What a Day 3 !!!

Let's see --- where do I begin. 

Patti still wasn't feeling real good --- so she stayed home and Gary planned on doing his lesson...... The Good Shepherd.

Our activity was decorating cookies and pretzels with frosting and sprinkles and then delivering them around the neighborhood in Rosebud.  Things started to go down hill at this point.  Most of the boys were into the decorating....but two of them weren't about to do that!   So one just sat there and another went out the door and we never saw him again until later in the day --- I think he came around for the Basketball part.  The girls, of course, enjoyed it very much.    Oh! and another bummer ------- about 6 of the girls in our group weren't in attendance ----they were at a basketball tournament at the Boy's and Girls Club.   We are pretty sure they will be back.

For some reason the boys were in a non-participation mode.  I even said they weren't going to get a permission slip to go swimming unless they joined in on the games.  "They would think about it".   Was their comment.   It told them "I would think about it!"      So guess what ---- no permission slips today for 4 boys.  But they were told that if they participated tomorrow----- they would get it.   We shall see what happens.

NOW ON THE GRAND SIDE    !!!!!!!!

Gary did his lesson and then gave an invitation - if anyone wanted to receive Jesus into their heart.  Mackenzie prayed to receive Christ today.  We praise God for His work in her heart.   She is such a sweet, quiet girl and Gary and Andee helped her understand what she was doing.  Gary said she was so sincere about it all.   WE PRAISE GOD!!    She received a very nice "Adventure Bible".  Please pray for Mackenzie.   Thank You!

We also thank God for Andee and Amber who are kind of "on the side line helpers".  Amber saw the need and took one of the boys out to talk with him.  She just visited with him (for quite some time) and asked questions about family and school and where he lived and so on.......but she also talked about participating and respecting and doing.   We couldn't have done it without those two today.  Andee goes with us each week to JDC and Amber is a Native American with a wonderful faith.