Hello everyone!

I honestly cannot believe week 2 is over. It went by so fast, and I had an amazing time. It was one of my favourite weeks teaching I’ve ever had, in all 4 summers, and I couldn’t have asked for better billets and clubs.

The entire week was God proving his faithfulness to me, especially on Sunday when I was stressed about not having billets lined up and teaching alone and driving for six hours (the list could go on. I was really stressed on Sunday)…yet every single time, God showed me that he was looking out for me. I made it safely, and my billets were amazing, and my clubs were fantastic. All week I was thanking God for his provision. I had no reason to be worried, because he was looking out for me.

So, a quick overview of Friday. My first club went really well. One of the little girls from Monday came back and two of the kids had finished their “Meet the King” questionnaires already! They were so enthusiastic. When I left they all ran over and gave me a huge group hug and told me to come back next year. And just now, as I was sorting through my lessons I realized that the boy who raised his hand accepted Christ later that day with his mom and marked it on his lesson. Praise God!!

On Friday my VBS had 7 new kids! Our registered total was 27 and they were all excited about earning the frisbee. The second hour of the VBS we had at my billets house in the pool, so we all had a lot of fun. I had quite a few kids that were really excited about doing their lessons and saying verses, and leaving was so hard. I had to go right after the club ended at 3:00, to pick up Anja and Sarah from Good Spirit. So I left right after the club and got to the camp around 6:30, and then made it back to Regina by 10:00.

So all in all, I had an amazing week and God taught me so much in just 5 days. Thanks so much for praying for me, and a huge thank you to Jesus for all the work he did in my life and in the lives of the kids this week.

“For this I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations, and sing to your name” Psalm 18:49

Thankfully, no! It’s not over already. I still have one more day here in Kinistino and Birch Hills. I’m so sad that I have to leave later today. The kids have been so fun and the clubs have been fantastic.

Yesterday my clubs were once again really fun. The kids all listened pretty well in both clubs, and I’m really having a good time getting to know the kids, especially in my VBS, since I have an extra hour with them each day.

One specific prayer request for this last day would be that God would soften the kids’ hearts to the gospel, and that he would speak through me and give me the words to say for the stories and especially the invitation. Thank you!

This week has been going so well, I almost can’t believe it.

Today I was a little more tired, and I didn’t get a chance to review my stories for today, but it was fine. Once I’ve taught a story once, I’m pretty much good to go. Anyway, at my first club, I had 6 kids come back. Two of them are going to their grandparents now so they won’t be back, but I’m hoping that there might be some new ones tomorrow. One little boy raised his hand, and I was kinda surprised because he comes from a Christian home and his grandma is the hostess. So I talked to him after the club and he said he’s never accepted Christ but he prays with his mom every day. I asked if he wanted to accept Christ but he said he was too shy and wanted to do it tonight, with his mom. I told him to tell me if he does. He said he has a bible too, so that’s good. I kinda giggled because this boy is sort of the opposite of shy, but if he wants to do it with his mom, I think that’s great.

At the VBS, there was 4 more new kids! Our registered total is 18, and we’re so close to the frisbee. All the kids are really excited. I really hope that the two more will come tomorrow or Friday because they just desperately want that frisbee. A lot of the kids are unchurched so pray that they would hear the message and respond. Pray that nothing would hold them back. They also really love the Rascal story, so I’m trying to weave the gospel as much as I can into it, since they really listen to that one. They listen to the bible story too, but the Rascal story is really what gets them. So I’ve been doing my best to add the gospel into every part of it that I can. It’s kinda hard at some points but tomorrow when Tony accepts Christ I think that will be a good conversation-starter with some of these kids. They’re getting pretty frustrated with the cliffhangers, but pretty much all of them keep coming back, and bringing lots friends.

Thanks again, everyone!

Hey everyone! I hope your second week is going as well as mine. I’m having so much fun out here in Kinistino/Birch Hills.

My first club in Birch Hills had 7 kids. Two of the little girls who came yesterday will be back tomorrow, and the other should be around again on Friday. They all listened quietly and were disappointed when I left off Tony in a cliffhanger. Every single one of them brought back their lessons and said a memory verse, and a couple of them asked for all 7 lessons today so they could try to finish them by tomorrow so they could finish the questionnaire in the “Meet the King” book before Friday.

The VBS at Kinistino Community Church doubled in size today! We went from 7 to 14 (one little girl brought 4 friends!), so now all the kids are super excited about trying to get the football or even the frisbee. They’re all trying to invite friends and do their lessons and memorize verses. Apparently I’m good at today’s Little Rascal cliffhanger because all the boys groaned and everyone at both clubs were mad at me. In my first club the little boy pouted on the lawn and said, “I don’t wanna sing songs, I don’t wanna hear a bible story. I wanna hear about Tony!!”

It’s great because all the kids are so into it, and I forgot how much I like teaching alone. I’m really enjoying getting to know my billets and the kids at my clubs.

Please pray for more kids at the first club, since some told me they won’t be able to come back tomorrow and all their friends seem to be busy or out of town this week, and they’re really disappointed about that.

Thanks everyone, and especially my CG Elfrieda! I appreciate your prayers so much!

Well, it’s been an interesting couple of days. Yesterday I drove Sarah and Anja from Regina up to Good Spirit Bible Camp, and then continued on to Kinistino, where I’m billeted. So I had 6 hours of driving yesterday, which is the longest I’ve ever driven. I love driving, so it was lots of fun, especially for the first 3 hours when I had Sarah and Anja with me. Once I dropped them off, I was a little stressed about finding the right highways, being able to find a Co-op when I needed to fill up, and getting to my billets on time, but it all worked out fine.

One really cool story was when I was driving alone.  I drove through Wadena but decided not to fill up at the gas station there because I still had just over a 1/4 tank, but then as I drove through the next few towns, all I saw was cardlocks, and I like to fill up when my tank is at about 1/4, just to be on the safe side. So as my gas needle dropped closer to the 1/4 mark, I was a bit worried, since I still had two hours of driving, I know I could have made it without filling up, but I tend to be a bit paranoid because I REALLY do not want to run out of gas. Like, I really don’t want to run out of gas. But just as the needle reached 1/4, I saw a Co-op gas station right off the highway. I don’t know, I could call it a coincidence. But I think that was God showing me that I can trust him to take care of me all the time, even in little things like filling up my car.

My clubs today were really fun. My first one is in a town called Birch Hills, about 20 minutes from my billets. This morning we had 10 kids. They were excited to hear that they already had enough points for a hackey sack, and there are some little boys who really want that frisbee.

The second one is a VBS at my billets church. It’s great because it’s literally two blocks from my billets house. There was 7 kids today, and probably more tomorrow. The kids were so cute and it was a lot of fun. When I told them the name of the man in the bible story (Zacchaeus, if you didn’t get that from the title), they all burst into song, loudly proclaiming, “ZACCHAEUS WAS A WEE LITTLE MAN….”

I really can’t wait for tomorrow. The clubs are great, and the kids are listening well and enthusiastic. I was a little worried about being out here alone, but my billets are great and their kids are awesome. I’m so thankful for how God has already shown his provision for me this week.

Prayer requests would be for strength this week as I’m alone, and for safe travels between Birch Hills and Kinistino. Thanks so much, everyone!