Adam flew almost 30 hours for VFCM in July. That included two trips to Bethel and flying to several villages in Alaska's interior over a two week period. There was a group of ladies from Wedgwood Baptist Church in Ft. Worth TX that came up to help the radio station with some outreach trips. It was a wonderful time to get out and meet a lot of folks that have listened to the radio for years but Adam and the others had never met face to face. The trip also fanned the desire to get out with our own plane and follow-up the radio stations ministry. Dave Horning of VFCM took a lot of pictures and we encourage you to take a look at them.

Lyndy attended cake decorating classes in July taught by a lady that came up to help with the church this summer. Adam has enjoyed the "practice" cakes and says thank you Vicki!

We are getting closer to moving the cabin. As we mentioned in the last update we are buying some property in Nenana and hope to have things finished before the baby comes in October.

We had a chance to be tourists one day a couple of weeks ago. A couple of guys up helping the radio station and the church for the summer wanted to see Denali National Park so we all went down and rode the shuttle bus four hours into the park (8 hours round trip) and enjoyed the sites. Sabrina did great all day and enjoyed seeing the caribou, bear and other wildlife.

Last week we helped with Crossfire, an evangelistic basketball camp hosted by the church. 20 kids from all over the state and 35 from Nenana came for the free three day camp. It was great to see kids get excited about learning more about basketball and Christ. Pray that there will be opportunities for follow up with those that accepted Christ.

There have been several new developments that are newsworthy. We may have an airplane sooner than we can deal with! Yep, you read it right we could have an airplane as soon as mid-October. We are still trying to figure out logistics for getting it up here. After talking with Maule we will be taking delivery of an M7-235B. The M9 project is continuing to run into delays and after Maule does it's part, more certification by the float and ski manufactures needs to be completed. As you may know we will be on wheels less than 10% of the year so it's vital that we have an airplane that we can put on floats and skis. The useful load difference (weight you can put into the airplane) between an M7-235B and an M9 is expected to only be around 200 pounds.

We still plan to get the Suburban up here before the baby comes in October. On the way home Adam will be stopping in the St. Paul area of Minnesota to get the airplane's floats and skis. Picking them up directly from the manufacturer will save thousands in shipping costs even after buying a trailer to haul them on. Thankfully both facilities are within a couple of hours of each other. You know us, trying to kill as many birds with one stone as possible.

Lyndy and the baby are both doing just fine and Sabrina likes talking to her mom's belly saying hello to her sister. Pray that things will continue to go well with the pregnancy and that we will have the house moved and set up in time.

We all head south tomorrow. Lyndy was able to find tickets for all of us out of Anchorage just a fraction more than the price of one ticket out of Fairbanks! We will pick up the Suburban and spend a few days in North Carolina at The Master's Mission. We plan on being at Covington Christian Sunday the 25th. Adam will then head down to the Maule plant the first part of the week and finalize the plans for the airplane and picking up the floats and skis. We then plan to spend a few days visiting friends and family before Adam and his sister drive back on September 1st. Lyndy and Sabrina will use the return portions of the tickets and stop over for a couple of hours in Seattle before returning to Anchorage on the 9th. Adam and Bonnie hope to be at the airport to pick them up, pray that they make it on time!

Well, 4,900 miles and 93 hours of driving later we made it home! Were did we go you ask? We were able to fly down and get the Suburban as well as check on the progress of the plane a few weeks ago. While in the "lower 48" we stopped by TMM and took the opportunity to catch up with friends there as well as pick up the Suburban. Adam went to the Maule plant and had a chance to see our plane in production and finalize plans for it's completion. We're told mid-November is when we should expect the plane to be done, please pray for wisdom about deciding on bringing up the airplane in the winter or waiting. We want to all go and visit with you along the way home but with a new baby that's not feasible until Spring. On the other hand, we would like it up here as soon as possible so we can start using it.

From Maule we all met in Savannah, GA were Adam's folks are moving and enjoyed the beach, but not the heat, for an afternoon. Then it was back to Covington to get the Suburban and trailer ready for the long drive home. As we mentioned in a previous update we were able to save thousands of dollars by picking up the floats and skis ourselves even after buying a trailer to haul them on. Adam and his sister Bonnie left Sunday, September 1st with plans to pick up the airplane's floats and skis along the way and meet Lyndy and Sabrina at the Anchorage airport the evening of the 9th. "The girls" had a chance to go to the Atlanta Zoo and see some of the sights in the mean time. It was wonderful to see a lot of you and we apologize to those of you we didn't get a chance to see. It was a quick trip to say the least.

The drive North was not without some excitement. A blowout in Illinois and crates for the floats that were a lot bigger than we were told. A curious Policeman in Canada that wanted to know, "what's in those boxes ay?" (September 11th right around the corner and all.) And amazingly very little trouble getting back into the U.S. after Customs saw the paperwork for everything. We even made it through Whitehorse, Yukon without troubles, every time we've been on the Alcan (Alaska Canadian Highway) Whitehorse has been a place of mechanical set backs. Adam and Bonnie made it to Anchorage with six hours to spare before the girls arrived. We spent the night at a friend's and did a bit of shopping before heading to Nenana. Adam and Bonnie worked on the foundation for the cabin before she flew back East (only to be gone 30 days before coming back up to see the new baby.)

Lyndy is now seeing the doctor every week and things look good, everyone faired well with all the heat and traveling. We just hope that the baby doesn't decide to come early! We still plan to have the cabin moved and set up with water and sewer before then. We are scheduled to move the cabin September 25th, the baby is due October 7th, so as you see we don't have much time.

The Cabin is loaded on the trailer and we are ready to move tomorrow. Things went well today, we had plenty of help. Keep checking for updates and pictures on the Cabin Move page.

We made it over to the new lot today without any problems. The weather was excellent and things went faster than I anticipated. Tomorrow we will move things back in and get ready to hook up power and water. We hope to move back in before the baby comes, Lyndy is due in two weeks. Take a look at the pictures for today.

We know everyone is anxious to know but there is no baby yet. The Doctor said if nothing happens by Tuesday the 15th they want to induce. Pray that this will not be necessary and that Adam can get the cabin projects finished. Adam and a friend will be putting in the water and sewer tomorrow and it shouldn't take much more time to finish everything else. Sorry for no new pictures, we are a little busy with the move and getting ready for the baby.

Well as you can see the Airplane is nearing completion and we are excited about getting it up here. Seeing the picture of it almost complete has kind of made it sink in that we are really getting an airplane to use to get out into the bush. A lot of folks are wanting us to come and visit and it wont be long before we can actually talk face to face instead of through the mail and over the radio.

The water and sewer project has been quite an adventure. We kept having cave-ins and the sewer line was deeper that expected. However we are hooked up to city sewer and should be hooked up to water in the next day or two. Everything is ready to be covered up after the city taps us into the mains. The house is livable again but there are a few things that Adam needs to finish up before it will be fully functional but that's going to have to wait for a few days because.......

We are going to the Hospital Tuesday morning (10/15/02) so they can induce Lyndy, we should have a baby soon!!! There are no problems other than she is way past her due date and the Doctor doesn't want to risk anything becoming a problem. It will be difficult to update the web site in Fairbanks so we will have to wait until we get home to post pictures and stats. Please pray that things go well and that there will be no complications.

Things went slowly at first, Tuesday. We arrived at the Hospital with Lyndy having contractions most of the way to town. After we got up to the room and all the necessary forms and releases were signed it was decided to see how things would progress on their own. And things were not fast enough for everyone so they tried to break Lyndy's water to see how that would change the pace, didn't work. Then they tried drugs and then things started to pick up. Around 9:00 PM the nurse actually broke Lyndy's water and it was the home stretch. They say your first delivery is the hardest, and from my perspective (Adam) I would say that held true, you better ask Lyndy though.

Miriam has dark brown hair and a lot of it! Long fingers and toes and for now has brownish hazel eyes. We'll see if she can keep that much hair and eye color. She sleeps and eats and loves to look around and watch her big sister. Sabrina is doing well and adjusting fine to the role of big sister.

We checked out of the Hospital Thursday and due to the bad weather we decided to stay in Fairbanks one more night. We didn't want to be that far away from town if we needed to head back for some reason. We finally made it home Friday evening and wow is it good to be home. The cabin is not ready to live in yet, soon we hope. Adam is working on it every moment he can so for now we are still in the camper.

We are about 40 miles north of the epicenter of the 7.9 earthquake that hit last Sunday. There are still aftershocks, some as big as 5.1. We are fine and there was very little damage here in Nenana. There was however a lot of road damage and the Pipeline was shut down. Check these web sites for more detailed information and news paper articles from Anchorage, Fairbanks and the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute and for good pictures of the damage click here.

We are back in the cabin! We have running hot and cold water, a tub/shower and a toilet and all of it indoors! That may not seem like that big of a deal to most but we have lived with out those "basics" for over a year and a half.

Things are as busy as ever. We are still adjusting to having Miriam around and not having the help of "Granny". Adam's mom was up all last month and his sister and dad were here for a short time to see Miriam and help finish the cabin. Thanks for all your help!!!

Winter should be here by now but it seems to be taking it's time. We have very little snow and the temperatures have been setting records on the high end. We are not complaining too much, like an infamous Alaska bumper sticker says.... "Alaskans for global warming"

Miriam continues to do well and is growing fast. She gained over 2 pounds her first month and is starting to interact with us more everyday. Last week the church held a baby dedication service. It was a wonderful time of committing to raise our children in the ways of God and a time for the church to voice it's commitment to stand with us.

The airplane is getting closer to being done! It's in flight testing right now and should be done any day. We hoped to be able to go down as a family and bring it back up before Christmas but Miriam is too young for that long of a trip in a small airplane. So it just going to be Adam and with the holidays rapidly approaching it seems prudent to wait till the first of the year to make the trip. Keep checking back for more information and pictures, we will update the web site when we get new information.

The "Bluegrass Hour" continues to generate a lot of listener response and is a pleasure for Adam to do. It's also a wonderful way to introduce folks to the Gospel and God's love.

AWANA is going strong and it is such a pleasure to see kids memorizing God's word. Last week we had a boy accept Christ, pray for his growth and for his family to make the same decision that he made.

We are trying to take advantage of every opportunity to catch up with folks when they come to town. Tomorrow we plan to meet up with some friends that we have never meet face to face. They enjoy Bluegrass music and all play instruments, Adam hopes to get a few songs recorded for the program before the visit is over.

Adam continues to have a small but faithful Sunday school class every Sunday. 1 - 6th graders are quite the sponges and it's encouraging to hear them tell you all the details of the lessons from the past quarter.

Sabrina is learning many things from the Bible stories we read to her. It's so neat to see her make the connections with things she has learned from the stories to things she sees in real life. Every fish she sees is "onah" and every picture of a baby is "beby esus". Children are truly a blessing from the Lord!

We have received word from Maule that the finishing touches on the airplane are almost complete! The plan is to head down and pick it up the first week of January. Keep checking for the latest news and plans. Feel free to look at a few pictures of the airplane.

We are sending out our year end letter and traditional family picture, look for it soon. If your not on the "snail-mail" list and would like to be, send us an e-mail. Those of you who have requested that we send you our "paper letter" via e-mail you will get this letter through the regular mail so you can have a copy of the picture too (suitable for the refrigerator or dart board).

We pray that you had a wonderful Christmas. We have had an enjoyable time visiting with friends and spending Christmas day at home. Adam did go to KIAM for "A Bluegrass Christmas" for a couple of hours Christmas day. It was requested that he do another Christmas special this year, listener response has been picking up recently and it's an encouragement to Adam and the folks at KIAM. What a great opportunity to share the true meaning of Christmas all the while listening to great Bluegrass music.

Winter has finally come to Interior Alaska. We are having subzero temperatures and we have a little more snow. We still need another foot or so to make it easier for traveling in the bush but the cold is good for the trappers. After all how can you say it's winter when your above zero?