By jcrowl | Published:
November 26, 2009
Happy Thanksgiving to all our readers. In America we have been celebrating Thanksgiving since 1863 when President Lincoln’s issued a proclamation establishing Thanksgiving Day.
At AGMK we do have much to be thankful for this year. We give thanks for the WI-Vim group who was our first mission team of 2009. We also are so thankful [...]
By jcrowl | Published:
August 4, 2009
The Lord of Life team has just finished lunch they are back to work. One side of the original structure is almost sided! Drywall is being sanded and walls prepared for priming. Oh how exciting. And the heating system has been adapted for the addition — yahoo! The family is now ready for winter — [...]
By jcrowl | Published:
March 4, 2009
While the winter weather continues our thoughts and plans for the summer are well underway. I have been talking to several groups who are interested in joining us to work on the Liberty St. Project & more.
Before we know it we will be on mission to the Eastern UP. We are recruiting team members [...]
By jcrowl | Published:
February 20, 2009
The sun is out in the Keweenaw. Despite the fact that it is about 16 degrees out, we are getting ready for the summer mission season.
How is that? Obviously we can’t work outside because of the cold and the 28 inches of snow on the ground (athough Mike did just that recently). [...]
By jcrowl | Published:
February 13, 2009
Oh my (I thought — dismayed) as I looked at the date of our last entry. It has seemed like the world is swirling around us. I do apologize for not coming alongside you and keeping you up-to-date about the ministry. We have not been standing still, but we are in our quiet season. And [...]
By jcrowl | Published:
December 30, 2008
On this day we are sitting at the end of this year — one more day to go — and ready to welcome 2009. I have been spending time with my photos and reliving so many of the activities we undertook. Looking back I am overwhelmed by the generosity of folks, the joy of [...]
By jcrowl | Published:
November 27, 2008
It is Thanksgiving — the American Day of gratitude. If we have gratitude in our life the hills and the valleys of “life on life’s terms” even out. It is amazing. It is our great God, the Three-in-one, to whom we give thanks on this day. Whatever is going on in our lives we should [...]
By jcrowl | Published:
October 2, 2008
It has been awhile. And while often it is my procrastination that is the reason that the blog is not up to date, it has been computer issues that have prevented a listing. We’re back. Thanks to Geof Crowl for first getting the computer server up and then the blog operating.
Annual Board Meeting
The Amazing Grace [...]
By jcrowl | Published:
August 16, 2008
To everything there is a season. And right now for some of us it to rest and heal. For projects to move slowly.
Pastor Tom Anderson, who is a board member and our spiritual director, has been recovering from a peripheral aneurysm behind his knee. A fearful thing as he could have lost his leg and [...]
By jcrowl | Published:
August 2, 2008
What can I say? Things are finally slowing down and I am here at the keyboard ready to connect with you all once again about AGMK and our activities. What a busy summer this has been! Wonderful and yet sad, too.
I am so very grateful to some very special people: The God’s Country Cooperative Parish team from the [...]