Wow, it's been a while since our last post! The last couple of weeks have been crazy in a good way.
Family camp went really well and I think the families that came really enjoyed themselves. Justin and I had never experienced family camp before and I can now say that if I wasn't already at camp, I would want to come to family camp! The families got to make their own schedules and choose to participate in whichever camp activities they wanted. Victory offered boating and swimming, horse rides, glacier tours, a bonfire at the river, rock wall climbing, a video scavenger hunt, and lots of other family friendly games and activities. It was definitely a more laid back week for the staff which was a welcome rest from the busyness of regular camp!
On August 7th we headed back to Kenai and had a very smooth 5-hour drive home. Then the day got crazy as we took everything we own out of storage and moved it to our house in one day!
Our rental house needs a little TLC. The last renters apparently didn't take good care of the house so it needs a little help, but I think it'll be great for us and we'll enjoy spending a year there.
This summer at Victory was wonderful and God used it to confirm for us what we were already thinking about. We've decided to apply as full time staff at Victory and move there permanently. This is exactly where our passion is at and it's become evident to us over this summer that this is where God has been leading us to. Justin would be Program Director, and be responsible for overseeing many varied aspects of the Victory summer programs and staff; throughout the winter he would recruit summer staff, help with retreats and conferences, and work in any other way needed around camp. We love camp, we love Glacier View (the community that camp is located in) and we are so excited to be able watch God set this next phase of our ministry in place.
The next big thing will be raising support to get there! Victory Ministries requires its full time staff to raise missionary support to live on. Our goal would be to leave next May to go to camp and move there permanently. We will spend the fall, winter & spring setting up a support system among churches and friends. We're not exactly sure what all this entails or how to go about it, but we've got lots of resources and plans to meet with Victory Ministries' directors and talk about it. It is a huge leap of faith for both Justin and I but we feel that God's timing is perfect, and His timing is now! We'll keep updates on this blog about our lives over this winter, the support raising process, and what God is doing!
We are so thankful for all the support that came in over the summer. God provided exactly the right amount and I don't know why we were surprised! :)
School inservices start on Monday, so Justin will be going back to work. It's been wonderful to get back to our home church, Calvary Baptist, and see all the dear familiar faces there.
Keep reading! We're excited to see what happens!
