Pastor Mike's Corner: Day 19

Sunday - We went to Northern Light Mennonite Church todaya couple miles south of Wasilla. Leroy Martin (see day 15) preached out of Jonah. The first verse says” Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah”. What is my response when the Lord speaks to me? Jonah had a number of responses and at the end of the book it kind of lets us hang. Is your walk with the Lord clear enough for others to know what the outcome will be.
Life is full of surprises and Sunday morning was no different. There were other travelers from PA at church. Jim and Sherry Histand and Caleb and Karen Hess. Sherry is my cousin Wilmer Allgyer’s daughter and Jim and Karen are siblings. They are from northern PA and are travelling together. As we shared stories we realized that we camped at the same site last Sunday but didn’t meet. After church we went to Marcus’s for lunch with Jim’s and Caleb’s. Sherry and Marcus are cousins. Late afternoon we had a small Allgyer reunion at our campsite with David and his children joining us. After David left the rest of us went up to Hatcher Pass and enjoyed the wildlife and scenery. We also discovered that Davey Burkholder’s sister, Debra, lives with Jim and Sherry during the school year while she is teaching.