Traveling the Top of the World

by Inkshuk in Inuvik

My time in the Arctic was enjoyable. Adjusting to "village time" is always hard for me, but I survived. :) It was pretty cool, windy and rainy/snowy most of the time I was there. It was wonderful to drive south on Monday and see the sun again! Went to bed late of course, but was awaken at 530am. Donleys and I were in the truck and headed down the Dempster Hwy. by 615am. It was still overcast and rainy/snowy for most of the morning. Which means the dirt highway was pretty nasty. Just glad I wasn't driving. :/ We traveled 14 hours on Monday from Inuvik to Dawson City. Dawson is a really neat place. Its an old goldminer's town from the early 1900's. All the buildings still have the appearance of that era. Walking the streets there, you can almost imagine what it was like 100 years ago. And they have good ice cream! :)

  

 Tuesday we leave Dawson and headed out to the Top of the World Hwy. Another dirt highway, narrow and scary at times, especially when those semi's blow past you. BUT the view up there is tremendous! God is an amazing artist; nothing can compare to His handiwork! Not only does He create such incredible scenery, but His love for mankind is vast and deep. And its because of this love that He sent His own Son to this earth so that we could be reconciled back to Him. THAT is amazing! He offers His free gift of Salvation to all! Have you received it? 

Top of the World Hwy.

  

Arctic Summer. aka Snow in June

Well, I know its June, but I've seen snow the past three days. Up here in the Arctic, the weather is always unpredictable, but it is still a marvelous place to be. Especially if you are with friends. This past Sunday was the grad for Norman. Can't believe I was his teacher five years ago when he was in 7th grade. I'm thankful God allowed me to be a part of his life and to live here in Inuvik for a winter. I have many great (some crazy) memories from up here. :) 

cold boat ride :)

 Tuesday I flew over to Aklavik to visit with friends for a few days. Not much to do there, but we had fun hanging out. Wednesday afternoon we went for a cold boat ride upriver to the base of the mountains. It was kinda chilly, about 40 degrees F. But we had fun and got to see a bald eagle on the way back. Flew back over here to Inuvik today. Ceiling was only about 2300ft, so we had to fly pretty low. And we ran into lots of snow closer to this side. Kinda pretty, except that it's June! 

Faithfulness amongst Change

Inuvik, NWT

Change. Faithfulness. At first glance these two words do not seem to go hand in hand. Yet with God, change can be endured with faithfulness. Change is something that cannot avoided in life. It is a consistent occurrence in everyone’s life, though some change is definitely harder to deal with than others.

Inukshuk

I am currently in Inuvik, NWT, Canada. I lived here with the Donleys about six years ago. It’s always a pleasure to come back and visit with everyone, but this year things are different…. 

Things are changing here and many transitions are occurring. Yet, through it all I can see the hand of the Lord. And I see the faithfulness of His servants. As I reminded the last night I was at Teen Camp, faithfulness is what God requires of His servants. I Cor. 4:2 “Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.” BD preached a marvelous, convicting sermon about God requiring each of His children to be faithful. Not everyone has the same amount of talents, or money, or time, or abilities, but each of us does have what it takes to be faithful. Faithfulness is what God is pleased with. Faithfulness can be defined as ‘consistent with truth.’ As a believer in Christ, staying loyal to the Truth of the Word of God is being faithful. And anyone can do that.