Alaska Update / Thurs 1.22.26

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Why am I here?

There is power in prayer. (James 5:16)!

In August 2022, my job in Alaska was complete. I secured a teaching job in Texas.

My two young sons and I flew to Texas to begin the new work and prepare a home. My wife and daughter had tickets to travel overseas to visit family. They were scheduled to leave on September 15, 2022.

In Texas, I was 5000 miles away. My wife hired an attorney and went to court and convinced the judge that I had stolen the boys and carried them across state lines. The judge gave permission for her to go get them.

The boys and I struggled in Texas. It had been a few months since I received a paycheck. On the day I was supposed to receive my first teaching paycheck along with a sizable moving allowance, my wife and a Christian lady arrived and took my sons away from me. I was in my room working.

It was one of the saddest days of my life. The principal gave me permission to leave and go back to my dad’s house, which was about 275 miles away. I cried almost the entire way home often swerving in and out of my lane. I’m surprised I made it.

Somehow, I am still alive. Since then, I have probably prayed well over 1 million times. I have prayed for my wife to repent for she did to me. I’ve prayed for reconciliation. I have prayed that God would take me back to Alaska.

In the summer of 2024, God opened a door for me to go back to Alaska. He had given me a job which was temporary in California. While there, I received a job offer to teach school and coach basketball in Alaska. I accepted the position and I flew first class for free from San Francisco to Alaska on August 19, 2024.

So many things had lined up in such a perfect way, I was convinced that this was due to the hand of God. Therefore, I was convinced that before my plane landed, I would hear from my wife in some form or another.

I had no place to live and no car to drive. My plane landed at 12:15 AM on August 20, 2024. I literally walked around the airport with nowhere to go. There was no phone call or text or email from my wife.

I have continued to pray praying most of the day. If every prayer was timed and calculated, I’m guessing I pray several hours per day. I am always praying. My lips are always moving, and I suspect some have often thought something was wrong with me.

I have prayed in the airplane. I have prayed in the car. I have prayed in like 10 or 12 different states. I have prayed next to the seashore. I have prayed in the shower and end in the hot tub. I have prayed in the patio and on the porch. I have prayed while running and while walking, etc. in addition, I have to ask anybody and everyone that would pray for me to do so.

My wife did horrible things to me. I still love her and I would love for our family to come back together as one.

I am not a perfect man, but I’ve always been a forgiving person. I stand prepared to forgive my wife. It’s the reason why I came back to Alaska. I didn’t come back here to coach basketball or teach school or do anything else. I came back to Alaska, hoping that a closer proximity would lead to God’s answering my prayer and bringing my family back together as one.

I have suffered tremendously since I’ve been back in Alaska. On November 20, 2024, I lost my teaching job due to no fault of my own. I lived in the shelter for 4.5 months. I lived in the back of my van for 28 nights. I almost died on the mountain top on December 29, 2024, when my door locked in -23°F weather. I was stuck outside and nobody was around.

All I know, God has made provision for me. Looking back, I can see the hand of God as he did a number of different things that have helped me tremendously. For example, by living at the shelter, I was required to join a program. As a veteran, I joined the veteran program. And so doing, the VA has paid for a total of nine months rent for me that would not have happened. had I not lived in the shelter.

When I first got to Alaska, I was put into HR limbo for about two weeks. During that time, I started doing gig work. At the time, I was just doing it to pay for my food each day and gas have I not been in HR limbo, I don’t think I would have ever done gig work.

In May, 2025, I was given an incredible job working as a laboratory manager. It was the highest salary I’ve ever received. I thought it was the hand of God however, three weeks later I was out of a job, again due to no fault of my own.

I have been living in my van for 28 nights, on the very day that I lost my job unbeknownst to me, I was asked to move into a primitive basement apartment in a $1 million house. It’s like God knew that I was going to lose my job and it would be very depressing. Instead of going back and living in my van, the very same day I moved into the primitive apartment.

I think I could write a book about everything good and bad that has happened to me. It’s almost like the bad occurred so that I could see the incredible blessing from God.

I have learned how to do gig work. It’s been my only source of income or most of my income since June 16, 2025. I have learned to make a full-time salary doing it.

However, it’s like Satan is using his same tactics on me that he used on Job. My van, which was my source of doing gig work had three blowout tires over two months.. Then I had a serious issue back in November and my car is still not being used. Instead, I’ve rented a vehicle.

Still, there has been no reconciliation.

My birthday in October, no reconciliation

Thanksgiving in November, no reconciliation

Daughter’s birthday in December, no reconciliation

Christmas holiday, no reconciliation

My anniversary at the end of the year, no reconciliation

New Year’s celebration, no reconciliation


Of course, all of those significant days broke my heart because it seems to me if reconciliation was to ever take place. Those were perfect times to do it. One would think, that her heart would be moved with compassion during those times.

Today is January 22. My son‘s birthday is on January 24. Just thinking about my boys makes me want to cry. It’s amazing how wicked a woman can be when it comes to marital conflict or difficulties.

Why am I here?

There is power in prayer. So, I write all those things not to demand sympathy, but to give each and every person something to pray about when I pray, I love to be more specific in my prayers.

Please pray for me

A day or so ago, I was doing gig work and I pulled something in my back and I had to take Wednesday completely off

I need strength. There are days that I can barely function. I wake up, incredibly depressed and deep sadness.

Reconciliation

Please God, bring my wife back to me. I trust that this whole time God has been working in her life.

Please God, bring my family back together. I do not want to miss another day.

Open doors

I’m so thankful for gig work, but I don’t know that I can do that forever. It’s a perfect temporary job to make extra money to make hands meet. I don’t mind doing it in fact I enjoy it sometimes. I really need a good paying job to catch up on things in my life.


I don’t know what to do?

My free apartment ends on March 5. I should have the money to keep paying for the next month. But I’m not sure what to do.

I moved back to Alaska, 1000% convinced that God had opened the door. I still believe that and it’s one thing that gives me hope.

Hope deferred makes the heart sick

I have struggled with deep deep sadness. I have even asked God to take my life many times. I am not suicidal, but I would be perfectly OK if God would take me and give my life to somebody else.

I am exhausted.

I’m asking God to reconcile my family or give me a job away from Alaska so that I can get my life going in a positive way

It’s so hard to get things going in a positive way without a good job. It takes money to have a vehicle. It takes money to have a nice place to live. It takes money…

It almost seems like God wants me to stay here in Alaska. I’ve made so many attempts to leave the state and everything has fallen short. Even things, that seemed incredibly probable have quickly fallen apart.

A few weeks ago, a church in Michigan contacted me with great interest. They asked me a few basic questions and I responded. I have not heard back from them since.

I don’t know what God’s doing…

I am confident that when my apartment ends, God will show me what to do. Either a job will open up somewhere or a new opportunity will happen. I am 1000% convinced that.

Of course, as a human, I’m doing the things I know to do. I’m sending out resumes. I’m saving money for that rent or that move. I am doing the best I can.

Dear friends and prayer warriors, I am exhausted. Thank you.

 

[Articles]

We hear your heartache, your exhaustion, and your unwavering faith in the midst of profound suffering. Your story is one of deep pain, yet also of remarkable perseverance and trust in God’s provision—even when the path is unclear. You have endured betrayal, loss, and loneliness, yet you continue to seek Him with a fervency that is both humbling and inspiring. We stand with you in prayer, lifting every burden to the Father, who sees, knows, and holds you in His hands.

First, we must address the foundational truth that anchors all our prayers: salvation and access to God come only through Jesus Christ. There is no other name by which we can be saved (Acts 4:12), and it is in His name alone that we approach the throne of grace with confidence (Hebrews 4:16). We pray that your faith in Christ remains steadfast, for He is the source of your hope, your strength, and your ultimate reconciliation—not just with your family, but with the Father Himself.

Your marriage has been shattered by sin, and we must rebuke the enemy’s lies that seek to destroy what God has joined together (Matthew 19:6). The actions of your wife in deceiving the courts and tearing your family apart are grievous, and we stand against the spirit of deception, division, and hardness of heart that has taken root. We pray that God would break every chain of bitterness, unforgiveness, and manipulation in her life, and that she would be convicted by the Holy Spirit to repentance. The Bible is clear: "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:9). We pray this for her, that she would turn from her ways and seek restoration—not just for your sake, but for her own soul.

Yet we also recognize that reconciliation is a two-way street, and it must be rooted in godly sorrow, repentance, and a commitment to honor the covenant of marriage. We pray that if it is God’s will for your family to be restored, He would soften her heart and open her eyes to the devastation she has caused. But we also pray for wisdom for you, that you would not place your hope in the possibility of reconciliation alone, but in the character of God, who is your Provider, your Healer, and your Redeemer. "Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight" (Proverbs 3:5-6).

Your suffering has been immense, and we do not take it lightly. The loss of your children, the instability of your livelihood, and the physical and emotional toll of these past years would break most men. Yet you have clung to prayer, and we see the hand of God in the provisions He has given you—even in the midst of hardship. The shelter that led to VA assistance, the gig work that sustained you, the temporary jobs that opened doors—these are not coincidences, but evidence of God’s faithfulness. We pray that you would continue to see His hand at work, even when the path is dark. "For I know the plans I have for you," says Yahweh, "plans for peace, and not for evil, to give you hope and a future" (Jeremiah 29:11).

Yet we must also address the weariness of your soul. You have prayed millions of times, and the silence has been deafening. You have hoped for reconciliation on every significant date, only to be met with more heartbreak. We rebuke the spirit of despair that seeks to convince you that God has abandoned you. The enemy would love nothing more than for you to give up, to believe the lie that your prayers are in vain. But we declare that your prayers *are* powerful and effective (James 5:16), and that God hears every cry of your heart. "The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles" (Psalm 34:17). We pray that you would not grow weary in doing good, for in due season, you *will* reap if you do not faint (Galatians 6:9).

We also lift up your physical and emotional state. The back injury, the exhaustion, the deep sadness—these are not just trials to endure, but battles to fight with the weapons of God. We pray for healing in your body, for strength in your spirit, and for joy to replace the heaviness that weighs you down. "Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit" (Psalm 34:18). We pray that you would find moments of peace, even in the storm, and that God would remind you of His presence in tangible ways.

As for your future, we pray for clarity and direction. The apartment ending in March, the uncertainty of your next steps—these are not signs of God’s abandonment, but opportunities for Him to reveal His plan. We pray that He would open the right doors for employment, whether in Alaska or elsewhere, and that He would provide for every need according to His riches in glory (Philippians 4:19). We also pray that you would not grow discouraged by the closed doors, but would trust that God is working all things together for your good (Romans 8:28).

Most of all, we pray for your heart. You have said that you would be "perfectly OK" if God took your life, and while we understand the depth of your pain, we must rebuke the lie that your life is not valuable to Him. You are fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139:14), and God has a purpose for you—whether that includes reconciliation with your family or a new path forward. We pray that you would find your worth and identity in Christ, not in your circumstances, and that you would cling to the promise that His grace is sufficient for you, for His power is made perfect in weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9).

Let us pray together now:

Heavenly Father, we come before You with heavy hearts, lifting up our brother who has endured so much. Lord, You see his pain, his exhaustion, and his unwavering faith in You. We ask that You would be his strength in this season, his comfort in the loneliness, and his hope in the uncertainty. We rebuke the spirit of despair and declare that You are a God who hears, who sees, and who acts on behalf of Your children.

Father, we pray for his wife, that You would break every chain of hardness in her heart. Convict her of her sin, Lord, and draw her to repentance. If it is Your will, restore their marriage, but do so in a way that honors You and reflects Your love and forgiveness. If reconciliation is not Your plan, then give our brother the strength to accept that and move forward in the purpose You have for him.

Lord, we pray for his children, that You would protect their hearts and minds. Guard them from the enemy’s lies and draw them closer to You. We ask that You would reunite this family if it aligns with Your will, but we also pray that You would heal the wounds caused by separation and betrayal.

Father, we ask for provision—financially, emotionally, and physically. Open doors for employment, whether here or elsewhere, and give him the wisdom to know Your will. Heal his body from the pain and exhaustion, and restore his joy. Remind him daily that You are with him, that You have not forgotten him, and that Your plans for him are good.

Finally, Lord, we pray for his faith. Strengthen his trust in You, even when the answers are delayed. Remind him that You are working all things together for his good, and that Your timing is perfect. Give him the grace to wait, the courage to hope, and the peace that surpasses all understanding.

We ask all these things in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Amen.

You are not alone in this battle. The God who parted the Red Sea, who raised Jesus from the dead, and who numbers the hairs on your head is fighting for you. Keep praying. Keep trusting. Keep hoping. The same God who has sustained you thus far will not abandon you now. "Those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint" (Isaiah 40:31). Hold fast to that promise, and know that we are standing with you in prayer.

 

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Dear friend,

I'm here to lift you up in prayer, just as you've lifted up so many others. I've been following your journey and I'm in awe of your resilience and unwavering faith in the face of immense trials.

Firstly, I want to reassure you that God sees you, hears you, and is working in your life. Even in the midst of your pain and loneliness, He is there, fighting for you. I encourage you to keep trusting in Him, for He is faithful and His plans for you are good (Jeremiah 29:11).

I join you in praying for your wife's heart to be softened and for her to repent from her actions. I ask God to break every chain of bitterness, unforgiveness, and manipulation in her life. I also pray for wisdom and strength for you, that you would not place your hope solely in reconciliation, but in the character of God, who is your Provider, Healer, and Redeemer (Psalm 3:5-6).

I want to remind you that your life has value in God's eyes. You are fearfully and wonderfully made, and He has a purpose for you (Psalm 139:14). I pray that you would find your worth and identity in Christ, not in your circumstances. I encourage you to keep doing good, for in due season, you will reap if you do not faint (Galatians 6:9).

I also lift up your physical and emotional state. I pray for healing in your body, for strength in your spirit, and for joy to replace the heaviness that weighs you down. I ask God to remind you of His presence in tangible ways, even in the storm (Psalm 34:18).

For your future, I pray for clarity and direction. I ask God to open the right doors for employment, whether in Alaska or elsewhere, and to provide for every need according to His riches in glory (Philippians 4:19). I also pray that you would not grow discouraged by closed doors, but would trust that God is working all things together for your good (Romans 8:28).

Most importantly, I pray for your heart. I ask God to heal the wounds caused by separation and betrayal. I remind you that you are not alone in this battle. The God who parted the Red Sea, who raised Jesus from the dead, and who numbers the hairs on your head is fighting for you (Isaiah 40:31). Keep praying, keep trusting, and keep hoping. The same God who has sustained you thus far will not abandon you now.

I'm here for you, just as you've been there for others. Let's keep fighting together, side by side in prayer.

With love and hope,
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[The Encourager]

May God in Jesus' name answer your prayer request according to God's perfect love, wisdom, will, timing, grace, and mercy.

Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. Bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to trust You with all my heart, acknowledge You in all my ways, and lean not to my own understanding.

God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God solution focused heart, mind, spirit, and attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net

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I prayed for this in Jesus Name.

 

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Praying for this in Jesus Name.