Cookin' In Wyoming

Howdy folks!

For the last week we have been cookin' in 90 degree weather here in Lander. The good news is that it cools down at night, which makes for good sleeping weather. The air conditioner has been working overtime. With little rain (I think a few drops fell last Friday), it sure is a dry country.

The cowboy gospel concert at the Warm Valley Baptist Church in Pavillion, WY, was a real family affair. Folks from the community and surrounding area gathered for the concert at 6 p.m. and stayed for a full course roast beef supper after the concert. The church building is made of logs and the interior is all knotty pine. Why, they even have a rack by the front door for all the cowboy hats. The church has grown since last year and, we enjoyed catching up with how the Lord has been working. A hilight this year was the vacation bible school, where 14 young people accepted the Lord as their personal Saviour. Pavillion only has a population of 126, but God has raised up a strong witness in that community.


We had planned to move on the Rock Springs, WY, early this week but there were no spots open in the RV parks. Wyoming is like Alberta in terms of the oil boom, housing is in short supply. As a result, we will stay in Lander until Friday (Sept. 7) and park on the church parking lot for a couple of nights in Rock Springs. Emmanuel Baptist has two services on Sunday morning, so it will be necessary to set up the sound system on Saturday. This will be our first visit to Emmanual and we are looking forward to fellowshiping with these folks.

That's about it for this week. Time is slipping by and we are almost half way through this tour. While it will be good to be home, we are excited about sharing the Gospel message in Idaho and Montana. Your prayers are greatly appreciated as we minister in song and poem, the cowboy way.

On the trail,

Mike and Suzann