Tonight at JDC

Gary did the "Bridge" lesson.....The salvation message........at the Detention Center this evening.  There were 3 girls and 6 boys ------ 4 of the boys couldn't come with the other 2.  That meant we would do the lesson 2 times.    Our first group was finished a little before 7:00.    They love to sing and we hate to cut them short.  We didn't get out of the Center until 7:55...... we are usually not that late in getting out.     But it didn't matter at all........  because.......

Gary had written all the verses out on the white board......     he started with James 4:10 --- kind of to get their attention that they needed to "humble themselves".....respect......    These boys can be a little restless.......    SO--here are the verses --- we will let you look them up   :)
James 4:10....... Romans 3:23.........Romans 6:23.........Hebrews 9:27......Romans 5:8......Ephesians 2:8 & 9....... John 1:12.......John  5:24

The "Bridge" plan of salvation has a picture of the great chasm that separates us (Man) from God.  And then as you give the lesson you write in all the "good works, good morals, education, religion, etc."...that we try to use to get to God.....  They don't work.  And then you draw in the picture of the cross....creating a bridge from Man to God.    Jesus is the One and Only Way for us to get to the Father.

Well ----- as we handed out the prayer request sheets --- we said that if anyone wanted to write down these verses so they could look them up again in the back..... we would give them another piece of paper....   Most all of the kids wrote them down and AND one of the Officers did too.

Please keep these young men and women in your prayers, and the Officers also!!  

We went home praising God!!!!

Release Time tomorrow ---- We are doing the Triumphal Entry...Easter will be here soon -- we only have 3 times to meet with the kids (our group)  before Easter and we want to give plenty of time for the Easter Message.  We pray for attentive hearts and minds!!
Gary and Barb

Spring is on the way~!!!

The Meadowlarks are back.....

and so are the Red Winged Black birds...... both of their songs are signs of spring.   We brought our tax info away today and the gal said those were her two favorite song birds.    Well --- the Meadow Lark -- for sure!!!   But ???? the Red Winged Black bird ?!?!?!?  --- only because it's a sign of spring!!  They group up in tree tops and really make a lot of racket....... that's all I can think of to call it --- racket!!!

We got our peepers today......

......those little white ones will soon be fat ugly meat chickens that can't even stand up to eat........  And the brown ones ---- Rhode Island Reds.... brown egg layers.......  the best kind.   Right now we have a mixed up mess of half Banty and half who knows what.   They lay brown eggs of all sorts of sizes.  We have one full blooded Banty --- she's an ornery little thing and a pretty Banty rooster who might just have to go --- else we could end up with a mixed up mess again.

As I said --- spring seems to be on the way --- but this past Monday evening we had a sudden bit of nasty winter --- so we need to realize that it IS only mid March.  But looking forward to the garden
planting and all that fun stuff....and camping.......

Beautiful day outside........
JDC tonight......
Release Time tomorrow......
God is so good ---- feel blessed.....

Gary and Barb