Stairway to Heaven.... Day 9 Alaska Missions July 11, 2013

Heaven can be found in many ways......
10. Amazing worship with people you share a love of Christ with.
9. Working along side of some fabulous youth and having so much fun that when you are finished with the job you are sad and don't mind starting another one.
8. A shower that is actually WARM the entire shower!
7. Singing and worshiping at 11:30 at night with some amazing musicians that join you in Alaska even though you are so tired you could just hurl!
6. Starbucks Coffee at 7 AM EVERY MORNING!
5. God keeping you safe while going shopping at Walmart at 11:45 PM for supplies that for some reason you couldn't go shopping for at a more normal hour!?
4. Getting to SLEEP IN until 8:30 after not getting to bed until 1:30 AM the night before!
3. Pancakes for dinner at iHop!
2. Susitna River ---- FISHING!
......And ....the number 1. way of reaching the "Stairway to Heaven" is .... Standing at the top of the hill at the Independence Mine in Alaska with the youth group and taking such an amazing photo of them smiling and loving life!
I am not sure how many different ways to say ALASKA IS SO AMAZING but ...... ALASKA IS SO AMAZING!
We slept in! Had a late breakfast and headed north about noon today for a short drive near Palmer, AK to the Independence Mine at Hatcher Pass.
We stopped along the Susitna River and dropped Chris off so he could try and catch us some dinner!
What breath taking views of the river, the mountain peaks covered in green lush vegetation and a peaceful feeling as we headed up towards the mine.
We had lunch just below the historic mine park and then split off in two groups for a few hours. One group went on a hike and one group went up to the mine. There is no way to fully describe and I am not really that great of a writer, so I will add several photos....which speak for themselves!
We stopped near the river so Chris could jump back in the van and begin telling his tales of fishing and time on the river.
We stopped at iHop for dinner and then headed back to Anchorage where we had a meaningful time of reflection, worship and singing with our amazing musicians David Rogers from Chicago, Illinois and Jordan Poortanga from Grand Rapids, Wisconsin. We have been so blessed this week to have David and Jordan with us in worship and fun in our work and adventures.