Alaska - Day 2

It never felt so good to sleep! Even if it was only like 5 hours it was much needed. After a quick walk down the street to McDonalds for a Sausage McGriddle it was time to go grab our rental car and head to Anchorage Grace Christian School. The school has around 700 kids K-12. Don and I were able to speak during chapel time to the 200+ High School Students. They had some awesome kids and staff members at the school. We just wanted to talk to the kids about Jesus all day but they eventually had to go back to class. While we were there we ran into Celesta Richardson (who we will be staying with next week) and got to hang out and talk with her for awhile. We also connected with Nate Davis who is the Superintendent of the school and we talked about possible ways to help the school next summer through our mission's trip. There are some possible work projects along with potential speaking and teaching opportunities.

After a great morning at the school we ventured on the 3 hour journey from Anchorage to Soldotna. I hope you enjoy a few of the pics we took along the way. Alaska is truly majestic. We spent most of the drive really praying for Pastor Larry and his two sons and their families. At this point of the day Pastor Larry still had not been able to contact his son Eric and grandson "Little" Larry. When we arrived in Soldotna we checked into our hotel then went over to Rob Smithwick's (Pastor Larry's son) for dinner. We had an awesome time with his family. We played basketball with the kids, went on a moose sighting excursion, and scared Don by pretending a Grizzly Bear was chasing us through the woods. We then ventured to the nearby town of Kenai to see if we could connect with Pastor Larry's grandson "Little" Larry. He opened the door and was shocked to see Don and I there. It took him a little bit to figure out who we were. We ended up hanging out at his house for an hour or so just talking and catching up. Don and I were saying how awesome it must be to live here and see all the amazing scenery all the time. He said it is just normal and he thought all the scenery in Sugarcreek, OH was amazing when he spent the summer there. "Little" Larry talked about the summer he spent in Ohio and tried to remember all the people he met. It was really good to see him but he definitely needs our prayers. We are planning on having dinner with him tomorrow to hang out and talk more. It is about 11pm here which means it is 3am for those of you Eastern Standard Time people. It is time to get some rest, Good Night and God Bless!