Superintendent's Prayer Tour

Supt. Bill Welch has designed 2016 as a year of prayer in the Alaska Ministry Network.  Toward that end, he has led a Superintendent's Prayer tour.  This past Monday and Tuesday, 5 of us traveled up the Parks Highway, praying at Hilltop AG in Houston, Talkeetna AG, Valley Chapel in Healy, Nenana AG, North Pole AG, Intercultural AG, Jubilee Worship Center, and Fairbanks 1st AG.  Everyone else (Supt. Bill Welch, Terry Hull, Eldon Hicks, and Milt Michener) rode their motor cycles, and I drove my minivan.  :)  Thanks to Jeremy Davis for creating the above graphic.

Upon reflecting on this trip, I feel incredibly blessed to have participated.  Although the hours were long, my spirit was refreshed.  The prayer times were meaningful, and I was struck by the heart of the Pastors and staff for reaching their communities and surrounding areas.  I believe that God is strategically placing his servants, in preparation for a great harvest in Alaska.  It is important for us to continue to pray that God would send forth laborers into the harvest fields, that He would empower us by His Spirit, and that we would experience unity.

Below are some pictures of our time together.  Thank you to Pastor Billy for allowing us to spend the night at the church in North Pole.  We remembered to take pictures at each location except for North Pole.

Prayer at Hilltop AG in Houston.  Pastor Kevin Shumway was out of town, but gave us access to the building to be able to pray.

Prayer at Talkeetna AG with Pastor David Sutton.

 Prayer at Valley Chapel with Pastor Rob and Alysha Furgeson.

Prayer at Nenana AG with Pastor Billy and Brittany Starkweather.

Prayer at Intercultural AG.  Pastor Scott was out of town, but we prayed at the building.

Prayer at Jubilee Worship Center with Pastor Jeremy and Charee Davis.  Paul and Crystal Burkhart and the Fairbanks Chi Alpha team joined in prayer with us.

Prayer with Pastor Mark and Heidi Zweifel, and the staff at Fairbanks First Assembly.

In case you were wondering, yes, I was stopped when I took this picture.  A train had just passed (see pic below).