Third time is charm - Summer 2013

Looks like we're going back to Yellowstone this summer.  After spending a great deal of time praying God's direction for us, we received an answer from Him.  If you have followed our postings, you know that the 2011 summer stay ended quickly with jobs that were not what we anticipated.  In 2012, Bud had a medical issue that required immediate attention so we ended our stay after just 2 weeks.  We were disappointed both times and somewhat concerned that maybe God just didn't want us out there.  We have prayed about it daily for months now and feel real assurance that we are heading  back out west  with God's blessing once again in this adventure.

We will  be working for Delaware North at the Yellowstone General Stores.  Our place of service will be at Tower Falls.  We will be Sales Associates and will be living in a dormitory style setting.  We will have our own room with our own bathroom.  There are only 40 employees at this location, so we should have a lot of new friends in no time. Our dining room, recreation room and laundry facilities are all in that one dorm building.  There is a campground at that site and the general store. That's it.  It is definately bear country and the wolf packs are not far from us in Lamar Valley.  Tower Falls  is in the northern part of the YNP about 18 miles from Mammoth Hot Springs.  It is a pretty remote area and communcation is not as readily available as in other places, but we can be reached in an emergency through the store.  Otherwise we will gmail, facebook, blog and call when we go closer to Mammoth Hot Springs or Canyon Village. 

We are so excited.  The requirements with this company are a little different although the work is pretty much the same.  It is very casual - blue jeans, sneakers and a shirt, jacket and apron they provide.  We are counting down the days until we leave.  We report to West Yellowstone, Montana on June 6 and WILL (notice the emphasis on WILL) work till September 19.  The store at Tower Falls is open from 6/6 - 9/19 - so we are there for the duration.

Please pray for us.  All we have ever wanted is to be useful and to serve the Lord.  We are prayerful that in this small setting so far away from everything that we can have a positive impact on those we have contact with.

Until June, when the blogging really begins - enjoy your winter and spring and hopefull you'll make plans to come out our way,