We arrived in Newcastle, WY on August 13th/14th….It was VERY late. We met with Pastor Todd Olson of Cambria Community Baptist Church and he let us into the church to stay the night there, until we could go out to the cabin that he reserved for us. The next day, we went to the cabin at the home of the Blockers. They have a “tiny house” that they built for ministers to stay in. It was INCREDIBLE! That was such a blessing to us…running hot water, flushing toilet, stove and oven. SO BLESSED!

We got to enjoy meals with Pastor Todd and his wife, Janet, as well as their children, Rebekah and Isaiah. They are a great bunch! Pastor had Matt teach the first half of his Discipleship lesson on Wednesday night, preach/share on Sunday morning, then finish the Discipleship lesson on Sunday evening.

We also went out into the neighborhoods on the Saturday night before, inviting the community to come to Cambria Community BC. It was a great time of meeting people and finding out what may be going on in their lives. Unlike back home in Texas where many people have an excuse on why they don’t go to church or some story to tell, in Newcastle, so many of them said they just simply don’t go. This community is stricken with alcoholism in a very bad way. They have plants and refineries here where they pay really well, but, unfortunately, that leads to “too much” money. That tends to lead to a “need” for more more more. It can also lead to boredom, which leads to drug and alcohol use. The divorce rate is very high, as well. Satan has a strong hold on people in this town. Matt and the Pastor prayerwalked through the neighborhoods, as well, rebuking Satan and tearing down strongholds in this town. We pray for deliverance of these people and pray that churches in America will start sending people here to assist these churches and communities.

We met a lady here named Michelle. We will be putting up some of her stories of how God has used her to witness to people everywhere she goes. Matt and Pastor Todd got to go and pray over her home, breaking strongholds there, too, because she is under attack from Satan and her family is suffering for it. Please pray for her and her husband and their “Brady Bunch.”

Next up is Hulett, WY. We never expected to spend this much time in any 1 state, but God has a plan for us and we wouldn’t want to be anywhere on the outside of that plan. Continue to pray for and support us. We love and miss our home church, but we are happy to be where God wants us everyday!