Back from Vacation

We just returned from a great two week family vacation. After a very busy summer of Mission Adventures teams, we were truly excited for some vacation time....especially before baby # 6 arrives!  The first part of our trip was with Grandpa and Grandma Beckstrom in Glacier National Park.  We had a wonderful time there, and as you see in the picture, we even saw a Grizzly bear in the wild!  Kids had a great time with grandpa and grandma, and I think thoroughly tired them out.We then spent two nights at the YWAM base in Montana, followed by a few nights at the camp YWAM Idaho has in the beautiful mountains of Idaho.  As you can see from the picture, the camp was miraculously preserved from a huge forest fire a few years ago.  The fire burnt everything around the camp, but never touched the camp itself!  We then spent one night in the city of Baker City, OR, and walked through the Oregon Trail interpretive center, which was amazing. One of the pictures below is actually of still existing wagon ruts from the trail!  All in all, we had a blessed vacation, and it is back to work Monday!

Above picture of the kids in a beautiful valley where the Blackfeet Indians used to camp.

Above picture of the Grizzly Bear we saw in the wild! Picture was from about 150 yards away.

Above picture taken from the top of a mountain Anders and I hiked up of the YWAM camp in Idaho.  Notice all the destroyed forest around it from the fire....the prayers of many were answered as God literally saved the camp!

Above picture taken of existing wagon ruts from the Oregon Trail.  Simply amazing and inspiring.

Above picture of kids having some fun in a covered wagon.

Above picture of Annie explains how I think both Sarah and I felt the entire trip!