Arrived in Eagle

Dennis and Roger flew out of Chicago Sunday morning and arrived in Kenai around supper time (Alaska time). There is a three hour difference in time. They spent the night at the Samaritan's Purse Base in a tent. They are joined by eight volunteers from North Carolina and another volunteer from Michigan who has been there for the last month. Samaritan's Purse is planning to have the log cabins completed by September 15 so the guys are part of the final group of volunteers. Today they flew into Eagle on a Cossack cargo plane that seats 19. Dennis said it was smaller than the B-130. I think you have to be a WWII buff (which Dennis is) for that to have meaning. At 1:00 they had orientation followed by a tour of the log cabins. It has been raining every day so there is mud everywhere and the extended forecast is calling for more rain, rain, rain. He's pleased to have an air mattress for sleeping - makes camping for two weeks more comfortable. When asked what Alaska is like Dennis says, "beautiful, just beautiful! He wishes he could send pictures back. Well, we will have to wait .....when they get back we'll do a picture blog.

If you have any questions, please ask. Dennis or Roger will try to answer them or find answers. So, ask away. Until the next update.............mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance.

Off to Alaska!

Dennis and Roger Lindh leave Sunday, August 30, for Eagle, Alaska to volunteer with Samaritan's Purse. In May the Yukon River flooded and rose to more than 37 feet above flood stage. But it wasn't just the flooding that devastated this small Alaskan community on the Canadian border. A massive ice jam came crashing into the tiny town. Nearly every riverfront building, including the town clinic, was crushed. 

Samaritan's Purse is helping rebuild 13 houses that were destroyed by the ice and water. These homes will be built from log cabin kits. A video can be seen on the Samaritan's Purse web site - "Rebuilding in Alaska". The work began the first week in July and will continue to the end of September. It is now a race to finish the homes before the Alaskan winter sets in. The night time temperatures will already be in the 20's when they arrive. 

Dennis and Roger desire your prayers.

• For the people in Eagle who lost their homes in the flood.
• That the work will be finished before winter.
• That hearts will be open for the Gospel.
• For Roger who is recovering from Lyme's Disease.

We will keep you updated during the time they are at Eagle, but there is no internet or cell phone service. So pictures and the greater details will have to wait until they return on September 15.

"....let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth." I John 3:18 (NIV)