Whoa. HOW in the world has it
been two months already???
Seriously, this whole “keeping
the blog updated” is hard work! ;)
So, as you can see from the
title, June (and July) has been busy! We have had a bunch of visitors, a bunch
of activity and a bunch of fun!
Late May brought a team of
four up to do Vacation Bible School (VBS) in a couple of the villages in the
area. Josiah and Courtney Rolf, Stephanie (Steph) Kantonen and Michelle
Alverson. It was/is such a blessing to have them here and we’ve had a good
time! They went to Ekwok, Kohkonok, Igiugig, Egegik and South Naknek. Josiah
and Courtney went home about two weeks ago, but Steph and Michelle are still
here until Monday. Malachi loved having them around! The two girls still here
have become two of his most favorite people e.v.e.r.
June brought the salmon
coming full force which meant our helpers at the Net came. Bobby (Roberta)
Ovegard from Camarillo, CA has committed most of her summer to be here. She has
worked SO hard. They have made OVER 300 dozen cookies down at the NET!! She has
put in super long hours, but has had some great visits with the hundreds who
have walked through the door. Les and Kathy Carlson from Amery, WI came up here
for two weeks and worked non-stop all day long baking cookies, visiting with
people coming in and much more! They had a wonderful time and didn’t want to
leave. (And we didn’t want them to leave, but the radio station was about to
burst at the seams…..) Before I
mentioned why the radio stations was going to be full, back up just a hair…
The Net- a place rented out by our church here to use
for ministry year long, but particularly in the summer for a place of rest,
coffee, cookies, tracts, bibles, fellowship and internet. It is right on the “main
strip” of town. There are six (?) Canneries in our small town that hire people
from all over the world (literally) to work.
Plus, there are many, many fishing boats who hire people as well from
out of town. So, during the “off” time, either waiting for fishing to start or
waiting for the canneries to be in full swing, people are constantly walking
back and forth. (because most likely they don’t have a car if they’re from out
of town) They have had a few days down there where they went through 400 coffee
cups in one day!
Another side note- salmon,
salmon and more salmon! “Commercial fishermen continue to harvest huge amounts of sockeye as the
total run to Bristol Bay has exceeded 30-million. Monday’s sockeye harvest was
just over 1-million sockeye. That pushes the season total to over 21.1-million.”
Ok, back to the packed radio
station. A few days after the Carlsons left a team of 6 from Amery, WI; plus 2
from Fergus Falls, MN came up to finish up the apartments in the garage! WOW,
Were they hard workers! The ladies were cooking meals and painting and the men
literally worked from 6 am-10 pm several
of the days! They got so much done! What a blessing to have them! While they
were here we were able to have a bonfire on the beach with the nicest weather
we could ask for! We also celebrated the 4th with a big crowd and
that day was almost just as warm! And no bugs! The 4th we also had a
garage dedication.
This week has been busy. We
are having our Naknek VBS and have some great volunteers. Everyone has stepped
up and taken responsibility, so it hasn’t been overwhelming. Malachi has loved
this week too, especially the puppets, fun songs, and being a “big kid”. Steph
and Michelle are still here and we’ve really enjoying getting to know them and
hanging out. This week Jeremy and I also nailed down dates and purchased
tickets for a trip to MI to see my parents! I spend a few years of my
elementary age years there and haven’t been back for a LONG time, so we’re
looking forward to the trip. Jeremy is
flying an airplane back with a guy from here who bought the plane in
Pennsylvania, so Mally and I will spend about a week and half more in MI.
I THINK this caught you up on
our activity. Whew, that was long! J
So, I stuck a few pictures on here, but if you want to see more, check out facebook!
Thanks for your prayers!
