Indian Summer !!!!

I hope you can view this video. We went to a "bull futurity". VERY interesting as you can see. This is a 2 year old bull. (I put this one on the blog because it was short - long doesn't always upload good - and I like the music!) The bulls are judged on their performance and at some date in time they are sold for rodeo-ing. Some go for as high as $30,000.00 It was a fun afternoon.

This week I would say we are having Indian Summer. LOVE it!!! Sunny, warm but NOT hot, light breeze----wonderful. The Pastors wife, Lynn, has been trimming down her flowers and I have been the recipient of a couple different bunches. Hopefully next spring they will come up.

Release Time begins tomorrow. We have decided not to do the Kindergartners this year. We will give them a year to adjust to "rules" of school life. So tomorrow we will have 1st-2nd graders and then 3rd-4th. Our first lesson is on "Jesus changes water into wine".

Gary has to go back to Rapid City on Wednesday for another CT scan. It has a name - I think it's a PET scan. Anyway...they can't figure out why he had the bowel blockage....so they are hoping this will give them a clue. We will have an answer right away. Other than that ---- he is feeling fine. Eating "soft" foods until Wednesday.....but don't feel sorry for him.....he eating good :) :)

Thanks for your continued support and prayers!!!
Gary and Barb

Special Prayer Request!!!

We just got back from the Juvenile Detention Center. Last week there were 9 kids --- today there were 17. Some "old timers" were back. It is always nice to see familiar faces --- but very sad at the same time.....especially when they want so badly to do better!!

As we passed out Prayer Request sheets - I wished I had my camera (which is NOT allowed!!). Every boy ( there were maybe 6 or 7 in that group) had the chair from in front of him pulled onto their lap and every head was down and there was some very serious writing going on. It was beautiful!!!

And so we have a special prayer request for a couple of the boys. Both of these boys are old faces to us. We don't want to give out names -- but at the same time want you to be able to put a "name" to your prayers. So this first young man we will name "Woody". This is what he wrote: "I pray that God can help me through my alcohol assessment. It may not look like it but i'm hurt'n so much words can't explain. I'm sorry." You know -- these kids have to put on a face for their peers....... "Woody" wanted to change and make a better life so badly when he left several months ago. Please pray for him.

The other young man we will name "Lost" --- (he has lost a LOT of weight and we had to look twice to recognize him!!) This is what he wrote: I need prayers, my whole summer was a mess. I need help. I got in a car wreck (he had 30 stitches in his head). I lost a lot of weight, I'm scared. I want you to see me on Sunday. I'm starting to get even more scared."

We had no girls tonight.......there is only one in the JDC right now and I'm sure she did NOT want to be there with a bunch of boys and her being the only girl.....so you could also pray for "Cheri".

God is All Powerful, All Knowing, Loving, Compassionate, Everywhere Present, Provider, Creator.................We leave these young people in His Almighty Hands.....they are GOOD hands to be in. Thank you so much for your prayers lifted up for these young people. They are dear to us -- but so much more dear to our Heavenly Father!! We know He wants them to succeed!!!

Gary and Barb