FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2017 AMERICAN SHOOTING CENTERS HOUSTON, TX Our Houston clay shoot was a great success! Thank you to all who participated and planned for it! We’ll see you next year!
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2017 Great Alaska Sporting Clay Classic: South Carolina
March 31, 2017 Clinton SC 2017 – Another great year!!! Thank you to all who planned and participated!
March Match-ness
SEND North is raising funds to purchase a Cessna 206 airplane that will be based in Fairbanks, Alaska. The main purpose for the plane is transporting SEND North missionaries and supporting the ministry of the Yukon River village teams and those to the north. The plane will also be used for camp flying during theContinue reading “March Match-ness”
Our Mission Today . . . And Every Day
Our church recently adopted the slogan “Life is Mission!” I love this, because it speaks truth. If we follow Jesus’ example, our life should be missional every single day. What is it to live missionally? It’s really not that difficult. It’s simply this: sharing the love of Christ. Mission happens in our everyday coming andContinue reading “Our Mission Today . . . And Every Day”
Jump In!
We want to help you, your family and your friends be involved in something big! Here are few opportunities to consider: 1. The Great Alaska Sporting Clay Classic: South Carolina Registration Now Open FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2017 THE CLINTON HOUSE CLINTON, SC AWARDS Overall High Individual Overall Team High Overall Team Runner-up NEW – The PalmettoContinue reading “Jump In!”
Opportunity in Anchorage, Alaska
Hosts for Guesthouse SEND North is in need of a host couple to live on-site and oversee the day-to-day operations of the Anchorage guest house. This guesthouse is used by SEND North missionaries when they come to Anchorage for shopping, appointments, or travels to the Lower 48. This is a flexible timeframe opportunity: from severalContinue reading “Opportunity in Anchorage, Alaska”
GASCC Registration Now Open-SC and TX!
In South Carolina . . . AWARDS Overall High Individual Overall Team High Overall Team Runner-up NEW – The Palmetto Church Challenge – Calling all congregations to enter your best 4-person team(s) in the 2017 Great Alaska Sporting Clay Classic. **Clergy Bonus: include an ordained pastor on your team and receive 5 free mulligans! Friday, March […]
Merry Christmas 2016
Merry Christmas, everyone! This is our final post for 2016, but we’re excited about what 2017 will bring to The Arctic Travelogue! In January, we will be offering a free gift just for subscribers! Also new: each month we plan to focus on a mission opportunity that just might be a good fit for you. And weContinue reading “Merry Christmas 2016”
Unexpected Joy
It was almost time to leave. We’d been in SC for several weeks and had seen so many people but, as it always seems, had missed seeing so many more. Just a day before our departure, I was waiting in the car while Steven quickly ran in the church. She suddenly appeared at my window,Continue reading “Unexpected Joy”
Relationships Are Everything
Recently I wrote a guest post for the Lifeway Women blog, highlighting the importance of relationship-building in ministry. Here’s a link to read the article . . . Ministry Spotlight – SEND International __________________________________________________________ ~Natalie
Following in Faith- Part 2
Brenda became an honorary member of our family when we first met her in the summer of 2015. Following the Lord’s leading, she moved to a remote community in northwestern Alaska where she worked as a travel nurse. Part 1 of her story is here. This is Part 2 . . . 1.Briefly describe aContinue reading “Following in Faith- Part 2”
An Opportunity for You – RIGHT NOW
MKs (Missionary Kids): How you can be a significant part of their lives As parents, our first year on the mission field was tough . . . and for our kids it was even tougher. Our children left everything familiar to them and moved to a small, isolated community of strangers. And though we wereContinue reading “An Opportunity for You – RIGHT NOW”
Following in Faith-Part 1
Brenda became an honorary member of our family when we first met her in the summer of 2015. Following the Lord’s leading, she moved to a remote community in northwestern Alaska where she worked as a travel nurse. This is Part 1 of her story . . . What first interested you in missionContinue reading “Following in Faith-Part 1”
A picture for your weekend
Alaska, 1938 Letter from Vincent James Joy, Pioneer Missionary to Alaska “Each Sunday forenoon I go across the Copper River to the natives on the other side and tell them the Story of Christ. The Copper is not frozen full length but every fifty yards or so there is open water, moving at the rate ofContinue reading “A picture for your weekend”
Weekend 9/23
Fall . . . Enjoy this autumn weekend! ~Steven and Natalie
Hope…in real life
I’m currently reading an amazing book called Hope Heals, co-written by Katherine and Jay Wolf. Katherine suffered a massive brain stem stroke in 2008 at the age of 26, just after the birth of their first child. The story is a back and forth narrative between Jay and Katherine – the agony of this devastatingContinue reading “Hope…in real life”
Weekend 9/9
Alaska hunting season again! Black bear, brown bear, bison . . . . . . caribou, goat, moose . . . . . . sheep, wolf, wolverine . . . It’s hunting season! ~Steven and Natalie
A Family Mission
We first met Amy (pictured far right) by way of good friends in Houston, Texas. She has led a group of volunteers from her church on a mission trip to Alaska for the last two summers. They help with SEND North’s Annual Conference, a gathering of our missionaries from Alaska and northern Canada. The group provides an amazing VBS-type childcareContinue reading “A Family Mission”
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