Quick Update

Just a quick update on life & ministry here at Victory. We seem to have lost our camera's battery charger so no pictures for now! :( Hopefully once we replace it I can post a longer update and some photos.
It is March! Two of Victory's largest guest groups will be on the ground this weekend and next, and Justin is hosting a work team of 14 people from Ecola Bible School for the next 10 days. So these will be a busy next couple of weeks for us!
I'm excited because I volunteered to help make espresso in the gift shop for mornings when groups are here, and I get to be trained this weekend. I love meeting new people and I love to make coffee, so it's a good combination!
Something neat happened this last weekend. We went to Kenai for a few days to visit my family and watch my sister perform in her theater company's production of South Pacific. We had been planning to give a quick update to our home church there in Kenai, but Justin was asked to fill in for the sermon at the last minute. Our Pastor at Calvary Baptist is recovering from a heart attack and heart surgery, and there had been no one to fill in until we realized that Justin would be able to go to Kenai with us at the last minute. It was comforting to see God's provision for pastor and church at the spur of the moment like that, and Justin was able to share with the church about Victory's theme for the summer, servant leadership, and how Christ-like leadership looks much more like servanthood to the rest of the world.
The girls are doing well. We've recently decided to start school with Evie this fall. Her birthday falls about 10 days before the cutoff for kindergarten, so it was a tough decision of whether to start her as a very young kindergartner, or start her next year as a very old kindergartner. But we've realized she is too hungry to learn and I would be teaching her "school" material anyways at the rate she's going!  Norah is suddenly talking not only in sentences now, but with sophisticated and usually correct grammar! It surprises us sometimes what comes out of her mouth! Though the pronunciation of some of the words could use a little help - my recent favorite mispronounced words of hers are "teep" for teeth, and "guggle" for snuggle. :)
We hope you are having a good spring, or if you're in Alaska, a good pre-spring. Thanks as always for your prayers and support!!

Ways you can pray for us right now:

-That the team from Ecola has safety in maintenance, housekeeping, and kitchen work
-That the Church on the Rock ladies would have a great time of spiritual renewal this weekend
-That the B.O.W. group (Become an Outdoors Woman) would see Christ in every staff member strongly next weekend- this is not a christian group so there is a strong chance to show God's love to the people we come in contact with!