Today David was able to go with some of our team to help with the mushers...a dog sledding team here called Jonrowe Kennel. This apparently is a pretty famous place that we were priveleged to be a part of today! They had a lot of fun! And they did a lot of hard work today!We also had our first official day of VBS, it was a wonderful and busy day! Please be in prayer. So many people turn away from anything spiritual in this area, it is so easy for us to see after only having been here a few ... Read More about More Alaska Pictures
Alaska Statistics
Tonight we had several of the leaders from Alaskan mission organizations come and speak to us. It was a very interesting night! Here are some things we learned about Alaska from these leaders.*In Alaska, 95% of the people are lost*In a survey taken from the newspaper, 22, 000 out of 300,000 Alaskans in the city of Anchorage attend worship on any kind of regular basis at all. However, this also included other denominations that we would not consider Christian.*In distant villages (the bush) they ... Read More about Alaska Statistics
We are here!
Just a quick note from ALASKA! It is beautiful! We arrived safely and are already enjoying the beautiful mountains and snow! ... Read More about We are here!
Our week with the Nutcracker
This week we have been learning more about the story, ballet and history of The Nutcracker. The girls have LOVED learning more about this story! Here are some things we have done this week! We read several versions of the classic tale, noting several differences in the different books. Even the name of the main character was different in a few of the books! I checked out a video of a ballet performance from Russia of the Nutcracker. The video was over 70 minutes long and I thought they ... Read More about Our week with the Nutcracker
The Nutcracker
I’m very excited about this week’s unit! And I’m especially excited about our field trip on Friday! A trip to see the Nutcracker ballet! So, I thought we would spend the week learning a little bit about the history of the Nutcracker, ballet, Tchaikovsky’s music, and start learning more about music in general. I will share a few resources that I have found as well. The girls have both begun taking ballet lessons in the last year and love it! So, I think this will be an especially girly and ... Read More about The Nutcracker