Montana - Day 7

Our final stop was Billings, MT. We shot two interviews for the City Reach Initiative project and one for the Baker State Missions project.

We’ve visited with pastors from the northwest corner of Montana to the southeast corner this week. All are in different sized cities with unique makeups. Each church has its own way of doing things. But their common thread is their passion for reaching the lost of their communities. They know that they ARE missionaries and their mission field is in their own back yard.

Continue to pray for the pastors and churches of Montana. With an unchurched population of around 90%, they have their work cut out for them...but they’re headed in the right direction.

Montana - Days 5 & 6

Well, apparently it’s still too early in the season to fish in Yellowstone. But we didn’t mind...we drove through about a third of Yellowstone National Park yesterday and saw its breathtaking landscapes, Old Faithful (and several other geysers) and dozens of bison and elk. I can’t wait to take my family there to see the whole park.

Today we traveled to Miles City on the eastern side of Montana. We visited with Pastor Jeff Cahill at Valley Drive Baptist Church. Valley Drive is a church of about 90 members. On the week before Palm Sunday, 31 of their members set out to invite every household in Miles City to their Easter Service. Eight hours and 4000 houses later, they had done just that. Over 170 people attended their Easter service...nearly double their normal attendance. Nine people accepted Christ.

What would happen if First Baptist Hendersonville did the same thing? It would take a few more people to accomplish it...and maybe we wouldn’t double our attendance...but how many people would accept Christ as a result?

P.S.
That’s a Littlest Pet Shop hamster in the picture. That’s what my daughter wanted from Montana. So I got her one and it has traveled with us everywhere we’ve gone. I’ve taken photos of it in many of those places and texted them to her. She likes it...so it makes me happy, too.

Montana - Day 4

If you haven’t figured it out yet, Montana is amazing! Every time we go around a curve or over a mountain, we’re surprised by another unbelievable view. God’s artistry is evident all around us.

We traveled from Kalispell along Flathead Lake again (didn’t mind that a bit!) through Missoula to Helena, Butte and finally Bozeman. We shot b-roll in these 3 cities for the City Reach Initiative project.

Even though we spent about 8 hours in the car today, we really didn’t mind. When you’re in awe at everything around you, time flies!

Tomorrow we fish in Yellowstone!

Saddle up!

It’s almost VBS time so the First Media crew recently saddled up and headed out to Marion Stables at Long Hollow Farm to get a taste of the ranch life. We brought along Bronco Bill Gruenewald (FBC Minister of Business Administration) to lend us a hand.

While we were there, we shot video for four VBS promo spots featuring Bronco Bill. The first episode aired on on Easter Sunday and new a episode will air each of the next three weeks.

Click HERE to see the first episode and stay tuned for future episodes.