We were privileged to spend our summer at Sinclair Baptist Church (SBC) in WY. We arrived on site ready for a fast-paced busy schedule. Several mission groups planned to help, all arriving at various times, so we were certainly grateful for 2 Pilgrims Ministries, Inc., acting as general contractors for the breezeway part of the summer tasks. We were also joined by Olathe View Baptist Church (OVBC), Freedom Baptist Church, AR (FBC), and Sink Bros, LLC (KS).
SBC had two priorities for the summer. One was to build a breezeway that would end the 15-year wait to connect the main church with its Kid City counterpart.
We were grateful that all remained safe as Karl and Scott worked with members of the church to place the heavy rafters on the new breezeway.
FBC came alongside to dig and place new gas lines for the entryway heaters, hang sheet rock, mud/tape, finish the roof, and install lights. They also finished the intersection. Drop-down tiles were FINALLY installed to complete the old-time look! Praise the LORD!
Although much was completed on the new breezeway during our 8 weeks in Sinclair, Daniel and Ethan, owners of Sink Bros, LLC answered a last-minute request to put in and trim late-arriving windows and doors. Before the brothers arrived, however, an unknown crack in a drainpipe in the new breezeway brokeand a torrent of water from an unprecedented amount of rainfall flooded the new addition. The flooding extended inside the intersection and could have caused a great deal of damage. Thankfully, since the doors had not yet been put in, most of the flood waters flowed outside.
Breezeway Ready for Paint!
Inside Breezeway ready for paint!
Breezeway Ready for Stucco!
“But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord,” and we do! Daniel and Ethan were able to repair the broken pipes, put in and trim the windows and doors, hang ceiling fans, and put shiplap on the ceiling. Leftover shiplap was used for wainscot around the new walls. Wow! Just, wow!
The other priority was to finish the Kid City renovations, including the restrooms, which started last year. Joe, of Black Brothers Building, led a group from OVBC to install tile flooring. Once this onerous task was done, FBC installed the rest of the toilets, urinals, and partitions. Mirrors were hung, doors installed and trimmed, electrical outlets moved, and a mop sink was plumbed! A wall was also moved, allowing access to the storage room framed last year and blocking access to an old garage. Church members are glad for the updated look, organization, and safety the renovations provide. All looks wonderful and new and ready for a coat of paint!
But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.
2 Thessalonians 3:3
Our time at Triple S Christian Ranch was marked by remembering that our God is faithful. We returned to the camp as we were closing the book on our trip to Peru, reveling and sharing what He is doing in that place. We returned to find a family of believers also rejoicing in the faithfulness of God.
We delight with them in the fact that the camp has been growing which requires new and updated buildings. God has been abundantly and exceedingly providing to meet these needs. The boys’ cabin, just a thought last fall, stood finished and ready for Scott to stain.
Areas were added to both ends of the tabernacle in the form of new decks. These decks will provide room for church groups to meet and counsel as needed.
The trim and support for the girls’ cabin and shower house had also been finished and awaited stain.
We witnessed once again the willingness of God’s people to drop everything to volunteer time and talents. (I won’t mention names…Dan… but you run that machinery like they are extensions of your own arms!)
Meanwhile, the congregation of Freedom Baptist Church, currently meeting at Triple S, celebrated a huge answer to prayer as well. Enough funding from the One who owns it all poured in this spring. Work inside the church has begun; they now look forward to celebrating Christmas in their new church home! Praise the LORD for His faithfulness!
Culvert
So, what was accomplished? Scott and Dan worked to put in a couple of culverts, build up foundations, and dig a water line. Scott stained 2 cabins, a shower house, 2 decks, and a new podium backdrop, and as we labor, we pray to a faithful God. We pray for the future campers, staff, and congregations that will fill this campus. We pray for their salvation and growth in the knowledge of the Lord. We trust that as we work on the physical foundations, God will be exalted in the teaching of biblical foundations. We pray for a dying to self and a life blessed by being His with Christ in God. We remember that God is faithful!
For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
Freedom Baptist Church joined us last summer for a fast-paced mission project for Sinclair Baptist Church in Sinclair, WY. Plane tickets have been purchased for another trip this summer. Please pray for this church, the mission trip, and the much-needed completion of this new church building.
We so appreciate everyone who stepped out in faithful obedience with us for this mission. Because of your generosity and prayers, the ESL classroom is up and running with 3 laptop computers, headphones, mice, general classroom supplies and furniture, a speaking and listening curriculum, an on-line learning platform, and a gently used xerox machine. Items were even donated to help provide groceries unavailable in Peru. Praise God!
IXL JamThe classInstruction: Where is the pencil?
Please continue to partner with us in prayerful support for this school, First Baptist Academy of Pachacamac (FBAP). This ESL program based in FBAP offers a wonderful outreach opportunity. We pray this school grows and that the Gospel and Biblical foundations will be shared with young families for God’s glory!
Needs looking forward…
Monthly support for missionary teacher/helper
ESL Workbooks for each student-$40. each
An ESL teacher’s manual-$40.
Scholarships for students whose families can’t afford tuition costs
These words were spoken by the mother of Jesus just before His miraculous turning of the water into wine. Turn water into wine?! Impossible. Yet, the servants faithfully obeyed and found that with Jesus the impossible became possible. I believe this miracle illustrates our mission trip to Peru.
Setting up IXL the online platformTeaching Prep!Thankful for school supplies!Computer lab complete with new xerox machine
It all started when Scott announced one morning that he felt led to begin an ESL program in Peru. By the end of the day, plans were being made. Unbeknownst to us, Pastor and Mrs. Desent had been praying about starting a school. Scott’s call from half-way across the world, solidified God’s answer for them. School would begin in March 2025, just a few months later.
Scott and I were tasked with finding a self-paced, Bible-based ESL program. We spent months looking for the “right” program with no success. How could we teach and manage a class in Peru while living in the US?! The task seemed impossible. In frustration, we cried to the Lord, and He “turned water into wine”. He provided two programs that are perfect for distance learning. Thanks be to God!
All still seemed impossible until the plane tickets were bought. Within a week of this purchase, plans began to coalesce. Like the water turned into wine, our Lord provided what we needed, when we needed it. Perfect way, perfect provision, perfect timing. Perfect God!
We experienced some unexpected blessings during our first visit to this camp. The goal at Realife is to provide free Christ-centered camp experiences to those in foster care. We hope to hear more about this amazing work and how the gospel is shared through it!
The weather during our stay at the camp was surprising as well. It was either too humid, too cold, or too rainy which delayed the staining Scott was assigned. He was blessed with some unexpected time to work on the other side of the ministry and to enjoy some much-needed rest.
Perhaps the most unforeseen gift was discovered in the small congregation of Faith Baptist Church in Marianna. These believers greeted and treated us as family from the moment we entered the doors. Scott not only shared about OJIF but was able to preach for the pastor and give him a break for an evening service. They prayed for the ministry, fed us, and engaged in warm conversation while there. God is good…always!
Sinclair Baptist Church We join the folks at SBC in awe and gratitude for all our Lord has done through your sacrifices of time, talent, and resources. We were only able to share the highlights, but much more was done. Thank you!
Please continue to pray for all who partner with SBC as they carry on with the restoration needs of this historic building and ministry center. Preparations have been made for the application of stucco next spring for both the new breezeway and parts of the building facade in great need.
Missionary Acres, Silva, MO We arrived in this community for retired Baptist missionaries, teachers, and pastors to learn that they have been busy this summer. They have enjoyed more help this year than even before COVID. That is a huge praise! Thank you for your willingness to pray for and help these sweet folks! They also received enough funding to finish the sheet rock on a house start last spring. Praise the Lord, for He is good! Thank you for partnering in this endeavor!
