a) Praise God in Glennallen, Alaska. One dad wanted to bring his son to church to hear the missionary because he isn't following the Lord. Glory to God I was able to witness to this young man and ask if he wanted to pray to receive the Lord. He said not now--continue praying for this young man that he does answer God's call in his life to salvation. Thank God for dads who desire to bring their children to the Lord.
b) Praise God for the Mini-Missionary services we had at a recent conference in Palmer, Alaska. Every evening the children heard from a missionary. They learned about the countries, God’s heart for missions, and the truth of God’s word. What a blessing to show these young kids what God is doing in missions and in our lives. The kids, the parents, and the missionaries alike all enjoyed this unique aspect of missions conference. Glory to God many kids' hearts were tender to the Lord as they humbled themselves before the mighty throne of God each night.
c) God led me to speak with Warren outside Alyeska tire (wouldn't have happened if the power steering fluid wasn't leaking, and the appointment wasn't rescheduled so that I would be there on the 19th of Oct. in the morning to meet Warren). It wouldn't have happened were it not for the Spirit's nudging. Praise God for His Holy Ghost to lead, guide and direct us. Glory to God. So, Warren was beholding the beauty of the Alaska mountains that clear crisp (20 deg F) morning. He and I were waiting on our vehicle maintenance. Warren heard the gospel presentation. He knew that he broke God's commands (wasn't quite sure if he was guilty though). And hoped he wouldn't be in purgatory too long. Warren didn't want to pray with me that morning—he said he kept those things more private. He did admit to being a Catholic and knowing about Jesus. But that day he heard the truth. Praise God Warren received a gospel witness and then he took home a gospel tract. Please pray for Warren.
d) Our children have been blessed, blessed, blessed! Praise God. Since we’ve started deputation they have all received and enjoyed the following: many sermons on missions, the gospel, and testimonies from older saints in the faith encouraging them, friends from all over the east coast and from all over Alaska, tickets to multiple theme parks (Kings Island, Dollywood, Sea Life Center in Seward, Alaska, etc.), bundles of monies showered upon them multiple times, shooting guns (all kinds), riding/driving 6 wheelers and 4 wheelers, cutting, splitting, and stacking wood, playing all-day paintball in the West Virginia mountains, snowboarding on Snowshoe’s 40 trails down the mountain, playing an 8 player, 3 day rugged outdoor air-soft game, watching moose on the side of the road, hiking up Mount Flattop in Anchorage, Alaska, mountain biking down Mount Flattop, and experiencing 2 Christmas’—once in September and another in December. God is good to us. Our boys have been living through these many blessings and we are especially thankful for God thinking about our children during this exciting time of deputation. Hallelujah!
Thanks,
Joshua
Joshua
