Every chapter ends with a period!

Well, Jennifer, Gavin, and I got to Kotzebue on Saturday night. We came a day early because the ice fog has started getting pretty bad in Kotzebue over the last few days. The river was still frozen and it was snowing when we left, but thats the arctic. We have been sleeping in the basement of First Baptist Church of Kotzebue for the past two nights. Which reminds me of when dad and I stayed in the basement of First Baptist Church of Ketchikan almost 13 years ago and slept on crib matresses before coming home from our once in a lifetime adventure. We are flying to Anchorage today to see Kim Piepmeier and spend the night before we go to Seattle to spend some time with Grandma Baumann. We are very excited to see everyone and we will be there before you know it. We love you all and will see you soon. Thank you for your prayer and support as we put the period down for this chapter of our lives and see what the next title will be.

Gavin is now standing on his own!

During our discipleship class this Thursday Gavin wanted to take a more active roll in things! Apparently he was curious to what the Bible said concerning the situation. He has been pulling up on his own for a week now and man is he busy.

Jennifer has an Interview today!

Everyone please pray for Jennifer she has an interview with Fannin Middle School in Amarillo today at 1:45pm Texas time! We love you all and look forward to seeing you soon.

Mesmerized!

Gavin loves music. Even when he is all the way across the house I can start to play and he crawls as fast as his little chubby legs can take him directly to the sound. This warms my heart! He must have sat like this for half an hour strumming along as he felt the uncontrolable urge to do so.

Out and About!

Jennifer and I took some of our youth sledding earlier this week and we had a blast! Jennifer even drove our snowgo (Translation: snowmobile) around on the lake for a little while. You know sometimes we get so busy doing so many admirable things that we forget to have fun enjoying God's creation.

The first picture is of Jennifer and I taking a little break on our snowgo. The picture on the left is of Duffy (sitting) and Austin (Standing) taking a breather from their snow boarding.

What a week! We have a school full of Arctic Care personel and have thoroughly enjoyed them helping out in the village. I dont think there is an open room in our school for anyone else to sleep in, but they have been a great help in the community.
The Lord has been doing some amazing things in our lives as well as those lives we have had the opportunity to serve. The Lord has shown me that he dousn't need us! God will work in the lives of those in whome He chooses and we have the opportunity to share about His grace and salvation to the lost. What a relief to know that God is in control of all of our circumstances and we are not responsible for changing people, just sharing and teaching. Lord, thank you for saving us and choosing us to serve you in such a vital part of the world.
Continue to pray for the Northwest Arctic of Alaska and the Inupiaq Eskimos as we are preparing to leave in 3 weeks to be with our family. Pray for John and Kim and the ministry that God has for them here in Kiana. We love you all and look forward to seeing you soon.

Gavins First Easter!

First of all I would like to thank the Lord for His grace that sent His son to die on the cross for us. We had a great sunday and continue to pray for the people in Kiana and the region to come to know Christ as their personal Lord and savior.

I thought everyone would enjoy pictures of Gavins first Easter. We love you all and look forward to seeing you soon.

Love,

Zackary, Jennifer, and Gavin Greer

Pizza and a Bible Study!

This is our weekly discipleship and pizza group. We had a blast and these are some pictures to show you how mature we are!

Monday 3-15-10

Good morning, or afternoon to you. I hope all of you had a great weekend! Jennifer, Gavin, and I had a great time at church yesterday and had a wonderful youth group last night. We had 18 at youth and taught about the burdens of sin in our lives. So many times in our lives we allow sin to lie dormit. When we allow sin in our lives we can't effectively run the race that is set out before us. God loves us and wants a relationship with us, yet we have to "take up our cross daily and die to ourselves". Take up your cross today and die to that sinful nature that we all so often struggle with. Be aware of every action you make and keep your eyes on Christ "who is the author and perfector of our faith."
We love all of you very much and look forward to seeing you soon!

Good Morning!

For those of you that don't know Jennifer, Gavin, and I are moving back home! It will be a sad day when we leave Kiana, but we know that God is leading us back to Texas (We never thought that would happen). It is a very calming and reashuring time when God is perfectly clear with where He wants you. We have grown to love the people of Kiana and the northwest arctic.
Continue to pray for Jennifer and I as we are searching for jobs and direction on what we are suppost to do when we get back. Jennifer and I have both applied to teach in Amarillo and Pampa, as well as areas of ministry. Sometimes I have to be careful not to make my own plans and allow God to lead us. So pray for us as we search for jobs and a place to live. Thank you for your prayers and support. We know God will continue to move in the arctic and in our lives as we move to our next lap in the race. We love you all and will see you soon.
Pray that we don't get so focused on the next lap that we lose stride in the present.

February 7, 2010

We had 21 at youth this evening and all is well. We were teaching out of I Corinthians 3:1-4. Continue to pray that God continues to work in the hearts and lives of all that God puts in our path. We love you all! We look forward to seeing you soon.
We are praying for Shirly Andres family. Coonie, we love you very much and your family is very special to us. We will continue to pray for the family!

Zackary, Jennifer, and Gavin Greer

Gavin vs. Sweet Potatoes!

These times are unforgetable!

We love you all,

Zackary, Jennifer, and Gavin Greer

Too much sugar after discipleship!

This is what we do after our discipleship class on Thursdays. They were a little hyper and wanted to do some eskimo dancing. We had a great time and they are really excited to learn what it is to be a Christian. We thank all of you that have supported us and pray for us continually. These are some of the faces that have been effected! We love you all!

Zackary, Jennifer, and Gavin Greer

Youth Meetings

We are blessed as we had 24 youth at youth group last night at our house. We are enjoying them as we are able to tell and teach them more about Jesus Christ and how to have a stronger relationship with Him.
Also pray for our friends the Stewart's as they are missionaries in India and one of their home churches in a village was attacked and many were hospitalized and don't have the money necessary for the bills. Jennifer and I are going to send some money to help the new believers. Helping and encouraging them as God will provide for their needs in times of adversity. If you would like to donate please let us know. We love you all! I will try and attach a copy of the email!

Zackary, Jennifer, and Gavin Greer


Dear Friends,

We come to you with some serious news and ask that you please pray for these people, this village, and all that have been connected to this situation.

One of the young men that Glenn has been training in CPM principles through T4T training has been working in an unreached Rajasthani village. Previously there were no known believers in this village. Now, there is one group of about 20 new believers meeting together in a home for worship.

A few nights ago, while these new believers were meeting together, a group of men (apparently organized by one of the new believer’s own family members) attacked the home with axes and iron rods. Several were seriously injured. We are getting reports that some of the women were being attacked to be raped and at least one put up enough of a fight that these men just began beating the women…at least one young girl’s leg was broken. We were told that some of the people fled into the jungle to escape. The leader of this house meeting was seriously beaten in the head to the point that he has had to have surgery on his eye. Eleven have been hospitalized. The government hospital turned them away, so they had to turn to a private hospital for medical care. The severity of the injuries along with this rejection for cheap medical care has greatly increased the cost which right now appears to be approx. $800.

The situation is bad and there seems to be no one for these people to turn to for help. The government, the police, and the media are not supporting the believers in any way. The media has even told this story in such a way that it disparages the believers rather than the attackers.

Please pray for this small group of new believers. Please pray for those that have been hospitalized, that they will heal quickly and be a witness for Jesus to those they encounter. Please pray that they will have the resources needed for their medical expenses. Please pray for the Christian workers in Rajasthan. Please Pray for great boldness for all of us during this difficult time.

Working together for HIS glory,
Glenn, Rhonda, Sarah, Abigail, and Jonathan Stewart

Goofy!!!

This is a few of the kids at youth tonight! We had a total of 20 at youth and we had a great time.

Pray for us we have discipleship tomorrow with Dwayne and Martina. Pray that God will give us wisdom. More than anything we want to see God grow these new believers.

We love you all very much!

Zackary, Jennifer, and Gavin Greer

Kinda Chilly!

Good morning! It is sunday morning and it has been a good week in Kiana, Alaska. We were able to begin discipleship dinner with a couple whose husband has recently accepted the Lord. We are excited to be able to disciple young believers.
It is about -50 zero this moring and when it is that cold very few people get out and about. Of course we will be having church and Jennifer, Gavin, and I will be headed that way in about an hour.
Continue to pray for us and the ministry here in Kiana. We love you all and look forward to hearing from you. We have been so blessed to be an extension of the Top O Texas Baptist association. We love you all.
Oh, and by the way it seems we have a family of moose that are living about 20 yards from our front door. They are nestled in the trees this morning trying to stay warm. Man, am I glad I'm not a moose. We prefer a 70 degree house. How about you???

Zackary, Jennifer, and Gavin Greer

Pooped!

Well, we are back in the frozen tundra. We praise the Lord for allowing us to serve Him wherever it may be. We also would like to take the time to thank Tim and Maralyn Savage for all they have done to help out with the mission over the last month. They have been a great help to Jennifer and I as winter time in the arctic is not always the easiest. They have no idea how much they are appreciated.

Also, I have a praise as I was able to lead a man to the Lord this morning. Jennifer and I have been praying for their family for over a year. This morning he called and told me that he wanted to become a Christian. So over the phone I was able to lead him to the Lord. Isnt it great to see God work in our lives. Pray for Dwayne and his family as we ask God to give him the strength necessary to lead his family and stand strong against temptation.

Jennifer and I had a great Christmas and look forward to seeing God work in all of our lives. Also we would like to thank the anonymous donor that gave money for our ministry. We will be using it for the discipleship that is now in progress. God bless you! We love you all.

Zackary, Jennifer, and Gavin Greer

On the road again!

We are on the road again as we are getting ready to get on our bush plane around 4:30 pm this afternoon. Pray for us as you never know what the weather is going to do. We are under wind chill advisory. The windchill is around -50 degrees below zero. Anyway we will see you soon. We love you all!

Zackary, Jennifer, and Gavin Greer

Only 45 Minutes!

For the sun to come up, glide below the mountains and then go into hiding again, it only takes 45 minutes. It is dark, a little chilly, but we are chugging along and God is never done with us as He has proven to us over and over again.
Jennifer and I have recently had the privelage of getting to know Tim and Maralyn (The couple watching and maintaining the mission) since John, Kim, and the girls have gone on vacation to the southern carribean (suffering for Jesus I'm sure! Ha, Ha). They are a couple from Georgia that have donated their time and energy to take care of the mission while John and Kim are on vacation and Jennifer and I are in Texas. We are extremely blesssed to have them here and are excited to see how God is going to use them while they are in Kiana.
We leave for Texas on Wednesday and are excited to see our family and the sun for that matter. Everyone is not going to believe how big Gavin has gotten. We love you all and look forward to seeing you THIS WEEK! Thank you for all of your prayer and support. Continue to pray for us as we continue to pray for you and Gods direction in all of our lives.

Zackary, Jennifer, and Gavin Greer

Our weekly discipleship!

This evening we had a small Bible study for some of the youth that accepted Christ a couple of weeks ago. This is more of a serious Bible study solely for the purpose of teaching these new believers how to be disciples of Jesus Christ. We are so encouraged to see these young adults showing their desire to grow closer to God. Thank you for your prayers as you should be encouraged that we have seen them answered.

Continue to pray for the new believers....
- Ryder Westlake
- Seth Morris
- Paul Henry
- Hunter Morris
- Inukuk Gerhardt-Cyrus
- Ryan Morris
- Katelyn Sours