A couple of weeks ago, we ran a story on page 1 about Alabama Baptists who have moved to Montana over the past six years to plant churches among people who haven’t had much exposure to the gospel.
But Montana isn’t the only state where Alabama has strong representation. There’s a growing contingent in Alaska, where several families from the state have moved in recent years.
Two of them were featured during the Alaska Baptist Resource Network’s week of prayer and state missions offering — Jordan and Hannah Rowe and Mike and Charity Waldrep.
The Rowes, originally from Florence, moved to Alaska in June 2019 with their two children to serve at First Baptist Church, Willow. Jordan became pastor there Oct. 1, and he asked for prayer “that God would give me wisdom and discernment and that I would be sanctified in the truth.”
“We love it here,” the Rowes wrote in the prayer guide. “The beauty of creation, the people and our church family. We are looking forward to seeing what the Lord is going to do here in Willow.”
They also asked for prayer for opportunities to get plugged in to their community and share the love of Christ there.
Meeting needs
The Waldreps moved to Alaska in February from Jemison, and Mike took on the role of associate pastor at Sand Point Baptist Chapel. While there, the couple focused on assisting the pastor with meeting needs in the community. They distributed Sunday School bags to children, started a Celebrate Recovery program and helped with other projects.
Then recently they moved into a role with Arctic Barnabas Ministries. As Regional Field Missionaries, the Waldreps will focus on equipping and encouraging churches in remote areas along Alaska’s road system.
In the prayer guide, the Waldreps asked for prayer for “opportunities to effectively minister to churches and to reach the lost with the gospel, while maintaining a passion and desire to make the most of those moments.”
Jordan and Hannah Rowe
Mike and Charity Waldrep
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