Our SonWest Roundup Holiday Club finished up on Friday and was a great time. We didn't quite have the 40 kids we were praying for, but I think God gave us the exact right number of children for what we could handle and so the leaders and teachers could really invest in the kid's lives. It was great to see so many kids show up who don't normally attend church. It is exciting to know that each of these kids heard the gospel this week in a way that was relevant to their young lives. I don't know of any decisions that were made for Christ, but we pray that this week laid a foundation that will be built on in the years to come. On Saturday we had a family fun day which included a rodeo bull, face painting, water guns, a tea and coffee room, and a bouncy castle. Many kids came back with their families and had a great chance to meet some people from the church and get connected. On Sunday most of these families came back for church, which was a huge answer to prayer because we know that each of those families have now heard the gospel clearly. Now we are praying that they too would make decisions for Christ.
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| Ben had the second longest ride on the rodeo bull of 50 seconds! |
I am so glad we had the opportunity to serve the Lord through this Holiday Club and to work with so many great volunteers from the church. It was so awesome to watch God work through kid's lives and it gives me so much joy to be able to teach young children about the love God has for each and everyone one of them. It definitely makes me miss my teaching days at Schaeffer and Coulee Christian, but am so excited that I will get to start teaching these important truths to our son in just a few short weeks. This week for me holds catching up on lots of rest (I'm exhausted from last week), washing baby clothes, finishing the nursery, and packing our hospital bag. Baby Arant is due in less than four weeks and next Tuesday I am officially full term. Continue to pray for us as we prepare to nurture this life God is blessing us with and strive to seek after Him in all we do!
According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it. For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 3:10-11
You are loved!
Sounds like you had such an incredible week! And I cannot believe how great your decorations were!!!
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