Us at Camp

2006-04-19T11:06:00.000-06:00

There are pictures of our new "Kids" on flickr. More to come too!

2006-04-18T10:47:00.000-06:00

Took the kids to the park!

Well the park was really only a log out in the field. But once I showed them that they could get up on it, there was no keeping them off. They would jump up and do "tricks" on it. Balancing on their front two legs while lifting their back two up in the air and jumping off with half twist. And of coure they did just like human kids do. If they were going to fall off or got pushed off they would do a BIG jump....like they meant to do the whole thing. Pretty funny!

2006-04-17T09:07:00.000-06:00

Easter Snow

When we got home from the morning service it was snowing like mad. There was only a little that actually stayed on the ground for like 20 minutes, but it sure was fun to watch.

Later in the afternoon some other missionaries from camp and their friends brought their kids out to play with the goats. On our way back we looked back to see the following picutre.

What a fun day!

2006-04-11T09:50:00.000-06:00

I don't usually pass things like this along. Mostly because they are usually not true, they are kind of like the emails that people receive and then feel the need to forward as truth without checking out the information. But, because this comes from a Focus On The Family I don't have a problem with passing it on.

Definantly worth the wait to listen online!

Breaking the Silence

2006-03-29T17:47:00.000-07:00

Nothing can catch the attention of a bunch of youth like FIRE can. I read this trick in an old object lession book from the 70's. Pretty sure that someone has published it more recenly then that but it is a great object lession of Daniel 3. Best part of all ,the fire that seams to be burning the white hanky does not really burn it. The fire burns out and you can pass an unblemished rag around to the kids. Drives home the fact that the three of them were in the fire and did not get hurt!

2006-03-16T16:08:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago I went to Missoula to speak in a BCM missionaries Bible Clubs. In most of them I did a short object lession out of Daniel 3 (I had a cool picture of the object lesson but lost it) and then was able to show Camp Pictures and talk alittle about the summer. The cool part is that 3-4 of them were in the public schools! It was neat to talk about the bible in the school library. I will be doing 7-10 schools and AWANAs in the local area in a few weeks. Exciting stuff. Tomarrow night I am teaching a lesson on David and Goliath for around 10 disabled kids at Kids Night out. Should be fun. I will tell you how it goes!

2006-03-15T11:24:00.000-07:00

Energy Drinks must be coming to the end of their fadish reign.

2006-03-13T10:00:00.000-07:00

She is one crazy girl...forsure! We had not had the 6 of them home more then 20 when the little chick (that is less then a week old) deciedes that she likes the view from the top of the bucket better then the bottom. But, as you can see from the picture, geting to the top of the bucket is no simple feat! Once she was up she did not try to go anywhere, so we just left her there for a while. Well, that is until she would doze off and right when she was about to fall she would wake back up and regain her footing back.

Now that I think about it...it probably is not all that funny unless you were there. But since it is easier to hit the "Publish" button then to delete it...here you go!

2006-02-28T09:13:00.000-07:00

Snowshoeing

Sorry that it has been so long since we put anything up. I am usually able to do it from work but my connection is down. Presently I am in Missoula at a Wheat Montana (great whole wheat recipes!) getting ready to make Camp Presentations at the Bible Clubs in Public Schools around the area. Well...All of that to say Carly and I love snowshoeing! We have had two opportunity to go up to Glacier National Park and check out the mountains while they are covered with snow. Hopefully we can get out more around camp before the rain takes all the snow away.

Hope you had a chance to look up the whole wheat recipes. Let us know if you have any good ones. Especially for pizza crust!

2006-02-16T16:12:00.000-07:00

How do you explain to kindergartners that:

-God doesn't have wooden teeth.
(I don't know because I have never seen him before. :) )

- If you asked for a quarter of a graham cracker it is not the same as talking about a penny.

-In order to succeed in life you really have to pass kindergarten (and not repeat it for the second time.)

* These are dilemnas I have dealt with in the past couple weeks. These "issues" really made me feel inadequate as a teacher, and that Kindergartners are SO
concrete in their thinking. But they sure do bring me some good laughs.

2006-02-14T15:48:00.000-07:00

Us at Camp

Happy Valentines Day! Lots of LOVE to all!.

2006-02-09T14:11:00.001-07:00

AWANA

Last night Carly and I went to an AWANA program up the road at the First Baptist Chruch of Bigfork. I led the counsel time for 40 k-6th graders...we talked about Daniel 3, and the Fiery Furnace! I dont think that they got all that I was telling them, but they got the overall idea! It was neat to see how you can immobilize kids with overhead pictures and an object lesson. (It's always kind of hard to tell if they are sitting still because they are listening or because they are so caught up in the pictures. Either way they will hopefuly remember the story.) Next Wednesday we are going up to Martin City, a tiny little town up by Glacier Park, for their counsel time. There is 25ish 3-6 graders there and 90% have no chruch background. But every Wednesday they come and hear God's truth and memorize BIBLE verses!

2006-02-09T14:11:00.000-07:00

Last night Carly and I went to an AWANA program up the road at the First Baptist Chruch of Bigfork. I led the counsel time for 40 k-6th graders...we talked about Daniel 3, and the Fiery Furnace! I dont think that they got all that I was telling them, but they got the overall idea! It was neat to see how you can immobilize kids with overhead pictures and an object lesson. (It's always kind of hard to tell if they are sitting still because they are listening or because they are so caught up in the pictures. Either way they will hopefuly remember the story.) Next Wednesday we are going up to Martin City, a tiny little town up by Glacier Park, for their counsel time. There is 25ish 3-6 graders there and 90% have no chruch background. But every Wednesday they come and hear God's truth and memorize BIBLE verses!

2006-02-07T09:36:00.000-07:00

Sunrise or Sunset Which is your favorate?

Jodi this one is for you!

2006-02-06T11:47:00.000-07:00

Had a great "wipe-out weekend" January 13-16. It was a snow camp for High School kids from the area. We only had 16 but that was an improvment from what it has been in recent years. There was such a good response from the local youth leaders that we scheduled a jr high weekend the 10-12 of march. We keep hearing that this should be better (as far as numbers) then the high school.
We had a great time during the last retreat. Satuday we had outdoor "snow" games and then night skiing until 9pm and finished off the evening by watched the Incredibles. I was able to get some leading questions from Christianity Today's website. You should check them out. It turned out to be an GREAT way to get the kids to think about what they just watched. We also had a youth paster from Whitefish First Baptist speak 3 times over the course of the weekend. He was great. The energy and passion that he brought to the kids about God's word was outstanding!
PRAY FOR THE JR. HIGH KIDS THAT WILL ATTEND THIS
WEEKEND. WE WANT TO BE BOTH AN ENCOURAGMENT
AND A CHALLANGE TO THEM!

Have any suggestions on main stream movies that have good morals and are clean? Let me know!

2006-01-30T11:21:00.000-07:00

Carly and I had a great time over in Great Falls. We got to see my mom along with Aunts and Uncles. Carly and I did decide however, that deer should not be able to come out at night. People say that the government should take care of our needs (welfare ect). I need the deer not to come out at night. They are a danger to my and my wife's health and well being. They are a detriment to all who drive on the public roadways of northwest Montana. They serve no good purpose at night. And just think of all the jobs that could be created, here and all over this great government run country, if we the people decided to make the deer stay in at night! Man...It could even be the end of unemployment!

2006-01-27T14:07:00.000-07:00

Blog Disclaimers

1) I will spell words wrong...really wrong. I graduated from college and "they" told me that after that no one would care. So if you find a misspelled word, dont tell me. I dont care. Chances are that i have spell it that way for years and i am not going to change now.

2) i will forget your birhtday. It does not mean that i dont care. It just means that i forgot and by the time i remember to get a card (and have someone proof read it) it was late. So...expect it to be late