Update on Summer 2010 MSM Team

August 12, 2010
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VBS Theme: Digging for God's Treasures.
What a pleasure and joy it has been to serve the Lord in Alaska this summer. Time went by very quickly as we conducted 4 vacation Bible schools, back to back, ministering to over 120 children.

To update from the last blog post; our third VBS was held at Pioneer Baptist Church in Moose Creek, North Pole, AK (Pastor Marshall Hamilton.) While in Fairbanks/North Pole; Glen and Cindy Stout graciously opened their home up to us. What a blessing it was-a place of rest and refreshing. The Sunday before VBS started at Pioneer, Mr.B led a Native lady (Elise Isaac) to the Lord. She planned to return to her village shortly after we left. Mr. B was able to contact a pastor that ministers to those in Mrs. Isaac's village and he agreed to disciple her. What a joy to see souls saved!

Team at Talkeetna Baptist Church
Though this was the first VBS held in this church, the members of Pioneer pitched in to help likes pro's; it was great to see everyone helping out. That week, some of the kids put forth great effort to learn extra verses.
Our fourth and final VBS took place in Eagle River at Freedom Baptist Church. (Pastor Rod Julian.) The Julian Family went "above and beyond the call of duty" =) to welcome us to their home and worked diligently to always have an abundance of food on the table.

All of us were blessed by the skits the Julian children put on each night. What a joy to see the Lord working in the young children's hearts and lives there at Freedom.

The Fundamental Baptist Fellowship conference was held at Immanuel Baptist Church in Palmer (Pastor Ben Burtch.) It was said to be the largest attendance of the AK FBF conference since they started 19 years ago. Dr. Brian Green (London, England) and Dr. John Vaughn (Taylor, SC) were our special guest speakers. Other speakers included: Bro. Larry Ball, Bro. Walt Brock, Bro. Ben Burtch and Bro. Marshall Hamilton. It was a great time of food, fellowship, music, messages, Spiritual renewing and prayer. Oh, how the Lord worked and used each speaker to convict, bless and encourage.

I want to say thank-you again to everyone who helped out this summer; those who fixed the meals, those that opened their homes, those who invited folks to the VBS' and FBF, those who sacrificed their time and money to serve the Lord and all those who spent time in prayer for the MSM team and the ministry this summer.

For His Purpose~Michelle Stauss