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PRAISE THE LORD, WE ARE BUILDING!
This summer has been a blur as we have been working on getting out to the ranch (YEAH) and getting buildings up. We have had miracles happen and have been blessed with a great group of guys who only needed to be shown the way to the Lord.
We have four guys out at the ranch now one went home to start fall semester in college. In one day two received Jesus as their Savior (one had been there longer and had already been saved) and when I explained the water baptism and baptism in the Holy Spirit, They immediately wanted those as well.
So, we filled up a 55 gal Rubbermaid garbage can with water and, as they stood in the can, poured a coffee pot full of water over their head and baptized them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. What a blessed day!
Anyway, we wanted you all to see the progress from this summer. Check out the pictures below.
MAY 2009
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Thanks to the generous donation from Pastor Ken and the Spirit of Life Four Square Church, we had our first building. We pulled it out to the ranch with "my little pickup that could". What an ordeal that was! We also received a fifth wheel trailer from an anonymous donor that serves as our office/kitchen/tv room/.....
JUNE 2009
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I didn't think that we would get a garden this year, but Jim brought out his tractor and disced the area, so we gave it a try. It started out really good, but grasshoppers invaded and took most of the crops in the span of a week, then the cows got in and finished off the corn.
I didn't count the time spent on it a loss, though. I got to spend some quality time with the Lord, and the guys liked the work. We are already planning on a league of chickens to surround the garden for next year. That should take care of the grasshopper problem. Jim and Glennda donated ten Peacocks Saturday. They will enjoy a bunch of grasshoppers as well.
We spent July working the garden and getting projects planned out. For most of the month, there was only one guy. We held our annual picnic at the ranch and had a good time with friends and supporters. It was a good time! We also went to alot of camp meetings and worked with other churches.
It was a great time of sharing the Gospel that rolled right into August and Crow Fair. We put up a tent booth at Crow Fair in Partnership with Joy Junction Church from Sheridan, WY. It was a great week! Karl and Dave are such a great blessing. Everytime I'm around them, I can't help but feel more peace around me. We had alot of fun that week.
SEPTEMBER 2009
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After Crow Fair, we started the demo of the trailer that was in the way of our bathroom project. we finished that and(as soon as we needed help) more people arrived at the ranch. God's timing is so perfect. Anyway, this is the crew right now. They love the Lord and love to study the Word and work. It's funny. We think that bringing people to the Lord always involves a huge process, when in most cases, they just need to truly understand the simplicity of the Gospel.
GOD BLESS!