Getting Settled In

a last bit of fall fun before leaving Minnesota

this is our new home--Blueberry

We are here at Victory, we are moved in to our house, and now we are settling in!
We had a bit of an adjustment coming in as it was 80 degrees in Minnesota when we left, and 40 degrees in Alaska when we arrived. We were a bit chilly for the first few days!
We had plenty of help from the awesome staff here as we unpacked, and meals brought to us the first week as we tried to find a place for everything and recover from jet lag. It has been a very smooth transition and we are thankful for that!
We are living in Blueberry, one of the quonset hut buildings here at camp. It is a unique little place and it's been interesting for me sometimes figuring out how to decorate a place with inward sloping walls! :)
We met with Jennifer Legg, the assimilation director here at camp, and went over lots of useful information on living here. While we have spent many summers here, we've never spent a winter living here as a family, and conference season can be quite a bit different than summer camp season. We are going to get on a roadkill team (sounds lovely, doesn't it?) and hopefully have a turn at one point or another to help clean a moose, cut and pack and grind and freeze meat for ourselves.
Justin started his first day as Program Director yesterday and he's excited about all the new possibilities for this next summer and the new connections that are being built between camp and local churches and youth groups.
Evie and Norah are adjusting wonderfully. Evie is excited to start Cubbies at the local AWANA group today. She's also so happy to have lots of staff kids to play with, and many of them are right around her age. Norah is still a little confused about where home is at times, but she is settling in.
All in all, we are so happy to finally be landed, and settle in for the winter and for the work of the conference season ahead! (We are just beginning to learn what that all means!)
A quick financial update: Our support percentage is right around 70% at this point. While we are so thankful and praising God for providing, we really need to be at the full amount of our goal in order to live without financial stress. Until we are at 100% we will be living on a smaller income. While it's worrisome, we are also anticipating what God will do to provide and we are doing our best to fully look to Him during this time.

Some ways you can pray for us right now:
-That our support will reach 100%
-That our transition into life at Victory will continue to be a smooth one
-That Justin will learn the ropes as program director and settle into his new role quickly

If it is easier for you to simply send an email or make a phone call rather than send in a pledge card, you can call the front desk here at camp at (907)745-4203 and let the secretary know that you would like to support us. You can also email her at elainea@vbcalaska.org.

Thank you for your prayers and support!