Heres some pics of alaska!!
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
The final week!!
Soooo many of you know that I will be going to Alaska this summer!!! And if you don't, well, now you do!!!! I am in the final week preparations before beginning on my adventure to the last frontier! So the purpose of this post is to just share information on what will be happening on sunday, and for the summer.
My flight leaves Sunday morning from JFK, so I will not be at church on Sunday; hopefully you got a chance to say goodbye last sunday. So that flight takes me from JFK to Seattle. This flight is about 6 hours longgg, but I am going back in time zones too, so it really is only 3 hours on the clock, but it will really be 6 hours!!
Then I have a layover in Seattle for only a few hours, and then I get on a plane and head to Anchorage!!! This flight is about 4 hours long, but since I will be going back 1 more time zone, its only 3 hours on the clock.
So I'll land in Alaska, and have about an hour drive to the camp. The camp is in Wasilla, AK, and no, I probably won't meet Sarah Palin. And another thing too, I won't see any penguins, because there are no penguins in Alaska!!! Bears, moose, wolves, salmon, yes, I might (hopefully!!) see, but no penguins. Ok, now back to the topic at hand, camp!!!
So the camp I will be interning at for the summer is Little Beaver Camp (here is the link to their website: http://littlebeavercamp.com/). It looks like a really nice camp, with some newish renovations in the past few years. As for my tasks, they could be almost anything. I might get a life guarding certificate to be a life guard, I could be helping out in the kitchen, do grounds work, clean bathrooms, help at the paintball field or the zip line. So I have a feeling that what I will be doing will probably change from day to day, or at least week to week.
Now I do believe that at some points I will have time off, in which my camera will never leave my side! I just got a new camera (thanks mom and dad, you're the best!!!!) and I will be taking tons and tons of pictures. I will have to see how I will post them on my blog, but they definitely will be posted on facebook. Speaking of facebook, I believe that I will have internet access, and maybe even cell phone service at camp, so I will be able to keep everyone up to date in what's going on haha.
So now the final week in NY is upon us, before leaving to Alaska!!! I will be returning from Alaska around August 15th, but no flight has been booked yet. As for a mailing address, you can mail me things to this address:
Little Beaver Camp
Attn: Phil Schreck
My flight leaves Sunday morning from JFK, so I will not be at church on Sunday; hopefully you got a chance to say goodbye last sunday. So that flight takes me from JFK to Seattle. This flight is about 6 hours longgg, but I am going back in time zones too, so it really is only 3 hours on the clock, but it will really be 6 hours!!
Then I have a layover in Seattle for only a few hours, and then I get on a plane and head to Anchorage!!! This flight is about 4 hours long, but since I will be going back 1 more time zone, its only 3 hours on the clock.
So I'll land in Alaska, and have about an hour drive to the camp. The camp is in Wasilla, AK, and no, I probably won't meet Sarah Palin. And another thing too, I won't see any penguins, because there are no penguins in Alaska!!! Bears, moose, wolves, salmon, yes, I might (hopefully!!) see, but no penguins. Ok, now back to the topic at hand, camp!!!
So the camp I will be interning at for the summer is Little Beaver Camp (here is the link to their website: http://littlebeavercamp.com/). It looks like a really nice camp, with some newish renovations in the past few years. As for my tasks, they could be almost anything. I might get a life guarding certificate to be a life guard, I could be helping out in the kitchen, do grounds work, clean bathrooms, help at the paintball field or the zip line. So I have a feeling that what I will be doing will probably change from day to day, or at least week to week.
Now I do believe that at some points I will have time off, in which my camera will never leave my side! I just got a new camera (thanks mom and dad, you're the best!!!!) and I will be taking tons and tons of pictures. I will have to see how I will post them on my blog, but they definitely will be posted on facebook. Speaking of facebook, I believe that I will have internet access, and maybe even cell phone service at camp, so I will be able to keep everyone up to date in what's going on haha.
So now the final week in NY is upon us, before leaving to Alaska!!! I will be returning from Alaska around August 15th, but no flight has been booked yet. As for a mailing address, you can mail me things to this address:
Little Beaver Camp
Attn: Phil Schreck
1048 W Int'l Airport Rd Suite 101
Anchorage, AK 99518
Make sure that it has my name on it, so they know who to give it too!! As for things to mail if you would like, I have some suggestions. Money is always nice. But if you would like to send a care package, you could stuff any type of "bars" as in granola bars, breakfast bars, "Crunch" bars, etc. Another suggestion is Candy (but not too much! and maybe not chocolate, but skittles, starburst, gummies, etc.) Gum is also a good idea! (Sugar free would be best, like Orbit, Stride, or Five.) Beyond that, anything that fits!! Maybe a little soup, some mints, some trail mix, beef jerkey!! But as for things not to send, no perishable items, Alaska is far away from the lower 48, especially NY, and I have no idea how fast mail would get to me, so anything like fruit, or stuff that requires refrigeration would probably not be good.
And this is it, the next time I will probably blog, I will probably be in Alaska!!
So please keep me in your prayers as God has blessed me with this oppurtunity, pray for safe traveling, and pray against injury this summer (gonna try to keep all my fingers this time!!) and pray that God just confirms my calling with this experience.
Thanks for reading, and God Bless!!!
Monday, April 25, 2011
A new direction
So when I first started this blog, my goal of blogging was to share the thoughts I had. But after only 3 blog posts, I felt that I just didn't have much to say. But now, with the recent events in my life, I have decided to change the purpose of this blog.
Instead of the blog being just about my thoughts on certain issues, it will be used sort of as my Journal. It will help keep all my friends and family up to date on what will be happening in my life, especially this summer (ALASKA OR BUST!!)
So some posts will still be just my thoughts on certain issues, but now I have decided to include the normal everyday stuff that I do, because I have a feeling my facebook status would be too long to post! haha.
Instead of the blog being just about my thoughts on certain issues, it will be used sort of as my Journal. It will help keep all my friends and family up to date on what will be happening in my life, especially this summer (ALASKA OR BUST!!)
So some posts will still be just my thoughts on certain issues, but now I have decided to include the normal everyday stuff that I do, because I have a feeling my facebook status would be too long to post! haha.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
In your presence...
There is such a peace in the presence of the Most High. There is a great comfort, just sitting, bathing in the Spirit. All in life could go wrong, and many times, it feels like everything has gone wrong; but there is one place that is greater than all our fears, worries, problems, addictions, issues, habits, thoughts, a place where one can just lose themselves. In his presence...
Many times, we are just wandering, lost, running away from God. Many times we find ourselves hopeless and abandoned. Many times we find ourselves alone and scared. Many times we find ourselves broken and ashamed. Many times we fall, many times we fall hard...
Many times we are blinded by our own ambitions. Many times we cause the most pain in our own lives. Many times we suffer from our own hand. Many times we blame ourselves. Many times we just don't understand...
But how many times do we find ourselves at the feet of Christ? How many times do we come to God with no strings attached? How many times do we come to God with his plan in mind? How many times do we come to God, just because he is God? How many times...
I thought going to Bible college would solve all my problems, I thought that getting out of the house would help me see life "better." I thought making my own decisions would make me happy...
There is no hope. There is no joy. There is no peace. There is no comfort. There is no freedom. There is no love. There is nothing in this world...
But in His presence, there is hope. In His presence there is joy. In His Presence there is peace and comfort. In His presence there is freedom. In His presence is forgiveness, strength, love...
His presence is there, but you need to make the effort. God has already done his part, he sent his son to die. We need to do our part...
I dare you to stop what your doing, and just listen to this song and be silent in the presence of God. Just close your eyes, sit back, and worship God because he is God.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okTKMaVrSYY
For the journey today...
Many times, we are just wandering, lost, running away from God. Many times we find ourselves hopeless and abandoned. Many times we find ourselves alone and scared. Many times we find ourselves broken and ashamed. Many times we fall, many times we fall hard...
Many times we are blinded by our own ambitions. Many times we cause the most pain in our own lives. Many times we suffer from our own hand. Many times we blame ourselves. Many times we just don't understand...
But how many times do we find ourselves at the feet of Christ? How many times do we come to God with no strings attached? How many times do we come to God with his plan in mind? How many times do we come to God, just because he is God? How many times...
I thought going to Bible college would solve all my problems, I thought that getting out of the house would help me see life "better." I thought making my own decisions would make me happy...
There is no hope. There is no joy. There is no peace. There is no comfort. There is no freedom. There is no love. There is nothing in this world...
But in His presence, there is hope. In His presence there is joy. In His Presence there is peace and comfort. In His presence there is freedom. In His presence is forgiveness, strength, love...
His presence is there, but you need to make the effort. God has already done his part, he sent his son to die. We need to do our part...
I dare you to stop what your doing, and just listen to this song and be silent in the presence of God. Just close your eyes, sit back, and worship God because he is God.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okTKMaVrSYY
For the journey today...
Sunday, January 23, 2011
What is church?
How do we define church today? Is it just a building? Is it just a social event? The place where you put money in the plate???
Or does church go beyond the 4 walls of a building? Does church go into the community, and change lives? Or are we just limiting church to the walls...
And who goes to church? The perfect people? The people that have it all together? The people that don't have any problems, who have no struggles? No one that goes to church sins right???
If Jesus was to walk into your church, would you even notice Him? What if His clothes were dirty, would you go talk to Him? What if He stunk a little, because He had to walk to church on a hot day, would you ask Him to sit with you? What if He came by Himself, would you invite Him over for Sunday Dinner after church? Is Jesus even invited to your church???
Or has church become about our priorities, has it become about our events, has it become about our wants, our needs, do we ask ourselves what can this church give ME...
No one who goes to church is perfect. "For ALL have sinned and fall short of the glory of God..." So stop pretending you are, and stop judging others. Work together to bring glory to God, not glory to ourselves. Open your eyes to the spiritual part of church, not just the physical part of church...
If Jesus showed up at church today... would you even notice him...
For the journey today...
Or does church go beyond the 4 walls of a building? Does church go into the community, and change lives? Or are we just limiting church to the walls...
And who goes to church? The perfect people? The people that have it all together? The people that don't have any problems, who have no struggles? No one that goes to church sins right???
If Jesus was to walk into your church, would you even notice Him? What if His clothes were dirty, would you go talk to Him? What if He stunk a little, because He had to walk to church on a hot day, would you ask Him to sit with you? What if He came by Himself, would you invite Him over for Sunday Dinner after church? Is Jesus even invited to your church???
Or has church become about our priorities, has it become about our events, has it become about our wants, our needs, do we ask ourselves what can this church give ME...
No one who goes to church is perfect. "For ALL have sinned and fall short of the glory of God..." So stop pretending you are, and stop judging others. Work together to bring glory to God, not glory to ourselves. Open your eyes to the spiritual part of church, not just the physical part of church...
If Jesus showed up at church today... would you even notice him...
For the journey today...
Saturday, January 15, 2011
W.W.J.D?
W.W.J.D?
Mention that to anyone on the street, and they will know what those letters stand for: "What Would Jesus Do?" I remember growing up and having that taught to me. It seemed easy to do back then. There was no job I was at, there was hardly any school work, there are hardly any responsibilities for a 7 year old...
Now that I am a little older, those letters take a completely different tone. There is the workspace, the college, the friends, the church. The list could go on and on about all the different situations we find ourselves in one day. How many times though do we ask the question, what WOULD Jesus do?
Sometimes we are just too busy. We need to pick up someone from school, need to go to piano lessons, have softball practice, have to cook dinner, then do the laundry, and then this and that... and many times Jesus is lucky to even get a back burner in our lives...
But how do we even know what Jesus would do if we don't find ourselves in the word of God? We can't live off of the faith of others. We can't live off the faith of our parents, aunts and uncles, grandparents, best friends, co-workers... Jesus' relationship with us is PERSONAL, yet we fail to make it our PERSONAL responsibility...
Jesus took the time to pray. Mark 1:35 (NIV), "Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed." Jesus found the time to pray, he found a quiet place to pray. If Jesus, who is the SON of God, still needed to find time and a quiet place to pray, how much more do we need to?? Jesus got away from the crowd, the busyness of life, to find a solitary place, a place where he would not be disturbed by distractions, and spent time in prayer. And he didn't just do this on retreat, he didn't just do it in the hard times, he didn't just do it when he wanted something...
What would Jesus do? Maybe you should ask him...
For the journey today...
Mention that to anyone on the street, and they will know what those letters stand for: "What Would Jesus Do?" I remember growing up and having that taught to me. It seemed easy to do back then. There was no job I was at, there was hardly any school work, there are hardly any responsibilities for a 7 year old...
Now that I am a little older, those letters take a completely different tone. There is the workspace, the college, the friends, the church. The list could go on and on about all the different situations we find ourselves in one day. How many times though do we ask the question, what WOULD Jesus do?
Sometimes we are just too busy. We need to pick up someone from school, need to go to piano lessons, have softball practice, have to cook dinner, then do the laundry, and then this and that... and many times Jesus is lucky to even get a back burner in our lives...
But how do we even know what Jesus would do if we don't find ourselves in the word of God? We can't live off of the faith of others. We can't live off the faith of our parents, aunts and uncles, grandparents, best friends, co-workers... Jesus' relationship with us is PERSONAL, yet we fail to make it our PERSONAL responsibility...
Jesus took the time to pray. Mark 1:35 (NIV), "Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed." Jesus found the time to pray, he found a quiet place to pray. If Jesus, who is the SON of God, still needed to find time and a quiet place to pray, how much more do we need to?? Jesus got away from the crowd, the busyness of life, to find a solitary place, a place where he would not be disturbed by distractions, and spent time in prayer. And he didn't just do this on retreat, he didn't just do it in the hard times, he didn't just do it when he wanted something...
What would Jesus do? Maybe you should ask him...
For the journey today...
Friday, January 14, 2011
No one is perfect
Sometimes, the reminder on my left hand tells me I messed up, it tells me I failed, that I cant do anything right. imagine waking up with this weight, try to fall asleep at night bearing this thought... im not looking for pity, not looking for sorrow, I can't explain it, words do not do it justice...
So why write about it? There is a reason for pain, there is a reason for suffering. In some ways, it makes us stronger, it makes us bolder, it builds us up. In other ways, it tears us down, it's a constant nagging, a constant ringing in our ears, a constant reminder...
Life sometimes throws a monkey wrench, it sometimes throws us something unexpected, sometimes for the better, sometimes not. But it is the way we react to the situation that really shows our character, our virtues, who we really are...
What is holding you back? What is stopping you from living your life? Is it just an excuse to say no? Are you not thin enough? Not pretty enough? Not smart enough? We come up with all these lame excuses to say that we can't do it, that it won't work, that we'll just mess up, that we'll fail...
Don't let your situation define who you are, but the way you react to the situation will define who you are. I could of given up, I could of never touched the piano again, I could of never pick the bass up. I could of dropped out of school. I could of said that this is too hard, that there is no point, that God doesn't love me...
I am not perfect. I am not the "standard" of a good person. I have flaws, I have made mistakes, I have regrets, I have failures, I have struggles, I have problems. The list could go on forever telling me my wrongs and faults...
But God...
If I said I never doubted God, I would be lying. If I said I was never mad at God, that too would be a lie. But God sees the bigger picture, God sees a plan that is beyond our imagination. It is easy to praise God in the good times, to serve God when we're happy, when life is going for us. It is a whole lot harder to praise God when our world falls apart, when it just falls all around us. Yet, it is in those places that God can rebuild us stronger, rebuild us higher, rebuild us better. I don't have all the answers, yet I have the faith to make it through the next day...
For the journey today...
So why write about it? There is a reason for pain, there is a reason for suffering. In some ways, it makes us stronger, it makes us bolder, it builds us up. In other ways, it tears us down, it's a constant nagging, a constant ringing in our ears, a constant reminder...
Life sometimes throws a monkey wrench, it sometimes throws us something unexpected, sometimes for the better, sometimes not. But it is the way we react to the situation that really shows our character, our virtues, who we really are...
What is holding you back? What is stopping you from living your life? Is it just an excuse to say no? Are you not thin enough? Not pretty enough? Not smart enough? We come up with all these lame excuses to say that we can't do it, that it won't work, that we'll just mess up, that we'll fail...
Don't let your situation define who you are, but the way you react to the situation will define who you are. I could of given up, I could of never touched the piano again, I could of never pick the bass up. I could of dropped out of school. I could of said that this is too hard, that there is no point, that God doesn't love me...
I am not perfect. I am not the "standard" of a good person. I have flaws, I have made mistakes, I have regrets, I have failures, I have struggles, I have problems. The list could go on forever telling me my wrongs and faults...
But God...
If I said I never doubted God, I would be lying. If I said I was never mad at God, that too would be a lie. But God sees the bigger picture, God sees a plan that is beyond our imagination. It is easy to praise God in the good times, to serve God when we're happy, when life is going for us. It is a whole lot harder to praise God when our world falls apart, when it just falls all around us. Yet, it is in those places that God can rebuild us stronger, rebuild us higher, rebuild us better. I don't have all the answers, yet I have the faith to make it through the next day...
For the journey today...
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