Hello Everyone!
I am truly sorry I have not posted and update
sooner. Things have been quite hectic
around here since our arrival home about a week ago. We have also been without internet service for some
time due to the limited bandwidth issue on our account. I will try to
give you a run-down on all that has happened.
We had a wonderful time at the ministry retreat in Port Alsworth,
AK sponsored by Arctic Barnabas Ministries.
Although the weather was not very good, we had a great time of fellowship
with fellow missionaries from the bush here in Alaska. We then spent a few days with Vince and
Marylil Spady (Kelly’s Aunt and Uncle) in Soldotna, AK. It was here that Kelly had her surgery to
remove a lump from her abdominal area.
Upon further contact with Kelly’s surgeon, we received a good report that
there was no sign of cancer or anything else negative! Praise the Lord! Kelly is subsequently doing very well and has
been recovering well here at home now.
We did have to spend an extra week in Dutch Harbor on our return
trip. This proved to be an excellent
time of getting to see friends from Akutan who are now in Dutch Harbor and I
(Peter) got to spend some wonderful time with Pastor John Honan of Unalaska
Christian Fellowship Church. We
eventually caught the Goose back to Akutan.
Unbeknownst to us, we ended up catching one of the last few flights the
Goose will ever take! Shortly after our
arrival we received word that the Goose/PenAir would no longer be flying into
Akutan! Praise the Lord for His
wonderful timing!
As of October 25, we saw this article:
Needless to say, we were not real excited to not be able to receive
any mail. In fact, there has been a
growing concern on the part of many here about receiving mail since the school
could not receive their supplies and several people could not receive needed
medication. Well, something happened
yesterday and a shipment of mail arrived by the new hovercraft! Everyone was in shock! Not even the folks in the post office were
expecting that! When we asked our postal
people what had happened and if the mail delivery had been sorted out…no one
knows! Anyway, we still do not have any
reliable mail service yet, but perhaps the Lord has a reason for all this. Please keep praying for us in this
regard.
On a more positive note:
Margo Posenjak and Kitty Sorenson have done an outstanding job once
again with the Quilting Camp/Club. I
don’t have the final numbers in front of me, but we had many ladies, and a few
gentleman as well, that attended and learned how to make a quilt. The time spent in ministry was
wonderful. Many opportunities to grow
relationships and share the Gospel were had.
As I write this, Kitty and Margo are on a boat back to Dutch Harbor and
on their way home to family.
The other day we received a new sound system for the church! Praise the Lord! We had an opportunity to use it last night
for the first time during our “Movie night”.
This new system is just what we needed!
We no longer have to compete with sounds from the gym while holding other
services in the sanctuary! It will also
be a great help with Sunday worship in our times of singing. Thank you to one and
all!
As we continue to settle back in and gear-up for the next season
here in Akutan, please be in prayer for all the folks leaving and the new ones
coming. We will greatly miss several of
our regular attenders as the Lord moves them on to other things. I am continually amazed at the people the
Lord brings here. It is reassuring to us
in ministry here that the Lord brings such great brothers and sisters to us to
help in the ministry. We will miss those
leaving, but look forward with great expectation to whom else God will be
bringing next!
Our children are doing well.
David has made several friends here and seems to be fitting in rather
well. This year is the first time in
many years that he has attended public school.
The new teachers here are wonderful people. Please be in prayer for them as well, as they
face many challenges in teaching here. I
guess you can also pray for Kelly and I as well. We are continually reevaluating how our
children are doing and whether or not to homeschool. Please pray for wisdom for us and that God
would make it clear to us what the right thing for us to do will be. James is doing well. He has been evaluated by several special
needs folks, one being an autism specialist.
The challenge remains getting supplies and resources here in a timely
manner.
Over all, things are going well.
Services are generally well attended.
I have started a sermon series on Creation that has proven to be very
well received. In fact, several people
are upset that they have to leave and won’t be able to hear the whole
series! I was even asked by several
folks to preach longer! Now THAT is
something I don’t hear very often!
LOL!
Thank you all for your continued prayers and support. As we enter into another season here in
Akutan pray that we glorify God in everything that we do and that He grows this
ministry here in Akutan! God bless each
of you!
Till His Nets Are Full,
Peter
