I'm Legit

I finally got my North Dakota driver license. I made sure I got a hair cut so I would look good in it. I must say I do look good. Also I got a job finally. I will be working at a local elementary school after school for about 4 hours a day taking care of underprivileged kids. A good chance to invest in some lives. Also pray for the Bismarck State College (BSC) bible study tonight. I am having it at my place now, and I have made some more contacts and having a couple more solid christians come so, maybe these people in it will step up.

Bar Hopping

So, last week, two nights in a row I went to bars with a friend of mine. What was interesting was the amount of people there and how it is culture here to go to a bar. All of his friends I talked to said that this is what North Dakotans do. Go to bars and drink. They were all cool to me and didn't mind that I didn't drink and I was there to start a church. I really think the best place to engage the lost is at the bars here, because it is where everyone goes. Pray that I will make lasting relationships with people that I meet.

Bible Study Update and Prayer

I would first like to say my buddy Nick in the picture all bundled up is not a undercover cop. It was a joke. Tomorrow is the Bible study for the University of Mary. We are meeting at my apartment. We think we will have about 10 peeps there and I think they will be a solid group. The type to be leaders. So, pray for that and that God would give me the words to say and give me wisdom in teaching them. Also, pray for the BSC Bible study. The people there really don't seem like they want to reach others and it only seems like one is really into it. So, we are moving that off campus next week and pray that I would be able to find some strong Christians at BSC to join the Bible study.
Lastly, pray for Dakota Hills church. The church I am going to and my buddy Jody is the pastor of. The church has been around a couple years and pretty much stayed at 15-20 people. We are trying to make some changes. But, with a small one we made with software, there seemed to be some resistance. So, pray that the people there would see that change is needed to reach people.
Other than that I am enjoying it up here and think that I am getting a job doing after school care for underprivileged kids at a local elementary school. It is through the YMCA and a government program. They seem to be the only ones that want me to work. All the other jobs I applied for I haven't heard anything. I guess God wants me to be there.

Snow Pictures

My Car with some snow on it
Some pretty big snowflakes. So, after it snowed in the morning it got up to the 40's and everything started to melt. Weird how can be so cold in morning then heat up.

Sledding and Prayer

Nick and I are about to go sledding. He's an undercover cop so he can't be seen in the public. Kinda a pain when he wears it while we are eating at a restaurant.

Prayer - Starting a Bible study in a couple week at the University of Mary on Wednesdays.
-That I find a job
-Ben sells his truck so he can finally move up here

More Pics

The plug to keep my car warm when it is -30 and your oil gels up.

Outside my apartment
Yes it is -5 today. But, it is a dry cold.
The Capitol building. The largest building in North Dakota. No building can be built bigger by law.
Yes sledding is a dangerous sport and you could be killed.

What's Going On

Here is an update and some prayer request for yall. Everything is going great with my car, which is a blessing. My apartment is almost ready to have be posted on the blog, I still need some more furniture, so pray that I'll find some good deals on them. Also, the peeps before me had a cat and it smells like a litter box in some places, I'm talking to the manager tomorrow and have them do their cleaning stuff on it.
I haven't been able to get out to the college yet. But, I think other than getting a Bible study started on the U. Mary campus, I am also going to find a place to rent once a week to do an open mike night or karaoke night. A lot of the students go home on the weekends because there isn't anything to do in Bismarck. I'm trying to give them a reason to stay. Also underage drinking is the highest here out of any area. Pray I will find a place, funding, and that people will come. I have realized I need to network and really just meet people first before I get too much started. Pray for the networking, today I was able to meet some people and get some contacts, God was good in answering my prayers this morning about that.
Also pray for the church I am at now my buddy, Jody is the pastor of. In the next couple weeks we are casting a vision and figuring out how to implement it. Pray that God will bring peeps to his church and that he will provide a worship leader and band. I guess that is all. Tonight it is supposed to get down to -30.

Going Going Gone

Wed. the 3rd I am leaving with my father for the 2000 plus mile trip to Bismarck. We are going to try to get to Minneapolis in 24 hours and stay there for a day with family and then head to Bismarck. Should take 6-8 hours from there. Pray for safe travel and good roads.

A Few Pics

Here are a few pics from my first visit. It snowed a little while I was there and was -20 when I first got there. It was a good time though.