ON THE TRAIL IN MONTANA

Howdy folks;

Well, the tour has started with a bang! For two days, I performed at the Cowboy Entertainer Gathering in Townsend, MT. It was good to be back at the Townsend Gathering after an absence of two years. There were old friends to great and new friends to meet. The caliber of the western music performers at this gathering was top notch and I got to perform with a number of them. The old bass got quite a workout and I even played the harmonica. As a featured performer on the Friday night show, I was able to share several of my original songs. All in all, it was a great event and one not to be missed.

The highpoint of the weekend for us, however, was the Cowboy Church service at the Elkhorn Community Fellowship. This was the first service in the church since it was closed over two years ago. A young church planter and his wife, Eric and Jessica Crusch, are working hard to relaunch the church in Townsend. We also enjoyed the company of Baptist folks from Louisiana, South Carolina, Alabama, and Georgia. They had come to work on the church building. It had fallen into disrepair and needed sprucing up. It is likely that Eric and Jessica will start to hold regular Sunday services while they continue to work in the community to reestablish this work in Townsend.

In reflecting on the weekend, it certainly confirmed the work that the Lord has called us to do. Throughout the western states there are many small communities with small churches and new works that need encouragement. If we can be a source of that encouragement and be of some help to them, then our labour has not been in vain.

Please pray for the Elkhorn Community Fellowship in Townsend that they will be able to keep the doors open and that the Lord’s work will prosper. As we continue our tour, pray for Suzann and I that we will be able to reach out to folks with the Gospel message and encourage believers in their walk with Christ.

On the trail for Him,

Mike and Suzann