Release Time has started

I know that I has missed a lot of news in between posts.....and I apologize. Time flies when you are having fun and I guess that has been the case. Today was really no exception....we had fun.

Release Time has finally gotten underway. We began with eleven K-2. And you guessed it....they are a test. The youngest still haven't learned that you have to SIT at school --- so, of course, they don't do it with us either. However, your heart would have warmed if you could have seen them get real close and circle around Gary as he told the story of Elijah being fed by the ravens......and how the widow's flour and oil lasted for 3 1/2 years!! Their eyes got real big when they thought about the 3 1/2 years!!

We finished the day with the 3rd and 4th graders. There were 3 new girls - so we have a few names to try to remember for next time. We had 12 in this group and both groups could get larger -- we know that the k-2 will and have already planned that we will do the Kindergarten group by themselves......

We had a surprise visitor show up yesterday. My brother Bill flew in from Michigan. We are hoping that the weather will clear (and the wind stop) so that he can fly over the Badlands and the Black Hills as he was wanting to do....and then clear again enough so he can get back home to Michigan in time to go to work on Monday.

I had some medical testing done just recently.....pelvic ultrasound and biopsy.... just because I did a little spotting. So far everything is looking good but have to wait yet for the biopsy results. If those are good --- then nothing more will be done and I will have a clean bill of health. So that would be a prayer request.

The days are getting much shorter and the evenings cool down very nicely -- good sleeping weather. So we know that fall is here. But we really don't look forward to the winter that is ahead of us. Gary said the first winter here was an adventure...but he doesn't really need to repeat that adventure again. We shall see.

Our dog Toby is learning lots of new things. You treat cats with care......hunting is fun, but come when you are called and you "sit" and wait until given the word that it's OK to eat. He's really doing super and we enjoy him a LOT. It should be a fun time when hunting season comes around. He is still very young but is already getting the hang of it.

We learned today that a young man that we got to know in the JDC will be serving 48 years in prison for murder. We pray that Bryan will be in a prison that has a Christian Ministry and he comes to know Christ as his Lord and Savior.

May God bless each one of you!
Gary and Barb