 million visitors from over 185 countries – 2022

Music List

  1. Do a 5 month/9 country tour of Asia with Living Sound II* 1973-1974
  2. Play with Living Sound on Waikiki Beach, Hawaii* 1974
  3. Play with Living Sound in Poland with Cardinal Wojtyła/Pope John Paul II* 1974
  4. Perform in the Wawel Cathedral in Krakow, Poland* 1974
  5. Play on a cruise ship to South Africa* 1974
  6. Play with Living Sound & Nicky Cruz, Cape Town, South Africa* 1975
  7. Play a major concert tour of South Africa with Living Sound* 1975
  8. See the Christmas Show at Radio City Music Hall, New York* 1975
  9. Play with Living Sound in Jerusalem, Israel (with Kathryn Kuhlman)* 1975
  10. Play with Grammy Award winning artist: Andre Crouch* 1976
  11. See Tom Scott & the LA Express at the Hollywood Bowl* 1976
  12. Produce an album* (18 so far) 1977
  13. Play on a radio show* (Taipei, Taiwan) 1978
  14. Lead a worship band on a tour of Taiwan* 1978
  15. Music Director for Living Sound III* (US & Europe Tour) 1981-1982
  16. Choir & Orchestra Conductor, Glad Tidings Church, Vancouver, B.C. 1982-1984
  17. Write music for an orchestra* (200+ arrangements) 1982 – present
  18. Produce a musical* (20+ so far) 1983-present
  19. Produce & write the script and music for a Passion Play* (11 so far) 1983
  20. Chairman of Music for the Billy Graham Crusade in Vancouver* 1984
  21. Play with Grammy Award winning artist: Phil Driscoll* (California) 1984
  22. Go to the Montreal Jazz Festival* 1984 & 2015
  23. Watch a Broadway Musical* (10 so far) 1984-2003
  24. Conduct the African Children’s Choir 1st public performance*1984
  25. Worship Pastor, First Assembly, Calgary, Alberta* 1984-1988
  26. Take a youth choir to Vancouver Expo 86* 1986
  27. Take a worship band to Kenya (twice)* 1987 & 1992
  28. Arrange and produce a choir and orchestra album, First Assembly* 1987
  29. Go to the Crystal Cathedral’s Easter Show* 1988
  30. Worship Pastor, Christian Life Assembly, Langley, BC* 1988-1994
  31. Watch an outdoor opera in Verona, Italy* (twice) 1990, 2004
  32. Watch the Puyallup Passion Play* (Washington State) 1991
  33. Arrange and produce 5 worship CD’s in Mandarin* 1991-1992
  34. Conduct for Dove Nominated, Alvin Slaughter* 1992, 1998, 2008
  35. Arrange and produce my 2nd choir album: Christian Life Assembly* 1991
  36. Take a worship team to Buenos Aries, Argentina* 1993
  37. Worship Pastor, Glad Tidings Church, Vancouver, B.C.*1994-1999
  38. Record my own CD* (6 so far) 1995
  39. Write music for a TV show* 1996
  40. Music Director for Canada Arise, Vancouver, BC* 1996-1999
  41. Founding Arranger for Praisecharts.com* 1998
  42. Play with Dove Award winner, Ron Kenoly* 1998
  43. Music Director for Promisekeepers* (Vancouver) 1998
  44. Play with Darlene Zschech & the Hillsong Worship Team* 1999
  45. Music Director for the International Worship Institute* 1997-2002
  46. Play with Dove Award winning worship leader, Paul Baloche* 2001-2002
  47. Lead a worship seminar in Kampala, Uganda at Watoto Church* 1998
  48. Travelling Worship Leader for Christlove Ministries* 2000-2006
  49. Record a live worship CD in Copenhagen, Denmark* 2003
  50. Visit Hillsong Church* (Sydney, Australia) 2004
  51. See an opera in the Sydney Opera House* 2004
  52. Lead a worship seminar in Adelaide, Australia* 2004
  53. Lead a worship seminar in Copenhagen, Denmark* 2005
  54. Watch jazz at the Blue Note Jazz Club, New York City* 2005
  55. Arranger & performer: Calgary Stampede* 2008, 2009, 2012
  56. Musical Arranger for ‘Heaven’s Rehearsal‘, Toronto* 2008
  57. Worship Pastor at Eastside City Church, Calgary, AB* 2008-2014
  58. Lead worship playing electric guitar* 2010
  59. Sell over one million dollars of music* (arrangements, songs & CD’s) 2000-2010
  60. Worship Consulting & Seminar in Singapore* January, 2011
  61. Attend the Willowcreek Arts & Worship Conference, Chicago* 2012
  62. Go to the Blues Festival in Chicago* 2012
  63. Conduct at the 100th Anniversary of the Calgary Stampede* (280,000 people) 2012
  64. Attend the Gateway Worship Conference, Dallas, Texas* 2012
  65. Lead a worship seminar in Haiti* 2013
  66. Attend the Canadian Badlands Passion Play, Drumheller, Alberta* 2013
  67. Worship & Staff Consultant, C3 Church* (Calgary, AB) 2015-2016
  68. Watch an outdoor opera in Sicily* (Carmen – Teatro Antico di Taormina) 2015
  69. Lead a worship seminar in Chennai, India 2016
  70. Worship Pastor & Choir Director: Centre Street Church, Calgary, AB* 2016-2017
  71. Worship Pastor: Living Stones Church, Red Deer, AB* 2017-2020
  72. Associate Pastor: Love City Church, Calgary, AB* 2021-
  73. Lead a worship and choir seminar in Vancouver, Glad Tidings, Feb 2022
  74. Perform with Mark Cole Piano Trio* 2010 to present
  • Teach and train 1000’s of worship leaders and musicians all over the world
  • Write at top #100 CCLI worship song (top 2000 so far)
  • Write a sound track for a movie (I’ve done a couple of TV shows)
  • Take a band and play Christian music in Red China

Musical Instrument List

  1. Piano* (Grade 8 honors) 1965-1973
  2. Drums* (drummer for the first band I ever played in) 1970
  3. Alto Sax* (B. Music) 1979
  4. Tenor Sax* (B. Music) 1979
  5. Flute* (Minor – B. Music) 1979
  6. Soprano Sax* (B. Music) 1979
  7. Baritone Sax* (B. Music) 1979
  8. Clarinet* (Minor – B. Music) 1979
  9. Harmonica* (learnt from Don Moen) 1975
  10. Tambourine & Percussion* (Living Sound) 1975
  11. Recorder* 1985
  12. Tin Whistle* 1986
  13. B-3 Organ* 1990
  14. Synthesizer (Yamaha, Roland, Kurzweil, Nord, Korg) * 1992 – present
  15. Acoustic Steel String Guitar* (Takamine, Taylor, Fender) 1994 – present
  16. 12 String Guitar* (Fender) 1998
  17. Piccolo* 2001
  18. Nylon String Guitar* 2004
  19. Electric Rhythm Guitar* (Stratocaster & Telecaster) 2011 – present
  20. Ukulele* 2015
  21. Lead Guitar* 2021 (still learning)
  22. Bass Guitar* 2022 (still learning)

Air Travel List

  1. Fly in a helicopter* (New York-LGA to JFK) 1974
  2. Skydive* (5x’s in South Africa & Oklahoma) 1975
  3. Parasailing behind a boat* (Tampa, Florida) 1981
  4. Bungee jump off a bridge* (Nanaimo, BC) 1985
  5. Pilot an airplane* (Vancouver) 1985
  6. Fly around the world* (Vancouver ~London ~Nairobi ~ Calcutta ~Bangkok ~ Taipei ~ Hong Kong ~ Vancouver) 1992
  7. Fly first-class to Europe* 2003-2005

Animal Travel List

  1. Ride a horse* (Penticton) 1970
  2. Ride an ostrich* (South Africa) 1974
  3. Ride a donkey* (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico) 1988
  4. Ride in a stage-coach* (Barkerville, BC) 1990
  5. Ride a camel* (Mombasa, Kenya) 1991
  6. Ride an Icelandic Horse* (Reykjavik, Iceland) 2006
  7. Ride in a horse-drawn carriage* (Old-City Rome) 2007
  8. Drive a dogsled team* (Canmore, AB) 2008
  9. Ride an elephant* (Phuket, Thailand) 2010
  10. Ride a water buffalo* (Thailand) 2010

Hiking/Climbing List

  1. Hike from Woodfibre to Salmon Inlet, BC* (3 days) 1970
  2. Hike down from Table Mountain* (1085m – Cape Town, SA) 1975
  3. Hike the Juan De Fuca Marine Trail* (5 days – 47km – Vancouver Island, BC) 1999
  4. Scramble – Cascade Mountain, Banff* (2998 metres-9835 ft) 2007
  5. Hike Black Tusk* (18km – Squamish, B.C.) 2006
  6. Hike & Jog Cinque Terra, Italy* (13 km) 2008
  7. Hike the Iceline Trail* (23km- Yoho National Park, BC) 2009
  8. Scramble – Fortress Mountain Hike* (22km – Kananaskis, AB) 2009
  9. Scramble – Yamnuska, AB* (2240 metres-7349 ft) 3x’s – 2010 & 2022
  10. Hike the West Coast Trail* (7 days – 72km – Vancouver Island, BC) 2010 & 2018
  11. Do the ‘Grouse Grind‘ in under 60 min* (West Vancouver, BC -853 metres/2,800 feet) 2010
  12. Scramble – Temple Mountain, Lake Louise* 3543 m (11,624 ft) 2011
  13. Hike the Chilkoot Trail in Alaska & Yukon* (5 days – 53km) 2012
  14. Ha Ling Peak, Canmore, Canada* (2407 metres-7896 ft) 2014 & 2021

Land Transportation List

  1. Take a train across Canada* (Vancouver-Ottawa, 4441 km/2759 miles) 1967
  2. Ice-Buggy Glacier ride – Columbia Icefield, Canada* 1970
  3. Drive to Tijuana, Mexico from Vancouver, Canada* (2276 km/1414 miles) 1971
  4. Ride the cable cars in San Fransisco* 1972
  5. Ride in a bicycle rickshaw in Bangkok, Thailand* 1974
  6. Take a bus from Cape Town, SA to Salisbury, Rhodesia* (2518 km/1565 miles) 1974
  7. Take the Blue Train* (Johannesburg to Cape Town), 1398 km/869 miles) 1975
  8. Take a bus across the US* (New York-Los Angeles, 4518 km/2808 miles) 1975
  9. Take a train from Vancouver to Los Angeles* (2058 km/1279 miles) 1977
  10. Do a 3 day motorcycle trip* (mountains of Taiwan) 1978
  11. Take a train from Nairobi to Mombassa* (Kenya) 1991
  12. Motorhome vacation* (Vancouver Island, BC) 1999
  13. Quading in Mexico* (Cabo) 2003
  14. Go snowmobiling in the mountains* (Whistler, BC) 2004
  15. Ride the subway in New York City, London, Paris, Toronto, Montreal and Singapore* 2001-2021
  16. Drive from Rome, Italy to Avignon, France and to Barcelona, Spain* 2009
  17. Bicycle 320 km from Jasper to Canmore, AB. 2014
  18. Mountain Bike from Banff-Canmore, AB return* 2012-2015

Water Travel List

  1. Water ski* (Deep Cove, BC) 1969
  2. Surf in Hawaii* 1970
  3. Cliff dive* (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico & Hot Springs, AR) 1974
  4. Canoe trip* (Arkansas River) 1975
  5. Body surf* (Port Elizabeth, South Africa) 1975
  6. Swim in the Dead Sea, Israel* 1975
  7. Snorkel in Cape Town, South Africa* 1976
  8. Do a ‘180’ on trick skis* (Lake Samish, WA) 1977
  9. Barefoot water ski* (Lake Samish, WA) 1978
  10. River-raft the rapids of the Thompson River, BC* 1979
  11. Ride a hovercraft across the English Channel* 1981
  12. Sail a Hobie Cat Sailboat with trapeze* (Florida) 1982
  13. Windsurfing* (Penticton, BC) 1984
  14. Scuba dive* (Hawaii & Mexico) 1985
  15. Get my sailboat captain certification* (Vancouver) 1988
  16. Captain a sailboat* (B.C., Washington & British Virgin Islands) 1989-2001
  17. Houseboat* (5x’s-Shuswap Lakes, BC) 1990-1995
  18. Go deep-sea tuna & swordfish fishing in Mazatland, Mexico* 1993
  19. Ride a gondola in Venice, Italy* 1994
  20. Hydrofoil boat ride from Naples to Capri, Italy* 1994
  21. Jet Ski* (Shuswap Lake) 1995
  22. Salmon fishing* (Bamfield, BC – 25 lb. Salmon) 1997
  23. Sea-kayak in the Gulf Islands, B.C. Canada* 1998
  24. Zodiac whale watching trip* (Tofino, BC) 1999
  25. Overnight ferry ride from Finland to Sweden* 2005
  26. Yacht vacation – Princess Louisa Inlet* 2007
  27. Ride in a submarine* (Barbados) 2008
  28. Cave Tubing* (Belize) 2014
  • Get my scuba diving certification (Scuba diving twice but not certified yet)
  • Scuba dive on the Great Barrier Reef (Australia)

Favourite Beach List

  1. Daytona Beach, Florida* 1965
  2. Kitsilano Beach, Vancouver, Canada* 1968
  3. Okanagan Lake Beach, Penticton, BC, Canada* 1969, 1971,
  4. Waikiki Beach, Hawaii* 1970, 1972, 1974, 1983, 1985
  5. Seaside Beach, Oregon* 1971, 2006
  6. Tanjung Bungah Beach, Penang, Malaysia* 1974
  7. Subic Beach, Philippines* 1974
  8. Camps Bay, Cape Town, South Africa* 1975
  9. Gonubie Beach, East London, South Africa* 1975
  10. Addington Beach, Durban, South Africa* 1975
  11. Jerusalem Beach, Tel Aviv, Israel* 1975
  12. Jericho Beach, Vancouver, Canada* 1977
  13. Sand Key Park, Clear Water, Florida* 1981
  14. Blackpool Sands Beach, Devon, England* 1981
  15. Playa El Salado, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico* 1988
  16. Newport Beach, California, USA*1990
  17. Playa del Amor, Cabo, Mexico* 1993, 2001, 2003
  18. Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil* 1994
  19. The Baths, British Virgin Islands* 1995
  20. Long Beach, Vancouver Island, BC* 1997
  21. Mindanao Beach, Philippines* 1998
  22. Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia* 2003
  23. Magens Bay, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands* 2004
  24. Destin Beach, Florida* 2005
  25. Fort Lauderdale Beach, Florida* 2013
  26. Wards Island Beach (Toronto Islands), Ontario, Canada* 2013
  27. Miami Beach, Florida* 2014
  28. Roatan Beach, Honduras* 2014
  29. Half Moon Cay, Bahamas* 2014
  30. Condofuri Beach, Calabria, Italy* 2015
  31. Argostoli, Greece* 2019

Cruises Ship List

  1. Southampton, England to Cape Town, SA: 10 days: Castle Lines* 1974
  2. Cape Town, SA to Canary Islands: 8 days: Castle Lines* 1975
  3. LA-Puerto Vallarta: 7 days: Carnival (10th Anniversary)* 1993
  4. Puerto Rico to Aruba: 10 days: Celebrity (25th Anniversary)* 2008
  5. Fort Lauderdale to Jamaica: 5 days: Carnival (30th Anniversary)*2013
  6. Miami to Belize: 7 days: Carnival (31st Anniversary)* 2014
  7. Miami to Bahamas: 7 days: Carnival (31st Anniversary)* 2014
  8. Sicily to Venice: 6 days: Celebrity (Birthday Celebrations)* 2019
  • Cruise the Panama Canal
  • Mediterranean Cruise (Istanbul-Egypt)
  • Take an Alaskan cruise
  • Cruise to Antarctica

Sports List

  1. Snow ski in the Canadian Rockies* (Banff, Lake Louise & Whistler) 1970-to present
  2. Go Caving* (Cango Caves, South Africa) 1975
  3. Snow-ski in Sweden* 1975
  4. Run 10 km Vancouver Sun Run* 2001-2003
  5. Snowboard* (Switzerland & British Columbia) 2005-2007
  6. Attend the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament (London, England)* 2005
  7. Road Bike from Calgary to Bragg Creek return* (70 km) 2007
  8. Do an overnight cross-country ski trip* (3x’s:Banff, Bow Hut, Asulkan Hut) 2007-2010
  9. Finish a Sprint Triathlon* (Calgary – Swim-750m, Bike-20km, Run-5km) 2010
  10. Snow Shoe to Arnica Lake* (11-km, Banff, AB) 2009
  11. Mountain Bike the Elbow Loop (2x’s)* (44 km – Kananaskis, AB) 2009-2011
  12. Bike the Lachine Canal in Montreal* 2011
  13. Win the 3.0 Oakridge Tennis Club Championship* 2012
  14. Watch a Blue Jays game in Toronto* 2014
  15. Attend Rogers Cup Tennis in Toronto* 2014
  16. Bicycle from Jasper to Canmore: 320 km* 2014
  17. Become a 4.0 Tennis player* 2015
  18. Mountain Bike from Banff-Canmore return* (43 km – Rundle Riverside/Goat Creek Trail) 2015
  19. Club 4.0 Tennis Champion* 2021
  20. Become a 4.0 Pickleball player* 2023
  • Become a ‘C’ level Squash player (currently D+)
  • Do the STP Bicycle Ride (Seattle-Portland)

Museum, Historical & Zoo List

  1. Vancouver Aquarium* 1970
  2. San Diego Zoo* 1971
  3. Auschwitz, Poland* 1974
  4. Metropolitan Museum of Art* (New York) 1975
  5. British Museum* (London) 1975
  6. Smithsonian* (Washington, D.C.) 1975
  7. Holocaust Museum – Jerusalem* 1979
  8. Louvre (the ‘Mona Lisa’), Paris, France* 1982
  9. Pompidou Center – Paris* 1982
  10. Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, Washington* 1984
  11. Butchart Gardens* (near Victoria, BC) 1987
  12. Royal London Wax Museum* (Victoria, BC) 1987
  13. Vatican Museum – Italy* 1988
  14. Colosseum, Rome, Italy* 1988
  15. Calgary Zoo* 1989
  16. SeaWorld, San Diego, California* 1992
  17. Accademia (Statue of David)* (Florence, Italy) 1999
  18. Disney Animal Kingdom* (Florida) 2004
  19. Tower of London* 2005
  20. Night Safari, Singapore* 2010
  21. Pompeii, Italy* 2011
  22. Leonardo Di Vinci Museum, Rome, Italy* 2019

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World Travel List (maps)

  • Visit all 50 US States* finished 1984
  • Visit all 10 Canadian provinces and 3 territories (6 Provinces. & 1 Territory. so far)
  • Visit 100 countries (72 so far)
  • Visit all 7 continents (only Antarctic left)
  • Visit the top 25 major capitals of Europe (20 so far-Prague, Budapest, Dublin, Moscow, Lisbon are still left to do)
  1. Drive thru Redwood National Park, USA* 1970
  2. Celebrate Christmas in Hong Kong* 1973
  3. Visit Borobudur Temple, Java, Indonesia* 1974
  4. Walk thru Stonehenge* (England) 1974
  5. Celebrate my 20th birthday in Salisbury, Rhodesia* 1974
  6. Dance the ‘Hora’ in an Israeli Kibbutz* 1975
  7. Go on safari in Africa* (3x’s-Kenya & South Africa) 1975, 1987, 1991
  8. Jog around the Old City of Jerusalem* 1977
  9. Dine on a floating restaurant in Hong Kong* 1978
  10. Have dinner at the top of the Seattle Space Needle* 1983
  11. Visit Hawaii Volcanoes National Park* 1983
  12. Visit the West Edmonton Mall, Alberta, Canada* (largest mall) 1986
  13. Visit the “Christ The Redeemer’ statue* (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil) 1991
  14. Visit the ‘Calcutta Mercy‘ (Mark & Hulda Buntain) in Calcutta, India* 1992
  15. Visit Juliet’s Balcony in Verona, Italy* 1993
  16. Walk across Ponte Vecchio, in Florence, Italy* 1995
  17. Visit the source of the Nile* (Lake Victoria, Uganda) 2001
  18. Climb the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica* (Rome, Italy) 2001
  19. Visit Kronborg Castle in Copenhagen, Denmark* 2001
  20. Walk up the Eiffel Tower* (Paris, France) 2002
  21. See the ‘Leaning Tower of Pisa* (Italy) 2003
  22. Climb the dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral* (London, England) 2003
  23. Take Anna to Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark* 2003
  24. Go to the top of the Empire State Building* (New York City) 2004
  25. Swim in the volcanic hot pools of Iceland* (Blue Lagoon) 2004
  26. Visit the Tower of London* (England) 2005
  27. Visit Edinburgh Castle* (Scotland) 2005
  28. Walk thru Piazza Del Campo, Sienna, Italy* 2005
  29. Walk across the Chapel Bridge in Lucerne, Switzerland* 2006
  30. Visit the Schoenbrunn Castle in Vienna, Austria* 2006
  31. Walk thru Central Park in New York* 2006
  32. Ride the ‘London Eye’* 2006
  33. Visit the windmills in Amsterdam* (Holland) 2007
  34. Tour the Atomium, Brussels* 2007
  35. Visit Windsor Castle, England* 2007
  36. Tour Berlin, Germany by bicycle* 2008
  37. Visit the Papal Palace, Avignon, France* 2010
  38. See La Sagrada Familia church, Barcelona, Spain* 2010
  39. Go to the top of the CN Tower (Toronto, Canada)* 2011
  40. Go to the top of Mount Etna, Sicily* (active volcano) 2012
  41. Visit mount where St. Thomas was martyred (Chennai, India) 2016
  42. Walk the length of Venice, Italy 2019
  • See the ‘Aurora Borealis’ (Northern Lights) in northern Canada
  • Visit ‘Petra’ (Jordan)
  • Go to Churchill, Manitoba to see the polar bear migration.
  • Visit Red Square (Moscow)
  • Visit St Petersburg (Russia)
  • Visit the Pyramids (Egypt)
  • Visit the ‘Taj Mahal’ (India)
  • Walk the ‘Great Wall Of China’
  • Take a trip to Antarctica

Following God List

  1. Follow God: be water baptized & filled with the Holy Spirit* 1968
  2. Go into full-time ministry* 1973-present
  3. Play at the largest church in the world: Yoido Full Gospel Church, Seoul, Korea* 1973
  4. See 18,000 people accept Jesus in 3-1/2 weeks in Communist Poland* 1974
  5. Preach* (Vancouver) 1976-present
  6. Read the whole Bible* (42+ time’s so far) 1981-present
  7. Lead worship playing keys* (Calgary) 1985-present
  8. See 368 people water baptized in one year (over one per day)  at Christian Life Assembly* (Langley, BC) 1992
  9. Do a 40 day fast* (Vancouver & Philippines) 1998
  10. See 15,000 people accept Jesus in 1 week in Copenhagen, Denmark* 2000
  11. Personally see a real miracle* (Copenhagen, Denmark) 2000 ~ MarkCole.ca – ‘The Coolest Miracle I Have Personally Seen
  12. Personally healed of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome* (Denmark) 2004
  13. Lead my neighbour to the Lord* 2005
  14. Play at the largest church in England: Kingsway International Christian Centre* 2006
  15. Lead worship playing acoustic guitar* (Calgary) 2009
  16. Visit the largest church in North America: Lakewood Church, Houston, Texas* 2012
  17. Lead the ‘Alpha Course‘ and see people saved and water-baptized* (Calgary) 2010-2012
  18. Lead worship and the annual Christmas Production at Centre St. Church 2016
  • Personally see over million people come to Jesus (over 350,00 so far)

…. and any other adventures that God brings my way!

The most beautiful adventures are not those we go to seek ~ Robert Louis Stevenson

Jesus ~ Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness.. and all these things will be added you..

About Mark Cole

Jesus follower, Husband, Father, Worship Leader, Writer, Pastor, Church Consultant, Founding Arranger for Praisecharts.com, squash & tennis player, blogger & outdoor enthusiast.. (biking, hiking, skiing). Twitter: @MarkMCole Facebook: mmcole
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2 Responses to Top Adventures

  1. Sylvia says:

    WOW! A ‘word’ that really does not do justice to this list of yours! I remember when you first mentioned about writing a blog. So I think that this should also be added to you list of accomplishments Mark. Becoming computer literate in all that is required here, is quite an achievement too! Oh, and I can definitely recommend taking an Alaskan cruise and include the Hubbard Glazier when you do, and in clear weather. Out of all of this listing, I cannot believe I have done something that you have yet to do 🙂

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