Well, it was an awesome summer in Montana. God is so faithful. I was able to see more clearly how He is my everything and the reason I'm living. We were very blessed to be able to reap a harvest and see a lot of people decide to follow Christ. I felt God's strength in situations where I am normally weak.          It was nice to come home Saturday and see my family and a few friends. Only a few more days until I move back to Starkville!

   This week we've been commuting to Radersburg for VBS. The church that we're working at is about 100 years old. The kids have been awesome and we've had a great time. Three of the kids have accepted Christ. The pastor and his wife are letting us stay at their house this week and are some of the nicest people we've met in Montana. They have 2 birds. One likes to walk on my arm and bite at my earrings or anything shiny I''m wearing while the other sings and laughs(honestly). We are also doing door-to-door surveys. We've come across a few Christians and fewer that seem strong in their faith. One lady we were talking to started crying when we were talking to her b/c of some personal problems so Melissa and I tried to encourage her. We will be doing another VBS next week and hopefully going to Yellowstone sometime soon.

  It's been an awesome and challenging time this week in Butte, MT. For the 4th of July my partners and I did a service project during the parade.(This town goes all out for Independence Day). We worked along side a singing group from a baptist college in California. On the night of the 4th of july, we found a closet on the 4th floor of the former school/church building we're staying at that had a ladder leading to the roof of the building. From there we watched fireworks all around us being shot throughout the city and we shot some of our own. It was pretty awesome.    The next 3 days Liz, Melissa, and I went on a camping trip with the youth from Park Street Baptist Church. It was a lot of fun and somewhat challenging since we had no running water/showers and it got really cold at night. We worked with the college students who led the youth in Bible studies and one-on-one's. One day we floated down a river on rafts through the mountains and today we skiied on the lake by the campground. One girl I talked to and 2 others accepted Christ into their life last night so we were all really excited for them and for how God is working in this youth group. Almost all of the kids come from difficult backgrounds so they need a lot of prayer and guidance.  Well, I think it's time to go shower now and take a nap.