Redeemer Baptist Church in Grangeville, Id had a water leak in their baptistry and that required it be replaced. The old tank was torn out and a platform was built to hold a portable baptistry that they were given.
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This month, Nathan finished the replacement of the shower in the duplex by getting the drywall finished. He also completed the cry room sound system. The biggest project though was the replacement of the front doors of the church. Yet Nathan was not the only one working on the cry room. Faith sewed one set of curtains for the cry room. She will be making the last two next month. We also took some time right after Christmas to get some rest and relaxation. We stayed in Butte, Montana and visited the Grant Kors Ranch in Deer Lodge, Philipsburg, and Helena. It was a fun week.
Confession: that title was fun to type. We returned to The Falls Church in Idaho Falls the week before Thanksgiving to put up the OSB walls for them. They had already got the walls insulated and painted for fire protection. We put the OSB up and hung doors for the storage area. This will put them one step closer to being able to use the building for their young people.
Salmon Valley Baptist wanted a place for moms with young kids to take their kids when they were being fussy while still being able to participate in church. The church decided to build a cry room with a one-way mirror. Nathan put the window in the back of the church off of one of the classrooms. We still need to put in the sound system but the window is now ready.
One of the deacons at Salmon Valley Baptist Church became aware that a widow in the church needed a new roof on her house. She had some leaks. Her son-in-law purchased the materials and a group of people from the church spent two days removing the old roof and putting new shingles on the roof in the coldest weather we have had this fall. She will now have no need to be concerned about leaks with winter coming.
The Falls Church in Idaho Falls is running out of room in their church building. Therefore they are working on converting a hanger (or barn) at the back of the church property into useable space for youth and kids. Nathan built walls around the inside of the building and a stage at the front with storage room behind it. The church will then insulate and hang drywall so the room can be used year round.
Northridge Fellowship in Jerome sits on the Snake River plain in the desert of Idaho. There are some things you can just expect when you are in Jerome. The smell of nearby dairies. Heavy infestations of flies during 'fly season'. And winds. High winds. Frequent winds. And those winds have wrecked havoc with the shingles on the church roof. The church needed to replace the shingles with a seamless metal roof. Two missions teams- one from southern Mississippi and another from the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee came to assist with the projects. They, along with many members of the Northridge Fellowship, were able to get all the shingles off the large roof and put up all of the large sheets of metal. The teams have since returned home and Nathan and two roofing contractors hired for the job continued working to get the remaining metal in the valley and the ridge cap on. The contractor will be finished with the remaining pieces and ridge cap soon. And the church will be able to breathe easier when the next high wind comes. Because it will come.
Twenty six kids, most younger than 15.
Five baptisms, including three siblings. One amazing weekend gaining more rodeo skill and worshipping Jesus. We love Rodeo Bible Camp and Jerome is always amazing. Enjoy these pictures from the clinics. It was raining during the rodeo so the camera did not come out. First Baptist Atlanta returned to work at Bethel Baptist Church in Billings, Montana and we were able to join them this year. A church plant in South Billings merged with a dying church and inherited an older building. The church is in a low income area of town with a higher crime rate than the rest of the city. Every Sunday morning they serve a continental style breakfast before the church service begins. They needed a better set up for this. We tore out the old area and built a new café area. We also replaced lighting in the sanctuary and kitchen, replaced several toilets, repainted the kitchen, and did maintenance to and stained the playground the team built last year. The building will now be able to better serve the needs of the church in reaching their community.
One major bonus of our time in Billings was watching the Blue Angels practice for an upcoming air show. We also took an afternoon and toured Red Lodge Montana. The first ever Rodeo Bible Camp in Rigby, Idaho saw 41 kids between the ages of 11 and 17 attending. They were taught various rodeo skills at clinics throughout the day. In addition, they had chapel twice daily and devotions in the morning and evening led by counselors. The chapels taught through the book of Colossians. Several of the kids decided to publicly proclaim their faith in Jesus by following Him in baptism. On Saturday evening, they were baptized along with some siblings, one father, and one of the camp leaders. Sunday morning saw the final church service, the rodeo, and the awards ceremony; all of which were well attended. We are praising the Lord for His work in Rigby!
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