Hiking, Hunting & Helping 8/6/03

I appreciate your prayers as I head off Friday morning for an 8 day caribou hunt. It was originally a dahl sheep hunt as I reported. But we choked at the air fare (You would think I would know that, huh?) and one in the group had to cancel. So we combined our trip with another involving my pastor and a brother-in-law visiting from Michigan. I'm just along for the ride anyway. We have plenty of caribou in our freezer from the times we help friends in the bush process theirs.

The hunt will involve a 25 mile boat ride from the north east side of Tustumena Lake to the southwest side and then some hiking to a smaller lake and then on to high ground to do some spotting. We will leave on Friday, but the season on bou doesn't open until Sunday, so be very specific in your prayer, won't you? . We want to see them Saturday and shoot them on Sunday. Since my pastor's bro-in-law is a non-resident, he's paying big bucks. We will be gone for 8 days and spending time in some heavily bear-populated areas. That's alright - - I don't have to be the fastest on my feet, just not the slowest.

I am really looking forward to some time away from everything for a few days. We love our ministry with ABM, don't get me wrong. But, overall, the cares of this world just seem to add up. What about Kris? Well, she's going to have some time in the lower 48 in October with her mother and sister, so she is willing to wait until then.

As you may recall, our daughter, Cassie spent 5 weeks this summer in the village of Naknek and next week she's going to the village of Pedro Bay for 4 days while I'm on my hunting trip. Her older sister, Chelsie, is away for the next three days for some wilderness survival training! It's a course offered thru one of the local schools with two days of class and 3 1/2 days out in nowhere-ville.

Pray for safety all around will you?

Thanks for praying!