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God Takes Care of Us
Written by Todd Roeske, AMC Interim Coordinator of Ministry   
Saturday, December 12, 2009

image014Last Wednesday evening on my way back from taking some youth group kids home, a moose stepped out in front of me.  I had no time to do anything.  My jeep caught the moose’s legs and the moose tried to climb though my windshield.  The vehicle was totalled.  The moose was totalled. (Actually, I had to get out my pistol and put the moose out of her misery.)  I, by the grace of God, walked away with only 14 stitches in my left hand.   Praise God that He takes care of us!

The moose was given to charity.  The moose is never given to the person who hit it.  The police officer that talked to me after the accident told me that if Alaskans were allowed to keep the moose they hit, they would build huge moose catching contraptions on the front of their vehicles and go “moose hunting”.

This little incident made me think.  A few years back, AMC volunteer Jeremy Fagan drove into a moose and the Lord decided to take him home.  Our lives are in God’s hands.   The Lord is not yet done with me on this earth.  My question is how can I best serve him in the time he gives me?

 
Thrivent Update
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Thrivent is changing the way that they support Lutheran organizations.  They will no longer be providing matching funds for gifts to organizations like Alaska Mission for Christ.  Instead, they will allow Thrivent members to direct donations directly to the Lutheran organizations they choose to support.  This will impact AMC quite heavily since we receive about $10,000 a year in matching gifts from Thrivent.  There are two ways that you can help us.  First, if you are a Thrivent member and support AMC, please fill out the Thrivent form and submit it to Alaska Mission for Christ, 8100 Arctic Blvd. Anchorage, AK 99518-3003 as soon as possible.  Thrivent’s matching gifts program will end on December 31, 2009 or when their budget is depleted, whichever comes first.  Secondly, as Thrivent unveils its new program in the Spring, please remember to continue supporting AMC through Thrivent. For more information, please feel free to contact us or your local Thrivent representative.
 
Southwest Missionary
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Please keep AMC in your prayers as we continue to seek a person to replace Corbie and Nancy Cross as Missionaries to Southwest Alaska.  We have several very good candidates.  Pray that the Lord will lead us to the right person.