Mixed Emotions

Although we were thankful that today was Friday, we knew the day was going to be tough. We knew today was the funeral service for Todd Lurtey and we desperately wanted to be in Greenville to be part of the service. We also knew it was going to be tough because today was our last day of Bible school for the week. We'll get to that soon.

We started the day by working all morning at the radio station. We were relieved to be able to put in some solid time working on editing and producing all kinds of elements that would help the Radio Lighthouse. This afternoon, our team took a quick break to the beach and little Julia loved being in the water and finding some seashells. 

This afternoon, we had our last day of VBS. After much discussion with the Kirkland's and the team, we decided that in today's VBS we would focus more on the message and not on some of the other elements we had done in the days previous. We broke the group into three different sections. Sarah, Kathryn and  Renee went inside to work with children ages 6 and under. The teenagers came into the backyard with Joshua, Victoria, Abby and myself. The rest of the children packed into the carport. Each section spent some time singing songs and then spent a good deal of time discussing salvation and the gospel message. We praise the Lord that 83 kids came to the last day of VBS.

At the invitation we had 6 children come back and three made the decision to trust Christ. We were absolutely thrilled that we were able to see God work in such a tangible way! Our group said some emotional goodbyes as we knew we may not see some of these kids ever again. Although several of the children and teenagers didn't make decisions, we knew God was working throughout the entire VBS. We could see the Gospel seeds taking root and we are confident that God will continue to draw these dear kids to himself. 

Tomorrow we are looking forward to a fun day of kayaking on the water and doing a bit more sight seeing. After such a long week of work, I know the team is looking forward to some rest and refreshment. 

Thank you so much for your prayers! Continue to pray for the Lurtey family. We received word that the memorial service was such a blessing to the over 1,000 people who were in attendance. Also pray for the kids we ministered to this week. Pray that the Holy Spirit would continue to work in drawing them to Himself. 

We can't believe in a matter of days we will be making the trip back. It has gone so fast and we have seen God do incredible things through this team! 

For now, we close from the land of sea and sun. See you again tomorrow in the blogosphere. 

For God's Glory, 

Jonny Gamet