Work Team Projects

These are just some of the projects that the work teams have been working on this summer. They are such a blessing to us here at camp and for us permanent staff it's a very welcome time of fellowship and building new friendships! There are some more projects going on that I will get pictures of and put on here in the future such as a water pipe replacement project at Alpine camp from when some underground pipes this winter froze and burst...and a few more :) Thanks workteams!!

This was a combination workteam effort, the first team cleared the ground
and were a part of digging the trench

The second team helped with installation and loads and
loads of small rocks!

The rock moving party...

Workteams have done a lot of wood cutting and stacking!

They built all of the permanent staff gorgeous woodsheds!!

This is an addition being put onto the Klapak family's house

This is a renovation project being done at the Boling house
where the Wilbert family will be living

An indoor staircase is being added so they can access the downstairs
without going outside

The bathroom is being renovated as well

This is the new flooring that was installed in our house
this summer. It's sooo wonderful!

This is at the Boling house again. They had a very
narrow rotting deck and it was torn out
and replaced with a sturdy, wider deck

Thanks workteams!

Camp and Alaskan Wild Things

This summer Naomi attended a full week of camp and had a wonderful time! Natalie was a little hesitant about camp but we convinced her to attend a short week and she's already planning the escapades for next year :) Natalie accepted the Lord as her Savior at camp this summer and is so excited about it! We are so thankful for such a rich environment to raise our children!

Naomi with her counselors : Bugsy and Scrips

Natalie with part of her cabin and her counselors : Batty and Sully

A little taste for you of Alaska's flowers and of course a moose picture :)

Okay so the pigs aren't wild animals but it's kind of wild that we're a part of
raising pigs to slaughter this fall...

We had a beautiful rainbow just before 9p.m. the other night.
I was told it was a double rainbow but I only ever saw one

Mama moose about to cross Victory Road, her babies were
behind here in the bushes but they didn't come out enough for me
to get a clear picture

Wild roses are everywhere and smell amazing!

Sweet pea

Dwarf Dogwood

Bluebells

Coming up next:
Projects that workteams are doing this summer that Ryan is overseeing...

Camp so far this summer (courtesy of a co-worker's blog)

I borrowed this post from a co-workers blog and thought you all might like to hear how camp is going so far...


We are about to reach the end of the middle of summer. Boy has it been a ride...
All summer it is amazing to hear the stories of campers who's lives are being changed. The excitement is evident in the staff as you sit down to a normal Wednesday breakfast and the Frontier Director is still blown away by the 4 new decisions made the night before, making 7 for the week. Everyday I check facebook and quite often a staff memeber has made a comment on a deep conversation they have had with their campers that lead to the camper making a first time decision to follow Christ. It is amazing what God is doing! Every Saturday we send campers home to very different lifestyles. Some come from amazing Christian homes, and others go home to a parent, or parents that don't really care. It is hard to see them go, but we know that the work that God has begun here will not stop, and we are praying for these campers even after they are gone. I know that many of our counselors are also keeping in touch with campers long after they are gone and pouring into them more with each letter or each facebook chat.
So far we have had 3 great speakers. We had the opportunity to have Don Stubbs and Travis Troyer up here for the first 2 weeks. They run a discipleship ministry and they were able to challenge campers in their walk with Christ.
Joel Ruisch (our camp director) spoke week three and he was able to really hit home our Theme and theme Verse. Our theme for the summer is Identify and it is based off the verses Isaiah 41:9-10.
This week we have Joel Kiekenvield and he has had a chance to help campers learn about who they are in Christ and to make sure they Know that God likes them and Loves them. Really challenging. ~ by Aaron and Chelsea Meewusen

Rachel's Parents Visit Us!

We just brought my parents to the airport on Friday to head back after a three week visit! We had a great time and my mom probably cleaned out every single cabinet I have and organized it :) We played some cribbage and some scrabble slam and some chutes and ladders, went on a few drive abouts, a few trips to town, visited the local lodge cafes, went on a few hikes and spent a lot of time just being together! Here are just a couple of pictures from their time here...