God is Good My Alaska Prayer & Preaching Adventure

We were blessed to be able to take an Alaska Prayer & Preaching Adventure. God knew it was a desire of my heart and He opened the door. I want to share with my adventure with you- not to brag on me, but to brag on Jesus. God was so good to us. Nahum 1:7 NIV The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him, Places we went Girdwood Forest Ranger, not Park Ranger Walked along a waterfall. Saw a bear rambling and ambling through unlocked out buildings looking for food. Blue Ice Trail Hiked and drove to each of the spots of the Blue Ice Trail...unforgetable! I learned that it might not be wise to take the advice of hikers encouraging you to keep going when they are 40 years younger than you are! Note to self. It was worth the hike and thank you young folks for your your encouragement. Hiked up to Bryan Glacier and touched the blue glacier ice. Flat Top Mountain Looking out over the city praying for the people of Anchorage to know Jesus. Just an echo of what churches all over the city are doing. T ony Knowles Coastal Trail was a wonderful place to hike. Didn't get to finish the trail... too much to see and do. Hope, Alaska on the Kenai Peninsula Just a quaint town. We had two children from that town that came to camp. I sat down at the table with them and got to eat lunch with them without realizing it until we were almost finished eating. Hatcher Pass Mining Museum, Hiking trails was breath taking!!!! Eagle River Nature Museum more hiking trails. Lots of beautiful birch trees!!!!! I hope heaven has birch trees. The first Moose we saw was one coming down the steep banks of Glenn Highway on wobbly legs. It so reminded me of the witty Bullwinkle on the old Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. Little Beaver Camp at Wasilla is a place where lives are changed by encountering the Prince of Peace. Amazing place. Preaching at the North Pole. It just doesn't get any better than encountering God with awesome folks like I met there! Great pastors with a heart to reach their city. Intercessors praying for a healing and transforming revival that would bring their community to Jesus. God's Presence was so powerful in that place. I got to eat at two amazing restaurants on Guy Fieri on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives list. Denali When we were here 10 years ago, it was still wearing the political nomenclature Mt. McKinley, but now it wears the Athabaskan name Denali which declare who it really is "the great one." "Mount McKinley" emerged after a gold prospector named William Dickey (who was an admirer of President-elect McKinley) used the name in an 1897 New York Sun article. Although the new president had no direct connection to Alaska, the name Mount McKinley was popularized following the president's 1901 assassination. We saw 2 Grisly, caribou, a moose, Bali Sheep and my favorite Mt. Denali. Juneau, the capital. We got to stay with an incredible family in a beautiful home right on the Mendenhall Glacier River that sang it's sweet song as it tumbled over the boulders. A bear visited the neighborhood and even the back yard while we were there. I got to pray in the capitol building, the only capital that can only be reached by boat or airplane. Let truth fill this place. Isa 44:23Sing for joy, you heavens, for the Lord has done this; shout aloud, you earth beneath. Burst into song, you mountains, you forests and all your trees, for the Lord has redeemed Jacob, he displays his glory in Israel. https://www.patriciaholland.org/home/i-will-lift-up-my-eyes-to-the-hills/   I'll be sharing some specific stories in the days ahead.