Alaska Village Missions

The time was right to center this year’s Spiritual emphasis week on the Person of the Holy Spirit. The three day theme was KNOW-NEED-PROMISE, designed so that students could hear from the staff regarding their encounters with the Holy Spirits’ working in their lives. Worship, Staff Testimonies, Activities and Message Time helped promote each day’s theme. Students were able to enjoy a more relaxed and diversified environment than the typical classroom setting, while openly encountering an often neglected understanding of God’s promised gift. Pastor Ray Arno, Jerry Wood, and Skip Bowersox delivered powerful and biblical messages that brought further insights on this topic.  The Staff Testimonies were heartfelt and honest and revealed that the Holy Spirit does not minister to us all in the same way. Tim Harker shared how the Holy Spirit ministers to him as a Helper and Counselor. Sam Gandy shared that he has seen the Spirit work in his life as a Scout – a God who goes before him. Lance Prouse did an exercise that challenged what students know about God’s Holy Spirit and what is still left to learn. Matt Noble’s exercise helped illustrate the need to listen well and that missing any part of critical information promotes chaos. Dan and Rhonda Kropf organized a time in which students encountered their community with help from the Holy Spirit.  What made this week so good is that the Holy Spirit was not debated, but demonstrated to be a vital part of our Christian walk. We worship and relate to one God in three persons; Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

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