July 18, 2019
Charles Ting led our devotion this morning taken from Ephesians 4, Unity and Maturity in the Body of Christ. We were reminded we ALL have gifts and talents to contribute and that we are called to be Stewards as well as living a life worthy of the calling we have received. It was our final […]
July 17, 2019
Kyle and Will began our day with a devotion on “Mistaken Identities” taken from 1 John 3:11-24. We were reminded that at a basic level and from a biblical perspective, we have much in common with the poor. The non-poor suffer from the same kind of poverty as the poor – only it is expressed […]
July 16, 2019
Hannah began our day with a devotion on transformation during missions. We had insightful conversation afterwards with everyone sharing. After our morning painting assignment we were treated to a delightful lunch of moose meatballs with lingonberry (Alaska cranberries) sauce and rice prepared by Kay, an amazing lady and volunteer of the church. She also presented […]
July 15, 2019
Good Morning from Chugiak! It is a brisk cool 47 degrees with an expected high of 60, absolutely delightful. After a delicious breakfast of pancakes and the devotion from Mona Mae entitled, “The Heart of it All” from the gospel of Mark our painting continued. The church is large and built in the early 70’s […]
July 14, 2019
Today we had the opportunity and privilege of worshiping with the family of faith as well as being a part of “A liturgy of Installation and Farewell of Pastor”. This ceremony is rarely performed by the UMC and it was our first time to witness. Immediately following a light lunch we resumed our painting of […]
July 13, 2019
The day started at 8:00 with Will’s famous scrambled eggs, toast and Alaska homemade Strawberry Preserves After our devotion time led by Martie it was time to work! Our agenda for the day was to paint the Narthex. That was finished by noon and we began taping and painting in the Sanctuary after enjoying […]
July 12, 2019
We arrived safely in Anchorage at 1:30 p.m. and met up with our 8th team member Charles Ting. We were greeted by our hosts from the The UMC of Chugiak of The temperature was a wonderful 65 degrees. After settling in to the church we ventured out to explore the Municipality of Alaska. After a […]
June 6, 2019
It was hard to say goodbye at the train. Had a great 11 hr train ride overnight from Ulyanovsk leaving at almost 9 pm Thursday night and waking to a very hot and sunny Moscow with temps in the upper 80’s . Got to Moscow Friday morning about 9 AM and will be leaving the […]
June 5, 2019
We looked at today’s verse which was so appropriate. First Thessalonians 5:11 We shared the thing we found on the beach trade shows our relation to God. Nadya showed a large Rick that is God and a smaller rock that is the person. When the small rock sits in just the right spot on top […]
June 4, 2019
On Tuesday we traveled across the Volga River to a beautiful place with cabins and lots of space for walking and playing games and swimming. We made lunch together and then divided into discussion groups for Bible study. We talked about the story of Jesus and the woman caught in adultery ( John 8:1-11) also […]
