Those of us who live in the northern climes look forward to the glories of the short, intense, warm, beautiful summers that grace our horizons. After 8 months of cold, snow, and dark we are well ready for a change. But with the change comes the very real threat of river ice jams and subsequent [...]
Today’s story started in the hub village of Kotzebue approximately 12 years ago during our commercial aviation activities. A social worker by the name of Marissa Curtis began attending our Sabbath group after being invited by other attendees. In due time after completing a course of Bible lessons she was invited to be baptized and [...]
“When it’s springtime in Alaska and its 42 below” (as the song says) it is time to plan the details of the summer’s mission projects. To do the planning when there is still 4 feet of snow on the ground and temperatures are still sinking to more than 20 below seems out of season. But [...]
Winter in Alaska is never far from the consciousness of those who live here year after year. The summers are so short that it seems that one is recovering from the winter all the while getting ready for the next. To add to the extremes found here already, more and more we are experiencing weather [...]
Today when we in the northern latitudes are locked in the deep-freeze which is winter, my mind wanders back a few years to warmer times. My archive of pictures brings to mind a day in the early fall when I was doing a little flight training with my son Jonathan, just as he was [...]
Today, when Alaska descends into cold and dark, I am looking through my photo archives and remembering some of the happy times of the past. Times when we could hold Vacation Bible Schools (VBS), day camps, and church building projects in the villages. We are praying that the pandemic will ease, and we can pursue [...]
Summer is almost over, and we are coming to the end of a very trying year in Canada. We want to give thanks to all of you, our supporters. Covid and the restrictions imposed on us in travel have made our calling and project travel difficult. In everything, we give thanks... Click to continue reading [...]
Fall time for Alaskans is a very short period. This year, for example, we are experiencing a little more snow than usual in the interior. It is high time to get ready for winter and to put into place the cold weather practices that will make flying as safe as it can be for ourselves [...]
Occasionally, I review my archives so I will remember the mighty acts of God in my history. It helps me to face the future in this world which is wrapped in turmoil and uncertainty. In the 16 years I lived and worked in the Northwest Arctic I was daily surrounded with the evidence of [...]
A country song written by the French Family Singers during the low point of the Covid 19 pandemic talks about the good times that will ensue “When the World Starts Spinning Again”.Click to continue reading Visit Donate Page Visit Missionary Page
