Alaska Bound!

This will be my last blog for at least a week. Unless I get access to a computer while I am away you won't hear from me since I will be in the great state of ALASKA (got to say it like Sarah Palin).

This is our second trip to Kotzebue. We took our 1st trip last summer and had a wonderful time serving First Baptist Church and pastor John Forrester. We were able to see 12 professions of faith through VBS, one on one evangelism, and the use of basketball clinics.

Kotzebue is an interesting place. It's located just north of Nome, and by the picture you can see the rugged nature of the town which is only a mile 1/2 long & a mile wide. Most of the population is native Alaskan with a few transplants here and there. Regarding the spiritual nature of the town: on any given Sunday you will only find about 10% of the population in church. So there is a great need for spreading the Gospel.

This year's trip is a first of its kind for our church. #1 - we are going during the end of winter so the temps will be cold and the water frozen. #2- our main focus this week will be to provide ministry to the people who are ice-fishing to stock up their freezers. #3 - we will also be providing a ministry for the women through Bible Study. (We do hope to continue our sports ministry this week and have plans - but unlike last year its not our main focus)

I ask you to pray for this team. We have 9 members with all but 3 returning from last year.
Pray that God will use us in extraordinary ways.
Pray that God will watch over us in our travels.
Pray that God will be with the family members we leave behind. (3 couples are going on this trip which means that 6 children will be without their parents for 7 days)
Pray that God will unify this team for His mission (not ours)

Although this isn't the 1st mission outreach of our church for 2009 (we had a team work at the local homeless shelter this past week), it is the 1st out of state trip.

To God be the glory for what He will accomplish through us.

"But when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, you will receive power and will tell people about me everywhere - in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." Acts 1:9