April 2012 Prayer Letter

The Warrick Family
Missionaries serving in Alaska





Dear Pastors and Praying Friends,

Thank you for your faithful support and your prayers. God has blessed us with an increase in support the past couple of months.
We’ve been in missions conferences in Missouri, Indiana, and North Carolina. The churches that we visited with were very encouraging. At least two of them expressed a desire to financially partner with us.
We are thankful for your prayers for our safety as we travel. I’m sure many of you will remember that the weather in that part of the country has not been the greatest this past couple months. We are so thankful for God’s protection in keeping us out of the path of all the tornados in the area.
At the last missions conference that we were a part of the pastor asked the people to commit to praying specifically for housing to open up for us in Alaska. He challenged the church to pray for the next 30 days that the Lord will open up a place for us to serve in Alaska. I would like to ask you to partner with us and this group of believers to pray for this matter as the Lord lays it on your heart for the next 30 days. This spring we are wanting to get back to the people the Lord has called us to and are praying for housing to become available. We are on 3 waiting lists for apartments in Dutch Harbor. A lady from Dutch Harbor that Jody met through her blog has given us several names of people and places to contact. She and Jody have been communicating back and forth for 2 years now.

We have recently been encouraged by a family in Stewart, BC. Stewart is a community in Canada that is very close to Hyder, Alaska. We had heard about this community’s need for a missionary pastor a couple of years ago. We have thought of this area occasionally since hearing of them and recently came across contact information for the baby church there. When we contacted them we found a family who has an amazing heart for their people and for helping missionaries establish churches in remote areas. They just don’t have a missionary to help! They listen to cd’s of preaching on Sunday mornings and minister to children in the area on Sunday afternoon. Their love for the Lord and their dedication is great to see. Please pray for them. We also have been praying for the community of Hydaburg on Prince of Wales Island. When we visited there years ago we were very heartbroken by the need that they had for Christ. Please pray that God will open doors and guide our steps in the days ahead. We want to be where He wants us.