Saturday we went to a little town called Talkeetna. It’s a little hippie town and it’s got a beach where you can see Mt. McKinley and the mountain range from. It was cloudy around the mountain so we couldn’t see all of it but we saw the peak of Mt. McKinley. We walked around the town for a little bit and did some shopping, it was a fun day trip.

Sunday we went to Big Lake Baptist with the camp directors. The people are really nice there, it’s about the size of Renewal Church that I go to back home. On the way to church we saw a moose roaming the woods on the road the camp is off of, so that was neat. When we got back we learned how to clean cabins and we cleaned some of those. Rebecca and I took a paddle boat out & explored some new lands! We’ve decided that we’re Tom and Huck.

Yesterday we did some more raking of leaves and sticks around the campgrounds. We did that for a while and it was very tiring so I think we all took naps afterwards. I think for the rest of the night we all just hung out. The days go by kinda fast here and everything blurs together, so half of the time I’m not even sure what day it is.

Today we cleaned a lot more cabins and learned how to do everything in the dish room and kitchen.

The first camp, Native Youth Camp, starts on Sunday so this week we have orientation and we’re just learning more about each other and how to do everything. It really does feel like a family here and Mrs. Sherry & Mr. Walter take good care of us. If I’m gonna be away from home for 3 months, this is the best place to be.

I’m sure once the camps start it’ll fly by super fast, so I’m enjoying all the sightseeing and fun stuff we’re getting to do at the beginning. We’re also doing devotions as a staff each morning, we did our first one today, that’ll probably be the best part of the day.

It’s still super crazy that we never run out of daylight. When we were in Talkeetna eating at this pizza place, they had a woman playing guitar and she started playing “Fire and Rain” by James Taylor, and I started thinking about the part that says “I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end” and how true that is here in Alaska! (during the summer at least!)

But I’ve definitely enjoyed all of the sunshine and the time to just rest in the Lord and catch up on some reading and everything! It’s so peaceful out here. (that is, until the campers come!)