Time Flies By

Hello...anybody out there?

Well, if you're reading this, than you are surprised that this is a new post. I don't know if anyone reads mine anymore but thats ok. I'll still keep on posting just in case someone does read my stuff.

Well, its basically been a month since Sandy and I have gotten here in AK (Aklavik). A lot of people recgonize me and know my name and I recgonize them but don't know their names. I was never good with names. I know who they are though....somewhat.

Time is flying. I was just telling the ladies of the church last night that a month to me when I was a child seemed forever but now it just feels like only a week has gone by. I better not blink. The pace in this town is different from Inuvik. The pace is slower and relaxed here.

Inuvik is fast pace and the day starts earlier. Here in AK I don't have to be at work until 10:00am but in Inuvik I have to be at work @ 8:00am. Its not as busy for a grocery store as in Inuvik. So my hours are less and there is no consistency in my hours. I'm always in at 10:00 and I can be done at 2:00pm or be done at 8:00pm. So my hours range from 4 to 10 hours. It just depends on the work load that day.

As for the church, there are only 2 services a week. One on Sunday and one on Thursday and they both start 7pm. I think in the past they tried to have morning services on Sunday but no one would show up. The lifestyle up here stay up late and get up late. But in time they should be taught to get up for church, if they can get up to get to work early, than they should be able to get up early to come to church Sunday.

They do love coming to church but on a Sunday morning I guess 11am is too early. Anyways, so that is how my schedule runs in this town from week to week. The attendance the first month was low. This is due to everyone still traveling and going out on their boats to their bush camps or business in Inuvik.

Once winter starts to set in more, the attendance will grow. It already has this past Thursday. Just last Sunday I preached to two ladies. And that doesn't include my wife because she was teaching Sunday school to two kids. So pray for the attendance.

Well, I best be going.

For His purpose,

Shane Gordon.