Back to Alaska!

Back to Alaska!

Well, it's summer #2 in Alaska. I've been here about a week now, and it's been great :)  I got into Anchorage about 11pm (1am Mountain Time). Surprisingly enough, I was so worn out from traveling I slept til about 9:30 the next morning. 

During my layover in Seattle, a saw some pretty neat planes...maybe I will be able to fly on one of these bad boys one day. 

I toured around AK a little bit. We walked around a little path near Flat Top Mountain, went to the Zoo, and went to a small pullout near the ocean. 

I was also able to get in some good reading time. "Dreamers" by Angela Hunt...AMAZING! It is a three book series about Joseph and his journey from the bottom of a well pit to the 2nd most powerful man in Egypt. A great read. I'm on round 2. 

On Wednesday, I got to head out to camp in the evening. Thursday we started with a hearty breakfast of biscuits and gravy! Yum :) There are 6 interns at the camp from all over the country...Ohio, Idaho, Georgia, Texas, and Montana. There are two from Georgia...just incase you only counted five states. The girls are Helen, Meagan, Shannon, and me. The guys are Gabe and Ches. We will be here for at least the entire month of June and some are staying into August. 

It's really exciting to hear what each of us are excited to do this year at camp and how our personalities really do compliment each other. God knows what's going on :)

Continuing Thursday, we learned a little about each other and some of the camp rules. It is interesting to see a new style and new ideas of how camp can be organized. One thing that is obviously different is the fact that we have about a week of training before camp even starts. 

We spent most of the day with Stephen and Marie, the camp managers. They live at camp year round. They were telling us that they only have a couple free weekends during the year. Birchwood Camp hosts a variety groups year round. Stephen and Marie both seem very passionate about creating a positive and energizing camp environment and giving campers the ultimate camp experience. 

Friday, we did much of the same; however, we were also able to work with Brent and Liz, some other camp residents, on figuring out our personalities. 

Today we also learned much about animal safety. The camp is in a pretty woodsy area, so there is an occasional bear or moose. Also, the camp has a couple porcupines that like to wander around camp. Their names are Eddie and Edwina...it's anyone's guess which porcupine is which. The camp moose are Rufus and Rufina. I'm pretty sure the bears don't have names...they aren't really welcomed in camp. Now hopefully I will be able to remember all the bear safety tips when I need too :)

After supper, we went on a short hike toward Harp Mountain. We didn't make it very far up the mountain, but we did find some snow and were able to do a little sledding. Meagan, the girl from Texas, requested we find some snow. As you might imagine they don't get a lot of snow down there. 

I am really excited to see how God is going to use all of us to work together this summer. I'm sure he is going to so some awesome things this summer!

If you could keep us in you prayers, we would really appreciate it. One main prayer request would be that we would be able to take in and remember all the important information we are learning during this training. Also that we would be aware of what God is talking to each of us about, and that we would be obedient to what we hear. 

Thanks for tuning in. 

Over and out.