Exciting Update!

Exciting news! As you may have seen me mention on Facebook recently, Justin and I have an opportunity to go to Ireland this fall as part of a mission crew.
Drewstown House is a 19th-century manor house in County Meath, Ireland. It functioned as an orphanage and school until the late 1980s, when it became a Christian camp and retreat center. Justin and I have a chance to join a team that is traveling there in September to help with repairs and maintenance of the grounds. As you can imagine, an estate that was built in the 1800s is going to need some upkeep from time to time! Justin and I don't specialize in any area of maintenance, but we are both willing and eager to help in any way needed. We would leave our girls in Kenai with Grammie and Papa for about a week and take Grady with us. He will be just over 1 year old at that time.
Each team member is responsible to raise their own funds, which brings me to the reason for this post. :) Rather than bore you with several paragraphs explaining our need to raise money, I'll make you a list:

1. Justin's work schedule during this busiest time of year will not allow us to go out and raise funds for this trip. We will have to use the internet and communication as our main tool.

2. Yet through about a month of thinking and praying, we still feel like God is telling us to GO!

3. We have signed up for this trip completely trusting that if God wants us to go, He will provide the amount we need.

4. The amount we need is $4000 total for Justin and I. This includes airfare, a week's worth of room and board as we serve, and passport and additional costs.


May I share some of my heart with you? It's exciting to think about going, but it pains me to ask for one-time funds on top of the regular funds we already live on as our full-time missions support. I'm still not entirely sure what God is teaching me through this but one thing is already clear to me: All the money and resources in the world are God's, and He will use them however He wishes.
Thanks for taking the time to read and be interested in this opportunity we have! If God lays it on your heart, you can send funds to us at:

Glacier View Bible Church
35455 W. Glenn Hwy
Sutton, AK 99674

Please make checks to Glacier View but put our name in the memo. Gifts are tax deductible.