As mentioned in our last blog, we traveled south to Montana, Wyoming and South Dakota during the last two weeks in April.
Overall our trip was very encouraging and we really enjoyed all the fellowship. The girls just had a ball playing with friends and experiencing “new” environments. Our first stop was in Wilsall, Montana at the Shields Valley Bible Church. We were privileged to take part in their mission conference, and were very blessed by our friends in this part of the country. I enjoyed connecting with an old friend, and Joel got to shoot some prairie dogs,(which he tells me is good therapy). We get a bit spoiled there with a very nice cabin, at the edge of the mountains, to call home during our stay.
After a brief stop in Douglas, Wyoming, to spend some “QT” with more dear friends, then we moved on to LaGrange. In many ways it felt like coming home. We spent a very packed full six days, visiting with students about missions, and InterAct’s fields of service, as well as connecting a bit with the many people who live in that area and support the work here in Canada.
Seeing what God is doing in students lives at Frontier School of the Bible is both challenging and encouraging, we are thankful for this opportunity to represent InterAct and look forward to further connections.
Several students seemed particularly interested in what God was doing in the North Pacific Crescent (Western Canada, Alaska, Siberia), so time will tell how the Lord will direct those individuals.
When our time was complete at FSB, we headed back north (and east) to Mound City, South Dakota, to visit Amanda’s sister, brother-in-law and brand new baby niece, Adriana Joy. We were joined by Amanda’s parents as well, and spent several days working around their place (they had recently moved).
The Sewell family parted ways for a few days, with the girls and myself traveling back to Longview with my parents, and Joel heading out on his own, with a planned stop in Miles City, Montana. My parents, the girls and I made the trip home in one long day, with a few exciting pit stops along the
way. We went to a branding in the middle of a friends pasture in Miles City, and then traveled at least 20 some miles on a back country road in the middle on Montana to visit some friends and stop for lunch. It was a memory making trip for all. Joel didn’t get home when planned due to our car loosing the transmission, when all the options were weighed out we decided to not fix the car and with the help of a friend and my dad, Joel was able to get home. We thank God for His provision of that car.
My parents visited for total of five full days, and we had a wonderful time. They left for home the morning of
May 8th, which is also Joel’s birthday. There is always something that keeps us depending on the Lord, and we are so thankful for His great provision for our family. For those of you we got to see on our trip, thanks for the memories. For those we missed this time around, we hope to connect next trip. Thanks to you all!
Amanda
