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Final journal entry - a walk thru the village

4/28/2011

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This final week’s journal entry asked us to take a walk and to try to clear our mind of internal thoughts and just use our 5 senses to observe our surroundings and then return to record our observations and to see if God had altered our perception at all.

I took a walk during mid-afternoon to the Post Office and back…not a very long walk, but I took my time.  For the most part, I didn’t observe much new, but there were a few surprises.  The road was pretty quiet yesterday, so only one SUV and a couple of four-wheelers passed me.  The weather was overcast and there was a slight warm breeze.  I tried to be aware of my 5 senses, and this is what I observed:

Touch – as the weather has been warming up, it feels good to be outside.  The snow is melting and leaves puddles and mud many places.  The feeling of mud on my boots is a welcome change from ice and snow.  The warm breeze is refreshing, as opposed to the chilling breeze of winter which sometimes takes your breath away.

Smell – I never really spent much time trying to smell Unalakleet.  Mostly it smells fresh and promising.  However, passing the dog lot was not very refreshing.  The melting snow is revealing the dogs’ business.  Seems like there is a sermon in that observation somewhere…or at least a youth talk.

Taste – I didn’t taste anything in particular, but I did think about eating when I passed by the village restaurant.  In the summer time, there will be many more things to taste as we go into the tundra.

Sound – I enjoyed hearing very few sounds as I walked down the quiet road.  A dog barked here or there, but nothing obnoxious.  The one thing that I did hear a lot of was seagulls.  A week ago you would have heard no seagulls.  The only birds you might have encountered were ravens or snow buntings.  No seagulls and geese are flying home for the summer.  Seagulls are a sound of anticipation of a great summer!

Sight – I saw all of the normal village sights I normally do; houses, vehicles, businesses, the road, etc.  As I walked, the few people I saw out waved to me as I waved to them.  Although there was nothing out of the ordinary, it is still exciting for me to look around the village and the beautiful location we have by the hills, the river, and the ocean.  
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Week ?? Journal Entry

4/21/2011

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I haven't been very good at posting regularly, but here's a new one.

This week’s journal prompt is to identify the name for God that we feel the most comfortable with.  Since Scripture has many names for God, any Biblical name is up for grabs.

For me, the most obvious name for God that I use on a regular basis is God my Provider.  I have seen again and again how God provides for me and for His servants.  Ever since I have lived away from my parents (10 years now) I have lived below the “poverty line” (according to American standards).  However, I do not feel poor at all.  God has continued to provide for my every need, and even almost every single one of my wants.  As a support-raising missionary for the past 4 years, I have relied upon the Body of Christ and their generosity for finances.  And God has been faithful.  Whether we receive donations of $700 in a month (which happened regularly at the beginning), or $4,000 in a month (which has only happened a couple of times), we have never had to miss paying a single bill.  God blessed us with the ability to buy a house in Kenai and even when we were in Chicago for a year with a salary of only $500 a month (because we were part time missionaries…any extra donations were put in an account for when we returned), we ended up leaving Chicago with 5 times more money in our bank account than when we arrived.  That didn’t even make any sense!  Having a mortgage, rent, and food costs, our $500 a month should not have even covered half of our expenses.  Yet God provided.   Of course God has provided in many many more ways than simply financially.  God has provided me with a wonderful family.  The happiest part of my day is always when I get to just sit around and cuddle with my wife and two children.  God has also provided us with great communities wherever we go.  The Church has always been an extended family for us.  God also provides through His Creation.  We are blessed every year with a great harvest of fish, berries, moose, caribou, and other game.  Some we catch ourselves, and some is given to us by others.  God also provides us with His Creation for fun.  Through hiking, riding around, snowmachining, seeing the Northern Lights, and much more, we see God provide all the time.

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