Rampart update from Last Frontier 7/13/13

Rampart update. Today a local villager arrived with a barge full of building materials for his family's new home. I think Sam said it was 25,000 lbs worth of lumber. The team was able to serve this family by unloading all of it. This project took them a good five hours. The family was blessed with amazing helpers and our team was blessed to be able to serve in such a great way and to share Gods kindness with others. The family eagerly invited Sam and Rob to stay at their home whenever they revisit Rampart. The villager said they will always make room for them! Thanks Rampart team for making a great impact!

Welcome Home Emma 7/24/13!! :)

For once the Brink Bunch was right on time...but...the plane was early.  She was waiting for us when we walked into the airport.

here she comes!

landed

our Emma

Thank You God for the Staudt family welcoming home our girl!  :) 

pictures from Jamie the girls of team climber!

go light your candle finale night of debriefing taking our candles back home to light the candles around us

Team Climbers!

trying to untie this knot!Human Knot!

still trying 

walking stick party

saying thank you to the chief of Rampart

the girls of team climbers

The female part of the Rampart team!

labeled by Jamie as "My family!"

top to bottom left to right:Jamie, Shelby, Me, Hannah and Ana 

I am tired not grumpy!

Be courageous

The team is in their final session learning how to hold on to their courage they learned on their trip. The Project Directors and Team Leaders will have a chance to pray over the missionaries one last time before sending them back to their homes. Thank you for the opportunity to meet and love on your children and family members. We were so blessed to be apart of their lives for a moment and we hope forever! Be Courageous!

30% club

The team joined the 30% club when God opened up the sky for us to view Denali (as it's referred to locally) or Mt McKinley. It is usually covered and only 30% of Alaskan visitors get to see the peak. We were so blessed to see the highest mt in North America!

We heard her voice!

saying goodbye for now... this is not from Emma's team...but I thought it was beautiful!

That sounds so silly, but for those of you who are mom's...you know.  You know how much you can tell in one word.  She is full!  I can't wait to listen!

She called at almost midnight our time last night and only had a few minutes before dinner.  We talked about 15 minutes, and while she could have called back later, we promised to talk to her this morning as it is a very full day for our family here.

This is from her team leader, Jamie, facebook.  "Well we said bye to the people in rampart ( one sad moment) were heading back to meet up with the rest of our team !!! God did amazing things sad trip is coming to a end " 

These other pics are ones that I have taken from various team members facebook pages.  I can't wait to hear this story through my Emma's eyes.  

Thanks for praying, please continue to do so as she processes on all that she had seen, heard and experienced!

from Em's leader Tim's facebook..."Rampart, Alaska has impacted me in many ways."

packing the planes... I don't know which group this is from...but I loved the pic.

the view from Healy

Alaska Fun day (7/20/13) before heading back to Texas tomorrow

Today all three teams meet up again in Healy for one last night together in Alaska. We'll visit Denali National Park and end the day listening to each others war stories. We may have been split up but we're still one happy project. The Lord has done amazing things in each village and we can't wait to share how He move

pics from 7/19/13

Playtime

The human knot

Team bonding time

What a game of "Where's Waldo?" I play each time pics are posted.  I found her in this one.  !  :)   

pics from 7/18/13

Learning the memory verse 

A bird's eye view of Rampart 

Doing service projects around the village

Team bonding

an email from Emma's leader PRICELESS words....

Proverbs 25:25 NLT "Good news from far away is like cold water to the thirsty."   

Doesn't this look great?  It is 95+ degrees here in Binghamton today, so this verse automatically came to my mind when we rec'd the following email.

"Thank You Father, for these precious words that encouraged my heart today"  ~mama Sa 

Hey this is Jamie Emily's team leader just wanted to stop by and say hi ! We are all great and life's are being changed !!!! We only have wifi sorry that's why we haven't called home.... I hope all is well, Emily she loves y'all and misses you and is loving it here she has shared her testimony to many and has really inspired many ! We love her and am proud of her ! Just wanted to check in an say hi :)

 

Xoxo

Jamie

today's Emma pics 7/17/13

I can't wait for her to come back here and add in the stories that will make all the pictures come alive.

I can't wait to hear her voice!  This mama misses her girl.  

Em, if you get a chance to check this out, know that I love you and can't to hug you and hear you!  ~mom

Gretchen's MIG plus her TL Jamie

more hauling lumber
Taking a break unloading another load of lumber for a guy to build his log cabin

Sophie said she needed a mom hug ! So ma'am Jamie took care of it !

Team Climbing in Rampart!

BLESSED facebook update 7/15/13

This was posted by Jamie, who is Emily's team leader:

Update from Rampart ! We have had AMAZING ministry ! We haven't had any phone connections, we only have wifi. The team has been AMAZING God has done amazing things ! We have been getting our hands dirty and sweaty for serving in the village, three days ago we unloaded 25,000 lbs of lumbar off a barge for a man to build a log cabin yes 25,000 lbs ! Then we have had a bonfire with local teens, vbs has been great and a village movie night ! We have built some awesome relationships and God has really spoke through us.  Yesterday we flayed in the river over 100 salmon and we are going to have a village fish fry tonight. It's been tough work but our team has been beyond positive and amazing God blessed us with a amazing team ! Please keep praying and we all love you all and will talk to you again in a week ...... God bless ! Ps I LOVE ALASKA ! 

this was posted by Tim, Em's other leader: 

Update from Alaska! Our team has been gutting fish, hosting bonfires, teaching kids with VBS, and spending time with the villagers in any way possible. 
This village has been so welcoming in every way. We are excited to continue spending time with them, and sharing the gospel

Emma and the Rampart team

Playing under the parachute

After ministry

Rampart update

Last Frontier Ministries

Rampart update. Today a local villager arrived with a barge full of building materials for his family's new home. I think Sam said it was 25,000 lbs worth of items. The team was able to serve this family by unloading all of it. This project took them a good five hours. The family was blessed with amazing helpers and our team was blessed to be able to serve in such a great way and to share Gods kindness with others. The family eagerly invited Sam and Rob to stay at their home whenever they revisit Rampart. The villager said they will always make room for them! Thanks Rampart team for making a great impact!