Camp to Conference Season

This will be an especially busy month at Victory as you can see by the retreat schedule at the top of the calendar. Summer camp is over and we dive head long into conference season. Please pray for a smooth transition. We will have many people on campus all month and pray that each of them takes the word of God home in their hearts and continues the forward motion of ministry. 

Our staff size is changing over the next few weeks also, so be in prayer for God's unseen majestic plan to unfold!

Bountiful blessing - Chris and Debbie

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 Looking east toward Mt Drum in the Wrangell-St. Elias mountain range. It was our turn to take a van load of campers home to Glennallen. This is about 1 1/2 hour drive from Victory. Their parents met us there and continued on to their homes in Valdez. Mt Drum is over 12,000 feet high.

A very quick stop at the home of the Iditorad Headquarters in Wasilla. This is a statue of Balto.

Read more about Balto and the outbreak of diphtheria in Nome, AK in 1925 that eventually lead to the sled dog race commemorating this event.

Open this link Balto

Bountiful Blessings!

When God called us to ministry at Victory starting back in 2010 we were very reluctant to listen to Him. One of the reasons was and is because we love our home church. We didn't want to leave. From the moment we announced (a very nervous Sunday in church for us) what God's plans were for the Mock family, they have been our backbone of support. Our Trinity family has gone above and beyond anything we could have ever imagined. But... we truly know the source of this out-pouring of love is God. 

Matthew 19:26  Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."   

We do not know who to thank for the individual tools, bath towels, shovels, puzzles, extension cords, vacuums, chain saws, protective gear, basketballs, yarn and the list goes on and on, but THANK YOU!  Oh, and of course the big items, the two vans. WOW. But wait! We're not done yet - we packed all these gifts into the vans and then they were driven to Alaska by yes, you guessed it, more loving church members! All of us at Victory shout out our gratitude and recognize what an Almighty God we serve. 

We are all in this together -  hallelujah!

We also want to thank everyone who came out to our Pizza Ranch Tip Night. Yet another amazing showing of God's blessings!

Below are just a few pictures of  our Sunday evening with our church family. First, we had a fun walk/bike ride, then an ice cream social, after which we shared about Victory with everyone.  Again, thanks to all!

 This is the crew who drove the vans over 3700 miles to Victory!

On our trip "outside" we connected with our kids, parents, sisters, brothers, aunts, and uncles! 

Spring has Sprung!

God is so good - all the time!

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!

The Power Of Camp

Watch this video - The Power of Camp - thank you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDL-3D6fOMs&feature=youtu.be

Power of Prayer

The power of prayer is beyond our mortal understanding. As human beings we want to see, touch, smell, and experience all that we believe in. Yet this is not how God designed us. We must walk by faith. We must live by His truths. We believe the Bible to be the fully inspired Word of God and the ultimate and final authority for faith and daily living.

Inspired - When people speak of the Bible as inspired, they are referring to the fact that God divinely influenced the human authors of the Scriptures in such a way that what they wrote was the very Word of God. In the context of the Scriptures, the word “inspiration” simply means “God-breathed.” Inspiration means the Bible truly is the Word of God and makes the Bible unique among all other books.

Ultimate - maximum; decisive; conclusive. 

Authority - the power to determine, adjudicate, or otherwise settle issues or disputes; jurisdiction; the right to control, command, or determine.

Our world is full of evil and we must use the power of prayer to believe in and have faith in God's inspired Word.This is the most important thing we can all do everyday.

We have been teaching about putting on our full armor of God in Sunday school, but the inspired word says it best!

Ephesians 6:10-18New International Version (NIV)

The Armor of God

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God,so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvationand the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.

Summer Camp At Victory