Greetings to all,

Welcome to our newly designed ministry website! We are so glad you chose to visit us today! We are Derek, Laura, and Elias Black and our great God has given us a passion for cross-cultural church planting in Alaska. We are so grateful to our Gap Stander (Jesus Christ) for standing in our sin gap and providing a way of redemption. It is our privilege and joy to now serve Him through being gap standers in our needy world; specifically for us in Alaska’s villages.

Our calling is to Alaska’s many remote native villages. Beyond the road system and main tourist areas, the state is covered with small native villages in dire need of Christ’s transforming Gospel! We praise God for the villages that already have local churches, but there are many still in need of their own church. Ultimately, it is our vision to see more Alaskan natives themselves catch the vision of standing in the gap for their own people!

Alaska’s remote and vast demographic complicates ministry as most of the villages are reachable only by air. God has given us both gifts in the fields of aviation and medicine that we hope to utilize in remote village ministry.

We have truly been blessed to minister throughout the state several times during the past few years. We cherish our time with the dear people of Alaska and anticipate returning for full time service!

Please continue praying for us as we endeavor to raise additional ministry partners for both prayer and finances!

As we utilize today’s technological tools, we also strive to keep you updated via Facebook and/or Twitter. To follow us search accordingly:
Twitter: “thegapstander” (www.twitter.com/thegapstander)
Facebook: “Gap Stander” (www.facebook.com/thegapstander)

In His Grace and for His Glory,
Derek, Laura, and Elias Black