Tough
Assignment
After graduating
from Alaska Bible College, a graduating family became missionaries
with a sister mission and were assigned to a village in Western
Alaska. The ministry in the village was a very difficult one for
this couple and their three daughters. God has protected them. They
are known in the village as people who can be trusted. After six
years of faithful witness in this village, God has blessed this
ABC graduate with three new believers to disciple. They rejoiced
this summer as the husband baptized three native women and his youngest
daughter . . . Immediately following the baptism, at least one began
to suffer persecution from members of the community.”
Gene and
Pam Horst, Alaska
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Sobered
Up
Just a few days
ago, a young single mother from the village called. She said, ‘I
have sobered up and want to give my life back to the Lord. I need
some help. Will you please help me?’ So I finished up our family’s
dinner and went over to her apartment. She needed help cleaning
to make a home for her son to move back into. We first prayed that
the Lord would help us organize everything, and He did! As we worked,
we talked about what it means to serve the Lord. After we finished,
it was a joy to tell her about true salvation and repentance. I
told her how the Lord pulled me out of the pit of sin, and that
if she would come to Him, He would not turn her away. We prayed
together and she said, ‘I feel so much better.’ Praise
the Lord!
SEND Missionary
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Block
Party for God
FOR THE THIRD
year we have had the privilege of conducting a Vacation Bible School
that we call an Evening Bible Camp at a community center. We had
about 100 children who listened to Bible stories, played games and
made Christian crafts. Many of them had attended other events that
we have sponsored. It was so encouraging to hear their comments
. . . ‘I know you!’ ‘I still have the Bible you gave
me last year.’ ‘I don’t need to talk to a counselor
about becoming a Christian. I did that last year.’ We rejoiced
with the 35 kids who made decisions for Christ this year.
As a result
of how well the Bible Camp went, the community center director asked
us to help him organize a block party for the neighborhood around
the Center. We were able to get nine Christian organizations and
churches to set up activities for the block party. Two of them actually
shared the gospel and 17 children made decisions for Christ! This
was a family activity and about 300 people enjoyed the evening.
Eileen Starr,
Alaska
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Village
Kids' Club
 Our
village KIDS’ CLUB has started again. We have some of the same
skilled helpers from Alaska Bible College as last year, which is
good. The kids crave stability and when the helpers change constantly
it is hard on them. We started out right away with about 25 kids!
That was wonderful.
One young man
had given his life to the Lord while I was home in Germany and I
did not know about it. But I saw a change in his behavior and found
out what had changed him. Isn’t our God awesome! He is the
one who can truly change lives. Pray that many more will follow.
Irene Quednow,
Alaska
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God
Had a Plan
“GOD HAD
A PLAN at camp in western Alaska. Ever been a camp counselor or
maybe you had 10 grandchildren over for a week? It was a great week
but you were exhausted by Friday and not feeling well. You were
looking forward to everyone leaving and enjoying a relaxing evening
and a good night’s rest. That was the feeling at camp the evening
we were talking to the camp director working with the SMP western
team. When all your campers fly in, camp can only end when the weather
is good enough to fly them home. Their program was finished but
now they had all but four of their campers for at least another
night because of bad weather. The camp director was to speak and
come up with a program in 10 minutes from when we were talking and
had no idea what to say and do. ‘Please pray.’
The Glennallen
Summer Missions team was at our house for Bible study and prayer.
So pray we did! Big time! Later we heard that was their best night
of camp. God gave the director a powerful message about a mosquito
and applied spiritual lessons. That night the campers opened up
more in cabin discussions than any other time. A discouraged counselor
saw one of her campers accept the Lord, helping her realize God
can use her in Alaska this summer.
Don and
Millie Ressler, Alaska
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Touching
the World in Alaska
God gave us
another fantastic summer at the Seaman’s Mission in Seward,
Alaska. Around 60 men and women from all over the world made decisions
for Christ! Here are just three of their stories.
Franklin, a
33-year-old from Nicaragua, brought Carlos. ‘Here’s my
friend, Carlos, from Costa Rica. He needs to hear about Jesus and
being born again.’ Franklin had been raised by a Christian
mother and had grown up in a Baptist church in Nicaragua. Franklin
said, ‘Now I’m not yet a born-again, but my mom always
prays for me, and I know that it is important.’ His friend,
Carlos, stood with awe as it was read to him about God making a
way to rescue him from sin and death. Carlos did receive Christ.
He immediately called home and told his wife and daughter that he
had been born again in Christ.
One month later,
Carlos said, ‘This is Franklin and he needs to talk with you
today!’ This time Franklin repented by changing his mind and
trusting in Jesus Christ for forgiveness of sin and eternal life
in Christ! We can just imagine the many times a mom and a church
prayed, ‘Help Franklin accept you and use him to bring others.’
We see God smiling as He answered it in reverse order.
Rod, a 30-year-old
Filipino, said that he had not read the Bible so he did not know
what it said, but he wanted to know and would be glad if someone
would show him. He said that he and his friend had tried to live
this life and could not. After reading Scripture and praying, Rod
was born again in Christ. ‘Now I want to go home and tell my
family about this.’
A 36-year-old
man from Thailand was handed a New Testament in his language. He
asked for help to understand its message. He read many Scriptures
about man's need and God’s plan to rescue man through Jesus.
Several times he was asked, ‘Have you ever heard this before?
No, no, I never heard this. Now I accept Jesus. I believe this.
I receive Him! Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing these
words with me!’
George and
Cheryl Reichman, Alaska
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