We’ll it’s 4:05 central time and one of our teams was out rounding up kids for Bible Club when we came across a library in Walthill, NE (on the Omaha Reservation).  Guess what?  They have internet access…so I am able to blog this without having to use Chris’ blackberry mobile device.  Our students are vacuming and shelving books for the librarian in town as a way to do servant evangelism.  I am actually sitting here vacuming while our students are all over the library cleaning.  It’s a really small, one room library in a really small one street town (not too much bigger than Heath Spring – the Roberts family will understand that)

We’re doing great, but had to take Janna to the ER  a few hours ago for a hurt toe…she’s fine.  Tonight we have movie night for the kids and then we will have our final day of ministry on the reservation tomorrow before heading for home on Friday. 

I better go before we miss to much Bible Club – we’re off to round up more children. 

Yesterday was our third full day on the reservation and we held our second day of Bible Clubs. Things went really great and one man, named Thomas Red Star, asked Christ to be his Savior and Lord.

We also held the Carnival last night. We had a rental company from South Dakota bring games and inflatables like bounce houses. Obviously, the kids and adults had a blast. Over 325 people played at the carnival, but more importantly, over 325 people heard the Gospel presented.

This morning we have taken half of our team over to the Winnebego Reservation for a short shopping break while the rest of the team cleans yards, makes crafts, and works on the construction. We’ll take them for their shopping trip tomorrow.

Keep praying for us!

It’s Tuesday morning and everything is going great on the mission trip. Yesterday we held our first day of Bible Clubs where we ministered to over 100 children and adults. The children are precious and in deep need of love and affection. From the fist moment we began, the kids were on our backs and hugging our legs. We loved it and Mrs. Barbee even got a little love note from one of the children. You can see the desperation in their eyes. They’re in deep need of not only our love, but the love of our Lord.

Last night we fed about 250 people at the cookout and we plan to see even more at the carnival tonight when we bring out the super slide and the bounce house along with all the games and candy. It’s going to be awesome.

We are doing great ministry to the Omaha people, but also to our own as well. Yesterday we had planned to eat lunch at the school cafeteria, but 30 min before we were supposed to go eat we found out they weren’t serving lunch because the water was out at the school. Our team pulled together because our cooks were out running errands and made lunch with what they could find and never complained.  They are awesome!  Our team unity is very high considering the living conditions with only two showers for 54 people. It’s that unity in spirit that is giving God the opportunity to work in and through us to do ministry. Keep praying for us!