More Adventures

Well, lets see...

On Sunday, we went to First Baptist Church, Sitka. It was very small, but very friendly. I think there were about 30 in attendance. Kerry (the Pastor), preached on Acts 22. The over all theme of the message was that Christians needto treat others with respect. Paul was a Roman citizen, speaking in Jerusalem. He had persecuted the Jews before, but had changed. The crowd gave Paul more respect when he started speaking to them in their native tongue, Hebrew. When you try to witness to someone, you should not kick them before you speak to them, because they will not hear the love of Jesus; what they hear, they will only hate. Afterword there was a lunch that Matt and Istayed for. We were able to speak to the pastor and get to know him, and his family a little. Later that evening, we went through a walk through downtown Sitka and we were able to see Karate Kid. They have two "theaters" here in Sitka. Each one only has one screen, and shows only one movie. It is definitely not like anything you would find in the Bay Area. Even with that to say, I'm still greatful they have the two "theaters" :)

Totem Park in downtown Sitka with Pioneer's Home behind it. You can also see the peak of MT Verstovia on the right side of the picture

On Monday, we went on another hike. We hiked the Indian River Trail. At the end of the trail was a beautiful waterfall. The hike was 9 miles long. There were 5 "Big Bridges" throughout the trail. The "Big Bridges" were huge trees that had fallen across the river. With it being so wet here, a good part of the tail, was made of wooden planks. This is something I had never seen before. It was wonderful being in God's creation and being able to enjoy some of the beauty he has created.

That's one big slug!!!

"The Sisters"

Indian River Trail Falls

On Tuesday, I woke up at 4:30am with excruciating pain on my left side. At about 5:30am it had gotten so bad that Matt took me to the ER. From 4:30am until 7:30am I could not lay, sit, or stand in a comfortable position, I was miserable. They ran a gamet of tests on me, and finally determined I might have had a kidney stone. During our hike the previous day, I sweat quite a bit on our way up to the falls, and had not had much water. I think this contributed to the kidney stone. Shame-shame, I should know better. Matt was wonderful through it all. He sat in our little waiting room with me for 5 plus hours with no coffee, food, tv, and no where to lay his sleepy head. I felt really bad, but I'm so thankful for a husband who cares. Later that evening, we went to the other theater and saw Robin Hood. We have now seen both movies that are playing in Sitka, so we'll have to find more entertainment. We would be hiking daily if it were up to Matt, but with the issues I've been having thats not possible.

Thanks for all of the prayers and support! We love and miss you all.

ZTeam