I hope this post finds you all doing very well. God has been very good to us this past week. We have been able to help very much with the Vacation Bible School going on at Trinity Baptist Church, here in Jersey City, New Jersey. It has been exciting, challenging, and absolutely wonderful. Tomorrow will be our last day here, so please pray that we will have a large turnout, and that if there are any children who do not know Christ as their personal Savior, that they will make a decision for Him before the end.
We have had a wonderful time here, teaching in classes, leading the kids in songs, doing object lessons, presenting the Gospel in numerous ways, giving our testimonies, and working one on one with the kids, as well. We also can't forget the Kayak Simulator that we built. Words don't do it justice.
The pastor was kind enough to bring us along to the First Annual Northeast Summit Conference in Southern New Jersey. It was a wonderful experience! The sessions were filled with practical, useful information and they were extremely helpful. Not only that, but we also saw several folks that we had met this summer, there. Pastor Chris Corrigan and his family from Sligo Baptist Church were there, as well as Pastor Erickson, Sarah Becker and several others from Jersey Shore Baptist Chapel. It was wonderful to hear how God was blessing in the churches we had come from and it was just refreshing to see some of our old friends again. God is good, isn't He?
Today, Pastor Hagedorn took, Daniel Miljenovik and us out on the Deleware River, to do a little Kayaking and Canoeing. It was a gorgeous day! we had a wonderful time just relaxing and enjoying God's creation and our company. Tomorrow, we will have an opportunity to travel to New York City with Daniel and do a little sight seeing, before VBS starts in the afternoon.
We are looking for a big day tomorrow, so please pray for us and for the work going on here in the church. This is not the easiest part of the world to work in, but God is able to supply all of our needs! Below are a few pictures of the last few days. Thank you for your prayers and support. Let's make this last week, the best one of the summer!
Your brothers in Christ,
-Matt and Joel
Here, we have our first run of the kayak simulator. No one was harmed in the making or operating of this device.
Here we are withour good pal and fellow adventurer, Daniel Miljenovik. Dan will be a Sophomore at Crown next semester.
Here's a snapshot of the auditorium decked out in VBS array.
Here, Dan is showcasing one of Matt's favorite new creations. Notice the similarities...
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