A Little Corner of My Mind - Amber

I went to the dentist just the other day, and they have this nifty little set-up where you can watch DVDs as they work on your teeth. Everything from Friends to Andy Griffith, and lots of stuff in between. So I asked if they had anything on Alaska. To my delight, they did! I watched the pictures as the oral hygienist poked and scraped and I listened to what I could hear of the commentary of the documentary. I honestly had never thought much about Alaska before, and wondered how I had missed learning more about this jewel of the North. The show went from city to city speaking of the surrounding wildlife and culture.

Then they got to Juneau.

 About this time the dentist came in to check my teeth. He saw the DVD playing and said "Did you know, there are no roads going into Juneau?"  Somehow, I hadn't yet realized this. I had not realized that one can only fly or float into that city. It's completely separated from the mainland and there are no bridges to it. Wow. What a sense of isolation I suddenly had.

"What if's" starting flying through my mind. I sensed fear creeping in. I knew I had to stop this journey down "Insecurity Lane" before it even started. I began to focus on how God led us to this and how He has confirmed to us that our going to Echo Ranch was His plan from a long time ago! God filled me with His peace as I put my trust in Him. I know that this wasn't what we expected when we started this year, but there is no doubt in my mind that this is EXACTLY where we are supposed to be. I also began to think of what isolation Jesus must have felt on the cross, but that was exactly where He was supposed to be as well. God sent His Son to set us free and now we are called to share His message wherever He gives us opportunity. We are super excited to be serving Him in Alaska and thrilled that you are part of this new adventure!