Fort Yukon Assembly of God

Well, this Summer has been AMAZING. We completed Camp Nahshii and returned to Fort Yukon on July 12 and began preparation for Creation Camp right away. We had about 60 kids in attendance of Creation Camp this year, which is an increase of about 20 kids from last year.

Immediately following Creation Camp, Fort Yukon hosted the bi-annual Gwitchin Gathering. This week long event gave us a chance to meet new people, minister to the community, and be available as volunteers.

In August, we were blessed by Kasilof New Life Center with a work team to help with projects here at the church and house. They were able to paint the house and the church, carpet the entire sanctuary, install water lines to the church, and many other projects around the campus. This team was invaluable to the ministry up here and we are extremely appreciative of them.

Now, we are getting ready for Winter. We have wood cutting to do, final building projects to complete, and Fall and Winter events to plan. We are excited about what God is doing in our lives and we can't wait to show it.

There is so much going on this Summer, it's crazy. We are getting ready to head out to Camp Nahshii to help with the preparations (June 1st - 31st). This will be an exciting time of hard work and prayer.

We are also prepping for Creation Camp 2010! Our theme this year is Who's Your Superhero? We are so blessed to be able to have staff from This Generation Ministries to help us run Creation Camp this year.

Wow, this spring is rolling by SOOO fast. We were able to take 4 guys to Winter Xtreme! It was amazing, they said it was the best camp that they had ever been too. God spoke to each of them and they left camp having heard the voice of God in their lives.

 We have just one month to prep for Camp Nahshii! We have gear to prep, tents to set up and clean/repair, a boat to get ready, supplies to purchase, tools to get ready, and much, much more. If you would like to help with this outreach, please contact me. To learn more about Camp Nahshii go to www.yukonflatscamp.org

God has provided us with the opportunity to send some youth to Winter Xtreme 2010! This is a ministry of TGM (This Generation Ministries) that we are proud to be a part of. This life changing event is taking place in Fairbanks, at Camp Li-Wa.

My wife and I have both attended this event several times. The peace of God and His presence at this camp is just incredible. We are praying that these youth will experience an encounter with God that will rock their world and be a defining moment in their walk with God.

Please be praying with us as this event draws near. We have some needs that must be met in order for some of these kids to go. The camp cost is $175 and the airplane tickets to get to Fairbanks are $130 per person. If you are able to help out with any of these costs we would appreciate it greatly. 

Wow, I realized that it has been a while since our blog was updated. Allow me to elaborate on the activities and developments of the tail end of 2009;

After the youth conference in October, we began Monday evening movie and game nights. These nights are about providing the community with a place to bring their families for a night of games and a movie for free. This event has proven to be very good for the kids and the community.

As the end of 2009 dew nearer, we began preparing for Christmas and New Years. We were blessed by Kenai New Life Church with enough shoe box gifts for every child from Preschool to 6th grade. What an amazing opportunity to be able to bless the people.
 

We geared up for the youth New Years All Nighter. Our goal was to provide a safe place where the youth could go during  New Years Eve. We invited youth to come play board games, xboxes, watch movies, eat home made pizza and snacks, and watch fireworks. We got a great deal on the fireworks from Gorilla Fireworks and we were able to shoot off over 130 mortar rounds, lasting about 15 minutes. The community was blessed by this event and we were able to build lasting relationships with people and doors of ministry were opened.

Thank you, everyone who invested into this ministry and provided the resources that allow us to do what God has called us to do.

God Bless.  

This year's Alaska Youth Conference was amazing! We were able to bring 8 youth from Fort Yukon and everyone had an encounter with God that they will never forget.

We were able to take these youth thanks to God speaking to hearts and bringing in the finances for us to be able to go. Without support from North Pole Assembly of God, Fairbanks First Assembly of God, Wright's Air, This Generation Ministries, KJNP, and Anchorage First Assembly of God, we would not be able to have this testimony.

We flew into Fairbanks on Wednesday, the 20th and rove directly to Anchorage that evening. We arrived at 1:30 am on the 21st. The first night was amazing, with the Katinas and the Blue People.

Sean Smith, our speaker, brought the word of God with clarity and passion. We were so blessed to be able to have him come and minister to the youth of Alaska.

God is raising up a generation to be an example of His Light, His Life, and His Love in power as well as in word. I am so excited to be a part of what He is doing in our state.

Please be praying for the youth from Fort Yukon that went to AKYC 09. We are praying that they will continue to pursue God and grow spiritually.

For the first time Fort Yukon Assembly of God is going to be bringing youth from Fort Yukon to the AK Youth Conference! We are very excited about this opportunity. We have partnered with other churches as well at Wrights Air Service to sponsor the airfare cost for the youth. This way, the kids can go for the same cost as those living in Fairbanks or on the road system.

If you would like to be a financial supporter of this trip, please contact us.

First of all, sorry that it has been so long since the last update. There has been allot going on over the last few months so I will try to give you a good update.

Right after camp Nahshii, we had Jonathon Marks move up to begin his Internship with us. We have been preparing for the church project (which is going well), building an apartment in the church, tearing down the Quonset Hut, preparing the garage (and the rest of the house and church) for Winter, and much more. We made a trip to Circle with the boat to pick up lumber and my BBQ grill. We made a few trips to Fairbanks for 4 months worth of groceries and supplies. And more!

God has been amazing, as usual. He has blessed us in every way! We were able to sell our old truck and we were given a newer, better truck. The price to ship the new truck up is exactly what we sold the old one for. We were blessed with a 4 wheeler as well! God is good, and His people are giving.

We are getting ready for winter as fast as we can. There is wood to be cut and split, as well as insulation to be installed and repaired. There is much to be done. We have started Sunday night and Wednesday night discipleship classes and we are looking forward to what God is going to do through us.

Please keep us in your prayers and consider supporting us with your finances or your time. We can always use a hand around here!

Praise God and keep knowing Him and making Him known!

Wow, what a week. We just got back from Camp Nahshii a few days ago. I was so excited to see what God is doing with the young people of the Yukon flats. Besides the games, the fun, and the contests, we had the awesome privilege of speaking hope and life into the lives of youth from Beaver, Venetie, and Fort Yukon, ranging from age 11 to 19. It was great to get out into the wild and experience God in His creation. We are so glad that we are involved with This Generation Ministries and the God has chosen us to be His instruments in this area of Alaska.