Finishing up in Moricetown

We had a good weekend in Moricetown. We passed out more tracks and had lots of people to share the gospel with. In church today we did a drama Natalie adapted from Acts 16. Several new people were in church Sunday whom we had contacted. It is great to preach the gospel with the Andersons. We packed up our campsite and are saying goodbye to many of the people we will miss. Tonight we are going to Rock Nest Ranch so we can help the other guys finish up a few projects. We head back home Tuesday morning and should be in Wausau at 2 AM on Wednesday morning. We are all tired and ready to get home. Today Kallia and Ruth ran in the Moricetown mud bog foot race. You will have to see the pictures of this! It was a big messy mud hole they race through and Kallia took 4^th, she had 2^nd but fell at the very end and a few people passed her. Please pray for a safe Monday working at the camp, travel back home and for me as I seem to be developing a cold??

Dan

Staying in Moricetown

Our plan was to go over to Rock Nest Ranch today but God had a different plan. The attendance at the camp dropped to 2 and we felt our impact here will carry a far greater eternal impact. Kids club ended yesterday with about 40 kids + leaders packing out the meeting room. Our campsite has become the biggest event in town each night, drawing over 30 people each night for games and campfires. We are seeing what a huge need the kids here in Moricetown have and are amazed at the change in just a few days. We have made a strong connection with many kids and they have all heard the Gospel multiple times. One boy who was not willing to sing and participate, by the end of the week he asked forgiveness from the song leaders and expressed his desire to follow Jesus and start going to church. I thank the Lord that we have all had many opportunities to tell others about Jesus. We are very impressed with the job the Andersons are doing with the people in this area. We are not very busy the next few days, but will be helping the Andersons with a few projects and spending time with people. I plan to go out to the camp tomorrow to visit the guys working out there. Thanks for your prayers! Lord willing we will see you in a few days!

Dan

Notes to Mom…

I know how important it is for Mom's to know what is going on so here is a quick note from the teens in Canada to let you know how we are doing…

Pastor Dan – I am getting my sleep and wearing clean socks every other day. It is a lot colder than we planned but I am staying warm enough. Thanks for taking care of my girls, have a great week!

Jess – Hi Mom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I miss you lots, DUH!!!!!!!!! Campings not too bad, I know, hard to believe, but there is running water and we're right next to the bathrooms, yayayayay!!! Ok love you bunches, you know it! Eh? Hehe

P.S. (for Jess) Found the man of my dreams, his name is Cameron. Apparently Alberta is the Vegas of Canada. I'll show you my gorgeous ring when we get back. It's sooo exciting!!!

Rea Rea - yo yo yo homie dudeness. =p hows life back home? I miss you guys…kinda. Lol. No, I do. I am having an awesome time up here and have gotten really close to this girl named Justice. I cant wait for tomorrow. Me jess and Rachel are going to the Anderson's to just hang out while everyone else is going to hike up a mountain. I gotta go. Love you lots! Tell dad and phil and Nicole I say hello.

P.S. (for rea) Lost passport…not coming home for 6-8 weeks. Love you!

Matt R - Hi Mom, it is going to be three degrees Celsius tonight. It is sunny from 4:30 am to 11 pm. You would love working up here dad. We saw idiot's rock…there were a lot of idiots. I met a lot of kids. That's it. Bye bye, love you.

Ruth – Hi Mom (and family), I am still being a manly tripper. We got some salmon today and I helped to gut it and cut it up (we got help from a native guy who knew how a lot betterJ). Kid's club is fun, but it keeps raining. It's rather cold here, thanks for convincing me to pack so many sweatshirts and jackets. I love you.

Renae – Hi mom, dad, Julie, and pets. Things are going very well here. It is pretty cold, but I won't complain about that. It's beautiful here, so many mountains and rivers. I hope things are going well back at home, thank you for your prayers. Love you!! J

Andrew - Hello mother, I am having a great time and Kallia is encouraging me to eat new foods it is some what working. Dad I hoped you survived the night with the girls. Emily and peter I hope you are having fun with out us.

Jesse- Hi mom, winds low, rain moderate, food good. Beautiful mountains and views. Andersons say "hi". Patience…running low. Work of God, HIGH. Feed Julia a treat for me and say hi to dad. Love you, bye.

Kallia- Hi mom and dad, the mountains are gorgeous. We are hiking one tomorrow. I ate a ton of salmon and I saw a bear. It has been raining a lot here. The first day of Kidz club went good. Love, Kallia

Natalie- Hi mom (and dad), it is very beautiful here the only thing I don't like is the cold weather. Please water my plants. Thanks, Love you.

Rachael- Hi Mom (and everyone) Hope all is going well for you. Things have been going well here, a little cold but refreshing! I was able to try some Moose meat (tastes like venison) and fresh salmon(very good!) The canyon, mountains and landscape are beautiful! I have taken many pictures to show you. Postcards are on the way! Love you!

I hope that helps all the Mom's sleep a little better – Thanks for your prayers

In Moricetown

Our team arrived safely in Canada and we are getting settled into ministry in British Columbia. We met another youth group staying at the same camp ground we are, but working in a different city. They are leaving Sunday AM and have been a blessing from the moment we arrived. They started a fire and brought us dinner, this morning they made us breakfast and it was impressive! The brought 3 vans and a moving truck to hall all their gear which includes 2 full size refrigerators and a deep freeze. They have car ports for shelters and quite the set up for a campsite. They even brought a portable water filter to attach to the camp water taps. They made a mean cup of coffee too. We went to Canadian Tire today and now we have "Canadian Tire Bucks". We shared the gospel with a grandfather and his grandson who were willing to listen and talk but the grandfather sad to say thinks he is good enough to stand before God on his own terms. We also had a big gathering at the Andersons home with about 35 kids from the area and several parents and other teens. We look forward to seeing these kids throughout the next week. Thanks for your prayers!

Dan

Atheists are afraid of education.

The state of Louisiana passed a law allowing public schools to critically examine controversial issues like evolution, human cloning and other issues which are currently only presented from a narrow humanistic perspective. The bill states "to create and foster an environment within public elementary and secondary schools that promotes critical thinking skills, logical analysis, and open objective discussion of scientific theories being studied" It also clarifies in the bill that religious ideas are not to be promoted, and discrimination must be carefully guarded. The atheists tried to block this bill and the ACLU is looking into legal action to over turn a nearly unanimous vote of the elected officials. Why are they so against critical thinking and logic? It is clear they know that facts and evidence are not on their side and when students (even 1^st graders) logically look at the evidence they will reject humanism. Truth is hard to argue with.