Graceworks Overview and a Plea for Help

Shalom,

I apologize for taking so long for a new post but as you know we had to do a lot of traveling and there has been a lot going on in our life.  Now to what is most important, which is our work for the Lord here in Anchorage.

We are in our last week of Graceworks.  Last week First Baptist Canton, TX. was here.  We had a great time with the kids and met a new young man that surrendered his life to Christ. While Canton was here we had a great time with the mission team helping us at the Church as well as a moose watching trip that was extremely successful seeing a very large bull within 30 feet.

 Last week on Sunday we had Church at Sand Lake.  We had 25 people there and a good time was had by all.  There were people from 5 different families there not including mine. Our last group this week is from Washington state. We have about 20 kids that want to come each week now. We are scrambling to figure out how to have children's ministry and do everything else involved, to say we are stretched thin is an understatement.

This is a very slow process and we pray for laborers to this harvest everyday. This place is ripe for harvest but the laborers are truly few.  Please pray with us for laborers for this huge harvest here. Just to give some demographics, Sand Lake is almost 40k people, Jewell Lake is also 40k people.  Our target area is less than 4 miles square and has 80K people in it!  

Pray that God will lay it on the heart of some people equipped to help us and that they would have the wisdom to hear His call and the courage and strength to obey and go.  We still need a committed praise and worship leader also. 

At some point we all have to stand before Him and give account of everything we have done and have not done. When we stand before the Master, are our excuses acceptable to Him, the One  who paid it all. 

Please also be in prayer for our Jewish brothers and sisters in Israel.

Shalom aleichem (may you be well),

David & Kristi Gamble    
Anchorage, Alaska
dvdgamble@yahoo.com 
http://www.sandlakefellowship.com/

Mission Alaska Update

Hey Y'all,

It just feels good to say that, We kind of miss hearing it! Well we are off to the races, Tabernacle sponsored a trip from Shorter Univ. and they did a basketball clinic. They attended our worship service and a good time was had by all, very encouraging time for us.  Graceworks and our daily Bible camp started at our new place last week. The first couple of days were slow, but we are in week two and we had 19 kids the other day! Right now we have a youth team from Mississippi helping do the camp. Every Wednesday night we have a bounce house and "family invited" party for the kids. We have been able to make some good contacts so far, most of the people live in walking distance to the Church. Last Sunday we had four new people and three of them were from our outside the walls outreach at Mc Donald's, it is the best place I have found to reach them. I have a few pictures  attached so you can get an idea of what we have been up to.

Please  pray for this outreach ministry, that we would be effective sharing The Gospel with the ones He draws to us.  Pray for us some help, a solid couple or two that can lead Bible study or Sunday school/ small group & youth pastor.  Buck (our P&W leader) had to take a rotation job, 2 and 2, down on the Kenai so Jessica has stepped up and done a great job.  We are still are looking for  a van or two, they don't have to be in great shape as we have a mechanic on staff ( ME ).  Also tomorrow is Love Alaska festival with Luis Palau. We are a follow up Church and will be at the park from 2-11 p.m. This is the largest evangelism event ever in Alaska. There are four bands here which include Toby Mac, Kutless, Lincoln Brewster and Thousand foot crutch along with countless events for the families. Thank you so much for your faithful prayers and support and thank you for letting us share what is going on here in Anchorage. 

David & Kristi Gamble   
Anchorage, Alaska
dvdgamble@yahoo.com 
http://www.sandlakefellowship.com/

More Volunteers being sent by God

A mission team from Hannibal  Missouri is coming Sunday afternoon to prayer walk and pass out flyers.  Frameworks starts again Monday - Friday (2-4 Alaska time).  Graceworks holds childrens' Bible study and games.  Food will be supplied for the kids with absolutely no cost to the Church.  Pray for God to bless these volunteers.  On Wednesday night they will host a party for the entire family.  This will provide a time for us to meet the parents. Please PRAY for a good turnout!

David & Kristi Gamble 
Anchorage, Alaska
dvdgamble@yahoo.com 
http://www.sandlakefellowship.com/

Graceworks

Graceworks folks are coming!  Canton First Baptist will be here in July.  More information will be provided as available.

David & Kristi Gamble 
Anchorage, Alaska
dvdgamble@yahoo.com 
http://www.sandlakefellowship.com/

Prayer Request

Recently I received a bit of disturbing news.  As you know my first job is church planting; however, I also need to maintain secondary employment to pay expenses.  Honeywell has graciously allowed me to work for them while allowing me the freedom to accomplish church planting tasks.  Recently I received a bit of disturbing news in that the work I was doing for Honeywell will no longer be required.   There is a possibility that I may be able to switch groups within Honeywell but this remains to be seen.  I am asking you to please pray that God will help open new doors and still allow us to continue planting Sand Lake Fellowship.  I know that if we do our part, God will do His.  God is Good!

David & Kristi Gamble  
Anchorage Alaska  
dvdgamble@yahoo.com   
http://www.sandlakefellowship.com/

Protected by the Blood of Christ

We had a good service tonight. The basketball team was here, they just arrived back  to Anchorage from Tok; look that one up on the map.  Tomorrow night at 6 they have another basketball clinic.  

Please pray for all the new potential members we met the other night.  We also met a couple of families that live near the Church.  God is Good! 

God bless everyone, 
 
David & Kristi Gamble  
Anchorage Alaska  
dvdgamble@yahoo.com   
http://www.sandlakefellowship.com/

Sand Lake Fellowship - The Picture Says It All

The picture is worth a thousand words.  The picture is below - Please pray for us and our growth!

David & Kristi Gamble  
Anchorage Alaska  
dvdgamble@yahoo.com   
http://www.sandlakefellowship.com/