We arrived here in Arizona City, AZ Monday afternoon. We were able to stop by the Case Grande National Monument on the way here from Flagstaff, and it was a lot of fun to see. We made it in around 3 pm and were able to get settled in before the Bible study of the Heaven's View Baptist Church that evening. We have greatly enjoyed this place already and getting to know Pastor Darrel Roe, his wife, and their three children. We were able to meet many of the members of the church at Bible study on Monday night and then spent the rest of the evening talking with Pastor Roe and getting to know his family.
Jen and Hannah standing with the entrance sign of the Case Grande National Monument
Tuesday morning we were able to go out visiting and canvasing for the Vacation Bible School that will begin here Wednesday evening. It is around 105 degrees here for most of the day, so we have been drinking lots of water and trying to stay hydrated as we spend a lot of time out in the sun. Everyone makes fun of the fact that it is a "dry heat", but it really is different from back home! We took the Roe's three children visiting with us, and they were lots of fun and a great help to us. Their entire family is so kind and accomodating. After a few hours of visiting, we were able to run some errands with Mrs. Roe and had lunch. We then went out visiting for a little while again in the late afternoon. We were extremely convicted, as every house we visited had already been visited that day by the Jehovah's Witnesses of the area. We have the Truth, and yet they are often so much more faithful in sharing their faith.
This morning we went out visiting again, and were able to make many good contacts for the meetings that began this evening. We spent the rest of the day cleaning and doing preparation for the VBS, which will have a Mission's Emphasis. The children began arriving around 6:15 pm. Pastor Roe opened with announcements and prayers, and we were able to lead the children in some songs in the opening assembly. Everyone then split into their own groups by age and the lesson tonight told the story of David Livingston. The three of us helped out with snacks. Rebecca and I were able to share an object lesson about sin using a rope with the children, and besides one minor mistake it went really well! We were also able to make animal balloons for the children, which they were very excited about. However, I think we're going to have to get faster at making them to keep up with all the children, :) We were also able to help with some songs in the closing assembly, and the entire evening was really a great time and a wonderful opening day for the Vacation Bible School here!
The VBS will continnue through Friday evening, and then we will have a big day on Sunday.during the services here. Please pray for Hannah as we will take her to the Phoenix airport at around 5 am tomorrow morning. She will be flying into Houston, and then to Ohio for her brother's wedding. God willing, she'll be flying back Monday and we'll pick her up from the airport on the way to California. Please also pray for the meetings for the rest of the week. I will be teaching a class about Margaret Stringer tomorrow night and am looking forward to it. We're praying that many of the contacts we have made will continue to come out and we'll be able to see children and adults come to a saving knowledge in Jesus Christ this week!
In His Service,
Jen, Hannah, and Rebecca
These Saguaro Cacti are monstrously large. If you look closely, you can see Jen standing near the base of this one. It takes about 100 years just to develop the main trunk of these catci, before the arms can even begin to grow.
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