Okay.....so sorry I didnt post uesterday, but i will fo a really quick recap of what I did then get into the important stuff.
Thursday I woke up really latw and went straight to summer lunch. We had chicken tacos leftover and they were da BOMB!!! After that I basically went to the measeum and looked at pictures for a long time, and then went and got a chai tea with Aubrey. After that I went back to the church and made a desert for everyone (candy sushi) and then We had youth group bible study. It was on how no matter what decisions we have made.....we can always make the deciaion to turn to Jesus. Also, show people that they dont have to label u based on your past....but on your current relationship with Christ. Then the team watched back tp the future 2. Not an extremely eventful day....but i did try Herring Eggs...on kelp......little whitr fish eggs that were stuck to kelp.....that popped in your mouth as you ate them................yummy. :)
So on to today....which was MARVELOUS. Christ worked through my team today it was so incredibel. So I woke up early to go to the Childrens home. I called and asked if it would be okay if we came and the supervisor said" OH WHAT A BLESSING. I AM SHORT A WORKER TODAY! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!". So we went there and just loved on those kids. It is apparent that they dont get it alot. But i have fallen in love with a few individually. It ia tough seeing them in such a struggling situation, but it is very humblong at the same time. I would give up my life for any one pf these kids if it meant they could live to have a relationship with Jesus. And we are able to take bibles and atuff ehen we go, so that is a blessing. Hopefully we will do that Monday! They are seriously just attached when they meet you because they want your love, and I am more than willing to give it in the name of Jesus!!
After that, Pastir Bruce took us out to eat at Airpot Pizza for clam chowder (the lunch special). I dont usually eat clam chowder ......but this stuff was DELICIOUS! I ate that and a house salad and if was great haha.....enough bout the food...
After lunch the summer missionaries, Aaron (the guy who will replace pastor bruce next year), a missionary from Anchorage and the other summer workers went to Teller. Teller is a small....SMALL villiage about 70you miles away ftom Mome. As we drove there...i was not sure what to expect, but nothing could have prepared me for what this place was like.
The town consisted of three roads on a peninsula about a quarter of a mile long. This villiage if FULL of kids who are in NEED of love. Rhese kids get used for drug and alchohol transport...abuse.....and they are partaking in these activities at YOUNG ages...like 5-6-7people and even younger. When the van rolled into town, the kids basically started crowding the van cause they want attention. Our purpose for the trip was tp to take a little girl a fishing pole for memorizing verses at VBS the week prior (the VBS was held by the Georgia team I spoke about). She memorized the most but she ried with anothr girl so the other girl and a boy got the fishing poles so we wanted to take her one too.
But when we got there....our journey was far more precious than that. This little girl took us to the beach and kids just SWARMED around us. Seriously. They came from everywhere. Thwy simply wanted us to give them our attemtion...give them hugs....give them the time of day that the probably dont get otherwise. It was a very....very hard situation for me. It made me think to myself... "why God......why did you allow me to grow up in a home with loving parent. Why did you allow me to be sooooo greatly and bountifully blessed when these kids have NOTHING. Nada!!! They are victims of a horrid life. These kids need you more than anyone....and It is so hard for them to even recieve that at times because there arwnt many nearby willing to share it with them."
It was definately a tough experience. BUT...I allowed Jesus to work throufh me with His love...and ao many of those kids knew him. They showed that they knew Him. Some were singing VBS songs...others were wearing Jesus necklaces. It didnt matter....but Chriat was there...THAT IS WHAT MATTERED!!! :)
You know one thing I forgot to mention that I did on Thursday was go to the air show. It was like a car show but with planes. Anyways...while I was there, i met another pastor from the covenant church here in Nome. And he works also alot with the other villiages. And he said something to me that was really cool. He said "It doesnt matter how many times these people accept Christ by word of mouth....what matters is that they are doing it. Their hearts are being softened. And yes, it is true that missionaries are constantly going into the villiages and ministering to the people. So when a person there fecides to accept Jesus.....it is a step toward a full hearted walk that they otherwise did NOT have."It I just thought that was incredible! :)
So we left Teller and it was hard to say bye to those children...but I will see them again.
Oh.....and on the way back......get this!!! We saw a bear right? And the bear crossed the road and it was awesome. Then if a bwar isnt enough....we saw a moose and its baby....and if that wasnt enough we saw the bear try to attack baby moose...but then mamma moose attacked the bear. It was seriously something you would see on Animal Planet or Discovery Channel! It was the most LEGIT Thing ive ever seen!!!! I could notbelieve my eyes.
Then we stopped and fished at a river between nome and Teller....the Sivuc river i believe.....and AGAIN......NO FISH!!!!!!
We got back and started getting reaady for the midniggt sun parade wich is tomorrow. And ao we made all of the float decorations and such. We are doing outreach at the parade tomorrow. And ....i am also doing polar bear plunge in the Berhing sea.......yay!!! :)i i pray i dont freeze to death!
Abyways.....Jesus is seriously....SERIOUSLY workin theough us here in Nome AK. I miss you all and ai love you! GOD BLESS! And please...keep these wonderful Children of the alord in prayer.....it is needed more rhan you can imagine. Love you!<3
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