A Day At The Mission – Grace Gospel Press

I WILL MAKE YOU FISHERS OF MEN

by Dennis Rokser We had never visited Alaska before. What an incredible display we beheld of snow-topped mountains, green glacier-fed rivers, combat fisherman, along with breeching whales, powerful eagles, grizzly bears, and five kinds of salmon. For creation being under the curse, it was still awesome. Four years ago, in celebration of my thirtieth year of pastoral ministry at Duluth Bible Church, our gracious and generous church family purchased an Alaskan cruise for my wife Nancy and I, but we [...]

Darrell Patterson2020-01-14T19:23:47+00:00August 13th, 2019|

HE REALLY WANTED TO KNOW HOW TO GET TO HEAVEN

by Nick Kerr At 6:30 a.m., June 22, 2018, I pulled the curtains open at the apartment at the mission and saw the sun shining off the mountains in Seward, Alaska. Such a beautiful morning. The ship that had come in that day was the Radiance of the Sea. After showering and walking down the stairs from our apartment I glanced out at the bay. The water was so calm. I saw the mirrored image reflecting in the Resurrection Bay [...]

Darrell Patterson2019-08-13T11:48:19+00:00June 26th, 2019|

FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD

by Allison Laughlin When in Whittier, Alaska, about the only thing you can predict is the weather—a generous serving of precipitation with a dollop of fog. Historically, the town’s claim to fame has ranged from a Gold Rush pit stop to a Cold War military stronghold. It’s a living collage of half-buried history, awkwardly-named fishing boats, and weird smells (not to mention people). These days, Whittier entertains more tourists than anything else, thanks to Princess Cruises. As part of the [...]

Darrell Patterson2019-06-26T12:06:29+00:00February 8th, 2019|

AN INDONESIAN HINDU FINDS CHRIST IN ALASKA

by Katie Morrison It was a typical midsummer morning in Seward, Alaska. The mountains were hidden behind clouds, a steady drizzle was falling, and the temperature hovered in the low 50s. A ship was in port, so in the Seaman’s Mission on the corner of 3rd Avenue and D Street, there was a steady stream of seafarers entering and enjoying the free Wi-Fi, cookies, and coffee. I wandered from room to room refilling cookie plates and seeing if the crew [...]

Darrell Patterson2019-02-10T01:28:43+00:00August 3rd, 2017|

Meeting Jesus

by Allison Laughlin Imagine this: You believe there’s some sort of God—a God who intelligently designed you and the world you live in. But other than what you see in nature, you know nothing more. Well, you have some ideas of what God could be like. You live in a country that is approximately 87-percent Muslim and about 10-percent Christian, and those populations certainly seem to think they know. You watched a movie about Jesus once, so you have a [...]

Darrell Patterson2019-02-10T01:32:59+00:00December 13th, 2016|

A DAY AT THE MISSION: A SIGN FROM GOD

By Allison Laughlin It was a sign from God.” A pair of coal-black eyes, embedded in a troubled expression, met mine from across the kitchen table of the Seward Seaman’s Mission (Seward, Alaska). In one hand he clutched some freebies he had snagged from one of the mission’s tract shelves—a world map, a key ring of English Bible verses, a little post card. With the other he paged through an old mission photo album, looking for faces he might recognize. [...]

Darrell Patterson2019-02-10T02:37:30+00:00August 26th, 2016|

A DAY AT THE MISSION: A DIVINE APPOINTMENT TO HEAR THE GOSPEL IN ALASKA

By Scott Johnson At the Seward Seaman’s Mission in Seward, Alaska, we have many marvelous opportunities to share the gospel of salvation with crew members from all over the world who work on cruise and coal ships that come into port where our mission is located. Recently, the Lord provided one particularly memorable occasion to share the gospel with seafarers. Each coal ship presents a new set of opportunities and challenges as seldom does the same ship return to our [...]

Darrell Patterson2019-02-10T01:40:35+00:00June 14th, 2014|