13 of us are headed to Moose Pass, Alaska. 5 helping with construction on Moose Pass Community Church. 6 doing Vacation Bible School. 2 doing a relationships class for adults.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Fwd: Streams in Alaska
Quiet Time with God
"And Isaac went out to meditate in the fields at eventide" (Gen. 24:63).
We should be better Christians if we were more alone; we should do more if we attempted less, and spent more time in retirement, and quiet waiting upon God. The world is too much with us; we are afflicted with the idea that we are doing nothing unless we are fussily running to and fro; we do not believe in "the calm retreat, the silent shade." As a people, we are of a very practical turn of mind; "we believe," as someone has said, "in having all our irons in the fire, and consider the time not spent between the anvil and the fire as lost, or much the same as lost." Yet no time is more profitably spent than that which is set apart for quiet musing, for talking with God, for looking up to Heaven. We cannot have too many of these open spaces in life, hours in which the soul is left accessible to any sweet thought or influence it may please God to send. "Reverie," it has been said, "is the Sunday of the mind." Let us often in these days give our mind a "Sunday," in which it will do no manner of work but simply lie still, and look upward, and spread itself out before the Lord like Gideon's fleece, to be soaked and moistened with the dews of Heaven. Let there be intervals when we shall do nothing, think nothing, plan nothing, but just lay ourselves on the green lap of nature and "rest awhile."
Time so spent is not lost time. The fisherman cannot be said to be losing time when he is mending his nets, nor the mower when he takes a few minutes to sharpen his scythe at the top of the ridge. City men cannot do better than follow the example of Isaac, and, as often as they can, get away from the fret and fever of life into fields. Wearied with the heat and din, the noise and bustle, communion with nature is very grateful; it will have a calming, healing influence. A walk through the fields, a saunter by the seashore or across the daisy-sprinkled meadows, will purge your life from sordidness, and make the heart beat with new joy and hope.
VBS final day
Work
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Thursday VBS: music music music
Wednesday VBS
Jennifer is doing great Bible stories, Jo Ann is leading crafts, Mark and Kathy are taking wonderful care of the little ones, Cassie is the best VBS leader ever and I... am just glad to be here.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Exit Glacier
In awe of His creation!!
Posted by Jo Ann
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Mark Waller
multiple bloggers
Monday, July 25, 2011
After work
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Today
Doug & Ben
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Moose Pass Community Church
We are here
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Saturday, July 23, 2011
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Final meeting this Sunday at 4:00
There will be updated info on construction, VBS and as always and most importantly, we'll spend time in prayer.