This coming Wednesday....

We will be leaving for Rapid City tomorrow right after Release Time....which means about 2:30. We will do the whole K-2 group......which is a BIG handful ---- but we really want to be on the road as soon as possible. Gary has his procedure done on Wednesday at 11:30. We really appreciate all the prayers that have been and are being lifted concerning this. We will keep you posted on any outcome.

We also want to thank you for the prayers for the Native Pastor..... He had a bond reduction hearing this past Thursday and that went good. He is now released from jail and hopefully can get a job once again.....he was working in construction. He and his family still covet all prayers.....this will be a long hard road for all of them.

I am sitting by the computer looking out at a rainy day. It helps make the snow melt ....but it makes the roads a slippery, slimy, muddy mess!!! And that's putting it lightly!!!! I was told by a long time local that "we never say enough! to moisture" -- but give me a break!! However, the sounds of spring are everywhere in the air. The blackbirds are singing, the geese are flying over....and so we know there is a promise of something to come. :)

The kids at the Juvenile Detention Center continue to bless us with respect and attentiveness. But we also have a heavy heart for many of them. Two girls have told us that they are pregnant.....at 16 and 17 years of age and next to little support. Can you imagine how scary this is for them?! Some of the boys are looking at 2 years in Juvenile Prison for robbery. There are some bright spots in the group and we pray that God in His mercy will draw them to Himself. Some of these young people have been there for 120 days. So you can imagine that we get to know them quite well.....and really miss them when they are gone. It's actually fun (but sad!!!) when a kid comes back after a year and we remember his/her name......but we also are very disappointed that they are back. They, too, are happy when we call them by name but seem somewhat embarrassed that they are back.

We would ask that you pray for the ranchers. They are all busy with calving and that means --very little sleep. And too, this rain is very hard on the little calves. They get cold and it's hard to warm up.....

Take care!! Gary and Barb