We moved quickly from meeting to meeting, state to
state and for me personally on tours when I'm pregnant the days can fly
by in a blur. Our stops on this tour were as follows: High Point, NC;
Charlotte, NC; Haverhill, MA; Tolland, CT; Seattle, WA; Mt. Vernon, WA and
Anchorage AK to come! Before I knew it, it was Mother's Day and I was
very surprised when I asked Rob where we were driving to next and he
says "Somewhere special". Before I knew it, we were pulling into the
parking lot of a hotel that looked more like a castle with limousines
parked in front! Rob checked us in and lead me to a huge room with one
of the most comfortable king size beds and a jacuzzi! I teared up! I was
so thankful that I got to spend Mother's day in such a special way with
my family! We visited a Hard 
Rock Cafe (one of our favorites) and
enjoyed the night together. It was amazing and it's just so nice to have
these mini-honeymoons to refresh us!One thing I have come to realize about being an Alaskan is that I'm not sure if I will ever be comfortable with the temperatures in the lower 48 states again. From the outside weather to the thermostats in peoples homes not to mention being at the end of a pregnancy Rob, Titus and I found ourselves constantly sweating. What a relief when we get into a hotel room of our own! One of the first things we do is set the temperature in the 60's. However, when we are stuck in 91 degree weather and the people we are staying with realize that their air conditioner is broken - the way we can make the best of a situation like that is by taking
Titus out for
his first visit to the Ice Cream truck! How fun it is when you see your
son enjoying the things that excited you as a child!We have a very fun filled, adventure packed few weeks ministering and loving on people and we are so excited that we would not be ending the tour with a trip back to Alaska alone. This time we would be returning with some good friends of ours who felt the call to move to Alaska with us and together impact the region! Josh and Jenna Wallace are a powerful young couple who have been traveling in ministry in the lower 48 states and assisting us when we would come seasonally. We immediately took a liking to them as we could see how they are as crazy and radical in the Lord as we are! It only took the Lord to tell them to "go" and they started to sell all of their things and bought tickets! So much favor came as people generously sowed into the vision and within a few days of them being in Alaska God provided a car for them! It's amazing to see this stuff right before your eyes. I've met people all over the world that dream of things like this happening - but once in a while we meet people that are crazy enough to
believe Him when He (Jesus) speaks! We are
thrilled to what the Lord is going to do in the coming months!Life on the home front: We now only have a couple of days between the time when our flight landed returning from the lower 48 until the next flight boards to leave for our next Alaskan Village, Selawik! We are thrilled to be with the beloved Native people again! Whenever we leave them, we feel like we are leaving our blood family! (And I suppose since our adoption into the Athabascans, we are!) So I have a few days to get the family back into the Alaskan time zone (learn how to sleep in non-stop sunlight, nearly 24 hours of it), unpack and clean up our things from the tour and repack to get to the next village, and of course whatever office work and errands the ministry and family may need! We even were able to squeeze in making an appointment with my midwife! So life is a little hurriedly at the moment but this will probably be our last plane flight trip we will take before our little Asher Uriah makes his entrance into the world! Thank you to all who have generously sowed and prayed for us as we could not do this with out you! We continue to ask for your prayers and support as we dedicate our lives to the going in the Gospel! We love you all!
For your enjoyment! Candid life on the road with the Radostis!
