Sunday was a wonderfully full day here in Wyoming! We enjoyed hearing another missionary we know present the work he felt called to during Sunday School. Our family sang for the morning service and then Mom and I taught children's church. After lunch at the church we stuffed 4,000 door hanger bags with John and Romans, church invites, etc. From there we walked across the street to sing at the nursing home and ended up visit with a gentleman who lives there until it was time to run to another church's 5:00 service. We then raced to slip into the 6:00 service (we were a bit late) of yet another church where we stayed and visited with the people and pastor and his wife for an additional hour and a half. It is wonderful to see the way the Lord is working in the churches in this area. One has a new pastor that is on fire to reach every home in Douglas, one had just had a wonderful, heart challenging missions conference where they saw two souls saved, and one has made great strides in their building project since we were there two years ago and is seeing families added and steps of growth in those attending. What a mighty God we serve! We will be doing presentations in two of these churches next Sunday as the Lord allows. 

Looking back over the three summer months, we thank God for His faithfulness, for the spiritual growth we saw in so many, and for the twenty-two children we saw make professions of Jesus as Saviour during the ten VBS’s and one camp this summer. More than 335 children came to VBS and camp this summer to be taught the King of My Castle curriculum. We had more than 550 people involved, including teens and adults.

It was exciting to share the glory, victory, power, greatness, and majesty of the Lord Jesus Christ, Who is King over all kings and over all His creation; and to challenge each one to make Him truly their personal King. One day everyone bow the knee to Him. We pray that all those that heard the message of King of My Castle will submit to Him for salvation and service before it is too late.

It was great to watch as many of our hearers realized for the first time that dinosaurs were called dragons, and yes, people did see and interact with dinosaurs. We did not live millions of years apart. Dinosaurs were created by God; they were not a product of time and chance. It was exciting to praise God together for His creation as He has commanded.

It was a blessing to work with each church and see the people get involved by helping us set up and decorate the church, being willing to wear royal and knightly costumes, bravely acting out the dragon legends, taking pictures,
helping with the children in registration, nuncheon, tutelage, and tournament time, and helping with tearing down and packing up! The encouragement and care we received were uplifting throughout the summer. 

Praise our Creator King for showing that He is still on the throne and actively working to draw hearts to Himself!

For more pictures from VBS go to the Summer Schedule tab!