All is quiet at Victory Bible Camps & Conference Center. For the staff here, it is a much needed time slotted with no guest groups on site. This allows them to get away as families and get some refreshment before the spring/summer sessions & groups. As for me, my mind is like a flywheel. It is just getting going.
Snow still blanks much of the ground here at Victory. In the morning it can be a little treacherous when walking to the office. Much of what melts during the day turnings into ice during the cold overnights. But as the temperature starts to rise during the day, the walk between work and home becomes slush and mud.
Work is slowly taking shape. It is taking a little to get in the swing of things. Going from standing behind a espresso bar to sitting behind a computer screen is a mighty big change. Many of those that saw me work at the coffee shop were amazing at what it took to craft an espresso drink. You would probably yawn and go out of you mind if you had to shadow me. It's a complete pace change. My skill and mind are some what out of practice. But that is slowly changing. Hope to share some work with you as things get finalized.
With spring comes the winter thaw. And with the thaw comes waterline issues. For me, this makes two since I got here. The first was discovered after midnight when water started coming into my bathroom. A little 1am trenching in ice session occurred to prevent any further flooding. Thankfully it was only a valve connecting to my cabin that thawed, showing us that it was left open. After that quick fix, it was back to normal in Kenai (my little cabin). Than last weekend came the next little issue. A seal on some piping came loose, causing us to loose pressure, as well as loose much of the water out of our tank. The problem was quickly found, and maintenance went to work. Now water is running fine.
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| Work on finding the water leak (My cabin "Kenai" in back ground) |
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| Mark working around our Alaskan bandaid |
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| Maintenance staff doing what they do best |
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| Mark and Chris shaping some piping on site |
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| End results. Glad they didn't use my cabin to fill in the hole |
In all honesty it is fun. I don't mind the quirks what so ever. It is humbling being in the position I am, and taking everything with a grin and coping with it. But with that, be praying for my septic system. It's having some issues which makes us have to pump it very frequently.
Hope you enjoyed this little post. Can't wait to continue to share what is going on, and what God is doing here in Alaska. Don't forget to visit Victory Bible Camps & Conference Center on Facebook. We are starting to post information on summer, as well sharing some of what is going on behind the scenes.
Grace & Peace,
Daryl J. Howard
P.S.- Forgot to mention. I'm officially Alaskan (document wise). My car and I are both licensed here.
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