Thursday, September 12, 2013

David Bodolosky Has a Middle Name‏

David Joseph Bodolosky
Born Sept 10, 2013 at 6:05 p.m.
20 1/2 inches  8 lbs 10 oz
  
David First Born

In Acts 13:22 King David is called a Man After God's Own Heart

... God testified concerning him: 'I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.'
  
Our dear friend Joseph McCormick
went to be with the Lord last year
when he died as a hero serving our country.
  
Joe loved the Lord with incredible passion and sought God's will in his life.
Joe was a giant slayer; he NEVER withdrew from the responsibilities of life.
Joe was a man after God's own heart!

Joe
Joe Holding Caleb
  
Joe loved children with an honest and pure heart.  
  
In honor of Joe and the way he lived his life
our son will have Joseph as his middle name

Baby Bodo is Here!

Baby Bodo is Here!
  
David Bodolosky
Born Sept 10, 2013 at 6:05 p.m.
20 1/2 inches  8 lbs 10 oz
  
David First Born
  
We are still working on a middle name
  
Here are some pictures of the family meeting David
 
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Monday, February 18, 2013

PREPARING TO LEAVE (e-newsletter 2013 0218)

Preparing to Leave

A QUICK SUPPORT UPDATE
20.3% Remaining

19% MONTHLY SUPPORT
TO GO!

We still need you to join our MONTHLY SUPPORT team and pray for God to bring others. We have made the commitment to make the move but we cannot begin working with MARC until we are supported.

COMING UP...
  • Feb 21 - Calvary Church in Charlotte will Review our Applications
    • Calvary is an amazing missions DRIVEN church that we so want to be a part of. Please lift this up in prayer!
  • Feb 24 - Sharing our Testimony at Locust Hill Baptist Church.
    • Locust Hill partnered with us right from the start. We are looking forward to our time of fellowship with this sweet congregation!
  • Marc 12 - We are going to be guests on NITELINE on Dove Broadcasting
    • You can read about channel 16 WGGS TV on the internet. Our friend Dan Lyn is going to interview us and allow us to speak about Alaskan Missions.
  • Mar 14-17 - Fort Mill First Baptist Global Impact Celebration
    • We have worshipped at FMFBC for years as we have moved back and forth to Charlotte. FMFBC has been a strong partner in prayer, finances, and participation.
  • Mar 18-31 - James & James Jr Travel to Alaska and Back
    • The boys are driving our trailer to Alaska before the family makes the move. This was the most cost effective way to accomplish the move.
  • April ?? - 10 Bodos Head Drive to Alaska
TAYLORS FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Taylors is our Home Church and yesterday we had the sweet opportunity to attend TFBCworship one more time before we leave for Alaska. We have been speaking so often on Sundays during the last 18 months that we rarely have the opportunity to attend corporate worship. Yesterday was awesome as Pastor Paul preached on Nehemiah's prayer. Pastor Paul is so incredibly passionate about the Word of God and being encouraged by his teaching yesterday was just what we needed as we prepare for the road to Alaska. It reminded us how important it is in your Christian walk to be fed the Word of God and to be in Community with the Church. We also had the opportunity to spend time with our sweet friends in the Styles' Lifegroup and eat lunch with them. Several of our supporters come from this class and this was a time of fellowship and encouragement.

TIME TO SAY, "GOODBYE"
Our schedule is so full we were very deliberate to carve out time for our families.

with Gma at the zoo
Hanging out with Flamingos

This past week we spent the day with James' mom at the Columbia Zoo.

Gma with the girls
G-ma and some of the Girls

G-ma was such a trooper following the kids around the zoo all day. We visited the entire zoo, had lunch together, celebrated 3 birthdays, and celebrated Valentines day. It was quite a full day!

Time to say Goodbye
Time to say "Goodbye"

Then it was time to say, "Goodbye." Gma plans to visit Alaska next year with Aunt Dot so it won't be that long before we see her again.

This week we are visiting Jen's family. Jen's mom and dad are going to meet us at Jen's sister's house. Jen's sister Jodi is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force and works at what used to be Pope Air Force Base. We are looking forward to a wonderful time with them this Friday.

Our families have been so supportive as we've prepared to serve God in Alaska. James' mom was one of our first monthly supporters and even throws in a little extra every now and then for the kids. Jen's mom and dad have worked very hard to help us; they did a lot of work to get our house ready for the market. It is really thanks to the hard work that Jen's parents and the Weaver family did that our house sold so quickly. We know they will miss Jen and the grandkids dearly. They might even miss James a little; just a funny. We will miss each other a lot.

PACKING THE TRAILER
For the last two years Kim and Chris Hall have allowed us to store the things we are Trailer Packingtaking to Alaska in their basement and Leroy and Sue Sellars have allowed us to keep our couch and television in their home. The time to move it out of the basement and home and into our trailer arrived this week. What stays??? What goes??? Do we leave the Christmas ornaments? Do we leave Jen's wedding dress? What about the kitchen table we've had since the kids were born? Whatever fits will go and the rest will stay - simple huh? When we get the trailer to Alaska we are going to unpack it and put the trailer up for sale. Anyone in Alaska need a 24'x8.5' enclosed trailer for $8500?

 That's all for now...

Friday, January 18, 2013

SAFE TRAVELS (e-newsletter 2013 0115)

SAFE TRAVELS
The mission in Vietnam went very well. James was part of the planning team. The Vietnam Mapactual mission will execute in June when a C130 from the N.C. Air National Guard will be used to transport Doctors and Engineers to Dong Hoi Vietnam. The Doctors will give medical care to approximately 500 patients per day. The Engineers are going to focus on restoring a rundown medical clinic. The objective of these missions is to build relationships, provide assistance, and leave behind improved capabilities for the host nation to care for it's people. You can read more about the Pacific Angel mission on wikipedia.
Safe Travels Vietnam
 
James will not have the opportunity to participate in the June execution of this mission as we will be in Alaska serving with our mission teams at Tanalian Bible Camp.

James arrived home safely last night. He flew from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to Bangkok to Tokyo. Yesterday afternoon there was a freak snowstorm in Tokyo that threatened to keep them on the ground overnight. However, after four hours sitting in the Boeing 747 on the ground waiting for de-icing and runway snow removal, the Delta crew was able to get the plane off the ground and on it's way to Atlanta. It was another joyful reunion at the airport with dad and mom and kids. THANK YOU LORD!
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Mission Trips
TANALIAN
DATES: June 1-13 and June 15-27
DEPOSIT: $500 due Feb 1st
 
At this time all seats are filled.
 
HOWEVER
 
A second flight is possible depending on interest
 
SO
Please let us know if you are interested
 
SUPPORT
No changes this week - 26.2% remaining.

28% Remaining Map

PARTNER WITH US TODAY.
  • Go to the MARC website at www.marcalaska.org
  • Click on the DONATE NOW button
  • You will be finished in less than 15 minutes
  • You will enable us to bring the Gospel to remote Alaskan villages
  • You will change lives for an eternity
 
FOR OUR ALASKA FRIENDS
We are driving a trailer with our stuff to Alaska in March.
We would love to find someone in Alaska that needs a truck - as you know everything is less expensive in the lower 48.
We would coordinate the purchase with them and then drive it there with a trailer in March. We are NOT talking about pulling our camper - just an enclosed trailer that we will sell when we get there.
James would actually drive it up, park the trailer, drop off the truck and fly home to get the family.
PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU KNOW ANYONE THAT NEEDS A TRUCK FROM THE LOWER 48.
James & Jennifer Bodolosky
Ashleigh, James Jr, Sarah, Jacob, Joshua, Grace, Hannah, and Caleb
MARC Missionaries
 
" By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going." Hebrews 11:8 (NIV)

 

CONTINUED PROGRESS (e-newsletter 2013 0111)


SUPPORT
We continue to work hard toward our goal of moving to Alaska permanently in April. As of today we only need 26.2%. That is down by 1.8% from our last email a week28% Remaining Map ago. AMEN!
 
We need YOU!

Don't assume someone else will do it!
 
 
 
PLEASE CONSIDER PARTNERING WITH US TODAY. It is so easy to do.
  • Go to the MARC website at www marcalaska.org
  • Click on the DONATE NOW button
  • You will be finished in less than 15 minutes
  • You will enable us to bring the Gospel to remote Alaskan villages
  • You will change lives for an eternity

SERVING IN THE MILITARY
As you know James continues to serve with the Air National Guard as a C130 pilot and will continue to do this part-time Vietnam Mapwhen we arrive in Alaska. This work will represent 10% of our budget. This week James has had a very unique opportunity to board a Boeing 747 and travel across the world to Dong Hoi, Vietnam which is in the Quang Binh Province. James is on a mission with the N.C. Air Guard serving as the C130 planner on a team called Pacific ANGEL. Pacific ANGEL is a humanitarian mission the U.S. military engages in to bring medical and engineering assistance to impoverished areas around the globe. It is always an honor to serve our country! It was even more of an honor on this mission to be involved in bringing relief to hurting people and building strong relationships between the U.S. and Vietnam.

Mission Trips
Time is running out if you would like to serve with us in Alaska this summer!
TANALIAN

DATES: June 1-13 and June 15-27
DEPOSIT: $500 due Feb 1st

ALMOST all seats are full
A second flight is possible depending on interest

June 1-13
9 out of 9 seats signed up for.
June 15-27
8 out of 9 seats signed up for

BLOG
Initially we used out blog 10 Bodos Serving God in Alaska to remain connected with YOU - our prayer and financial support team. In the last year we have transitioned to using the e-newsletter. Lately we have had several requests to continue to update the blog. So... we are now at least posting our e-NEWSLETTERS on the blog. Please SHARE our blog with everyone you know.
James & Jennifer Bodolosky
Ashleigh, James Jr, Sarah, Jacob, Joshua, Grace, Hannah, and Caleb
MARC Missionaries

" By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going." Hebrews 11:8 (NIV)
 

Monday, January 7, 2013

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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This is our newsletter from the end of 2012





SERVE IN ALASKA SUMMER 2013