Alaska
Alaska is a land of beauty, diversity and abundant resources.
However, it is spiritually destitute. God has placed in our hearts a
desire to serve as church planters, in Iliamna and the remote villages
of southwest Alaska. Iliamna is 250 miles SW of Anchorage and only
accessible by airplane. There are hundreds of surrounding villages with
no gospel witness. The Russian Orthodox Church is the common religion in
most native villages. Our goal is to reach these people with the gospel
of Jesus Christ through an itinerant, aviation/medical ministry.
Call to Alaska
Mike was born in Palmer, Alaska in 1973. His family left when he
was four, but he has always had a desire to return. We made an initial
survey trip in 1999 and were able to meet most of the missionaries in
the field of Alaska with BMM. We felt a love for the people and the
missionaries serving there. We returned for a MAP trip in June/July of
2001. During that time we were able to see the itinerant work first
hand. It is a challenging ministry that requires long term commitment.
God has called us to this ministry. We are excited about the many
opportunities to serve the Lord there.
Testimonies
Mike
- In the summer of 1990, a friend, (later my wife) invited
me to a Christian music concert. After the music, a clear presentation
of the gospel was given. I realized the longing in my heart for God and
the peace only He can give. I trusted Jesus Christ as my personal
Savior. Shortly after my salvation, I began to feel God calling me to
the mission field, specifically in Missionary Aviation. I am now a
commercial/instrument pilot and an aircraft mechanic. I will be
graduating from Piedmont Baptist College in May 2003, with a B.S. in
Missionary Aviation. This is a major in Aviation and Bible and a minor
in Missions.
Jeannette
- I was raised in a strong Christian home. My parents served in
the ministry for over 40 years. Through their godly influence and the
grace of God, I realized my sinfulness and trusted Christ as my personal
Savior. At the age of 11, I attended a summer Christian camp. I realized
God was calling me to the mission field and I surrendered to that call.
After high school, I attended nursing school and received my A.A. in
Nursing. I am a Registered Nurse with a current license in North
Carolina. I have nursing experience in Orthopedics,
Labor /Delivery and Medical Surgical. I have had several Bible classes
at Piedmont Baptist College.
Our Beliefs
The
Clark's Articles of Faith
1. We believe
that the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments are verbally inspired of
God and are inerrant in the original writing and that they are of
supreme and final authority in faith and life (II Timothy 3:16-17;
II Peter 1:19-21).
2. We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit, equal in essence, while distinct in personality
and function (Exodus 20:2-3; Matthew 28:19; I Corinthians 8:6).
3. We believe in God�s direct creation of the universe without the use
of pre-existent material and apart from any process of evolution
whatever, according to the Genesis account (Genesis 1:1-31; Exodus
20:11; Colossians 1:16-17; Hebrews 11:3).
4. We believe that Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, was conceived
by the Holy Spirit and born of Mary, a virgin, and is true God and true
man (John 1:1, 14; Luke 1:35; Isaiah 7:14; Galatians 4:4).
5. We believe in the resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord, in
His ascension into heaven, and in His present life there as High Priest
and Advocate (Matthew 28:1-7; Acts 1:8-11; I Corinthians 15:4-9;
Hebrews 4:14-16).
6. We believe that the Holy Spirit is the agent of the new birth through
conviction and regeneration and that He seals, indwells, and baptizes
every believer into the Body of Christ at the moment of conversion. We
believe that the Holy Spirit fills, empowers, and distributes service
gifts to believers, but that sign gifts were restricted to the Apostolic
Period (John 3:5; Ephesians 1:13; Romans 8:9; I Corinthians 12:13;
Ephesians 5:18; 4:11-12; Romans 12:6-8; Hebrews 2:3-4; Ephesians 2:20; I
Corinthians 13:8-13).
7. We believe that man was created in the image of God, that he sinned
and thereby incurred not only physical death but also that spiritual
death which is separation from God, and that all human beings are born
with a sinful nature and are sinners in thought, word, and deed (Genesis
1:26-27; 3:1-6; Romans 5:12, 19; 3:10-13; Titus 1:15-16).
8. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died as the substitutionary
sacrifice for all men. The blood atonement He made was unlimited in its
potential. It is limited only in its application, effectively saving
those who are brought by the Holy Spirit to repentance and faith
(Isaiah 53:4-11; II Corinthians 5:14-21; I John 2:1-2; II Peter 2:1; I
Timothy 4:10; John 3:5-8; 16:8-13).
9. We believe that all who receive by faith the Lord Jesus Christ are
born again of the Holy Spirit and thereby become children of God
(John 1:12-13; 3:3-16; Acts 16:31; Ephesians 2:8-9).
10. We believe in the eternal security of the believer, that it is
impossible for one born into the family of God ever to be lost, because
he is forever kept by the power of God (John 6:39,40; 10:28-29;
Romans 8:35-39; Jude 1; I Peter 1:5).
11. We believe in �that blessed hope��the personal, premillennial,
pretribulational, and imminent return of our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ, when the church will be �gathered together unto Him� (Titus 2:13; John 14:1-3; I Thessalonians 4:13-18; I Corinthians
15:51-58; II Thessalonians 2:1-3).
12. We believe in the literal fulfillment of the prophecies and promises
of the Scriptures which foretell and assure the future regeneration and
restoration of Israel as a nation (Genesis 13:14-17; Jeremiah
16:14-15; 30:6-11; Romans 11).
13. We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust,
the everlasting blessedness of the saved, and the everlasting punishment
of the lost (Matthew 25:31-46; Luke 16:19-31; I Thessalonians
4:13-18; Revelation 21:1-8).
14. We believe that the Church, which is Christ�s body, is the
spiritual organism consisting of all born again believers of this New
Testament dispensation (Ephesians 1:22-23; I Corinthians 12:13).
15. We believe that the local church is the agency through which God has
chosen to accomplish His work in the world. A New Testament Baptist
church is an organized body of baptized believers; immersed upon a
credible confession of faith in Jesus Christ; having two offices (pastor
and deacon); congregational in polity; autonomous in nature; and banded
together for work, worship, edification, the observance of the
ordinances, and the worldwide fulfillment of the Great Commission. We
believe that the local church, under Christ�s headship, is to be free
from any external hierarchy and should not associate itself with any
ecumenical endeavor, neo-orthodoxy, new-evangelicalism, or any such
efforts to compromise the Truth (Acts 2:41-47; Ephesians 3:10;
Matthew 28:18-20; I Timothy 3; I Peter 5:1-3; Ephesians 1:22; Romans
16:17; II Corinthians 6:14-17; I Timothy 6:3-5).
16. We believe that the scriptural ordinances of the church are baptism
and the Lord�s supper and are to be administered by the local church;
that baptism, by immersion, should be administered to believers only as
a symbol of their belief in the death, burial, and resurrection of our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and as a testimony to the world of that
belief and of their death, burial, and resurrection with Him; and that
the Lord�s supper should be partaken of by baptized believers to show
forth His death �till He come� (Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 2:41-47;
8:26-39; I Corinthians 11:23-28; Colossians 2:12).
Our Family
God has blessed us with five, incredibly beautiful and healthy
children. William, our oldest, is 13. Lee is 12, Anna is 9, Joshua is 7,
and Faith, is 5. We are thankful for the blessing they
are to our family and the excitement they have for the ministry in
Alaska. We consider each of them a part of our team. We pray that God
will not only use them to open doors to share the gospel, but that they
will also be willing to serve in missions one day.
A Word From Our
Pastor
I highly recommend Mike and Jeannette Clark for your
consideration, to support them as missionaries to the field of Alaska.
God brought this special couple together, and now they head to the
mission field as a family of seven.
Mike
was born in Alaska and is a highly qualified pilot. Jeannette is a
certified RN and the daughter of Pastor Roger Williams Sr. They believe
God is leading them to serve as missionaries in the capacities of
evangelism, church planting, discipleship, aviation and nursing. They
will be reaching out to the many remote villages where there is no
gospel witness.
They
have faithfully served the Lord wherever He has placed them. They are
biblically sound, local church centered, they love people, and are
ministry minded. This family will be a blessing to you as they open your
eyes to an exciting and needy missionary opportunity. Please consider
having them minister to your people. You will be blessed by them as you
experience the passion they have for the Alaskan mission field.
Pastor
Roger Williams Jr.
Calvary Baptist Church
Mesa, Arizona
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