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Spring 2015 Newsletter

Spring 2015

Our days at Victory are busy, very busy! We cannot express the joy we have received by answering God’s call for us here. We also cannot express our thankfulness to all our financial and prayer supporters.

      Today, I find myself helping proctor state testing for the home schoolers in our community. Another opportunity for me to love on more people. Tomorrow, I will be helping with a men’s retreat  by doing dishes in the kitchen. Chris is ripping out drywall, trim,carpet and pad,vanities, and all other absorbent materials in the lower level of Alder. Alder is our biggest housing option on the conference side of camp. It also houses many work teams throughout the summer. Unfortunately, the sewer backed up due to tree roots and non biodegradable items (wet wipes) in the sewer mainline. Obviously not a budgeted remodel! However, God works in inconceivable ways and He will direct our paths in finding a solution to fixing it all before summer.

I am sitting in the original Alpine Lodge, built in     , next to the stone fireplace. Hand craved in the mantle is “Victory in Christ”. Three words that say it all. I think of all the people who came before me and sat in the same place as myself and invited Jesus into their hearts! As I look out the expanse of windows to the east the sun shimmers off the ice on Index Lake. The ice road is still in use, but probable not for much longer. We have sunlight now until 10 pm and we gain almost 6 minutes of daylight each day.

In addition to the Lazy Mountain Men’s Retreat here this weekend we are also hosting our Victory Ministry board members. They volunteer their time and travel to be here from all over the U.S. As in the business world, things are always changing. Please be in prayer, alongside us, that God's will and plan for Victory will always be at the core of our ministry. Victory in Christ. Satan works overtime here, but he is always defeated by the mighty power of prayer.

In May, VBC hosts the Mat-Su Valley area public school kids for Outdoor Education. This is an awesome opportunity to share the Biblical truths of creation. We take them to the Matanuska Glacier and to Victory’s fossil beds for educational hikes while explaining the process of God creating the earth. Their physical presence at Victory also serves to encouraging them to come back for summer camp.

Speaking of summer camp, VBC changes into camp mode soon. Counselors, horse wranglers, activity coordinators, music team, A/V crew, housekeeping, and maintenance people will arrive. Summer camp is a very dynamic time. A child may come for a week and meet God here for the first time. A child spending a week with God will prayerfully mean a lifetime living by God's truths. This sending out of His word can and will change the world. For this is God’s great commission:

16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew: 16-20.

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COMING SOON - SAVE THE DATE

We are looking forward to being in Pella Saturday evening, May 30th through Thursday morning, June 4th.

Sunday, May 31st - Trinity Reformed Church will be hosting a  bike ride/walk/ice cream social activity. We will be sharing during the ice cream social at about 6:00 pm. We hope to see many of you there.

Wednesday, June 3rd  - We will also be hosting our 3rd annual Pizza Ranch Tip Night from 5-8 pm.

Our contact number is 907-341-7922.

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Ephesians 3:20:   “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us…”

We say Amen!