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(Photos courtesy of C. Himes)

Band of Survivors Team Update 2

Hello from Wisconsin! It’s our fifth day as a team and everything’s been great! Today we continued our ministry at the Waukegan Corps. Most of the time there was spent preparing for tomorrow’s block party. We’ve got all the games and activities ready to go, and we’re expecting a good turn out. Please pray that God would use us. The team spent an hour or so on a prayer walk around the corps. It was a great time for us to prepare our own hearts and to pray for the people we’ll come in contact with.

Other than our cell group time, much of today was spent in solitude. Many of us took time to read a book that’s a part of our curriculum called Helps to Holiness by Samuel Logan Brengle. I recommend it to all of you. We also received our second scripture verse to memorize: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us and purify us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9. We are praying for holiness as a team.

Tonight we also had a Prayer and Praise Night at the corps. There were over fifty! Dave Witthoff brought the message from Hebrews, challenging us to meditate on the new covenant and our personal relationship with Christ. During the praise and worship time a seven year old boy named Caleb asked “Jesus Christ to be his friend.” He shared his testimony a few minutes later during the testimony time. The night went well, and the Spirit was with us.

Thank you for your prayers. We ask that you would continue to lift us up as we grow as a team and grow in holiness.

Kirsten Gorton

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(Photos courtesy of C. Himes)

Band of Survivors Team Update 1

Hello dear friends and family! How is everybody doing? We hope all is well with you guys! We send our greetings from camp Wonderland up in Camp Lake Wisconsin; we have been camping out (yes, in actual tents) for the past four days and have enjoyed getting to know each other as a team and as Brothers and Sisters in Christ.

Today was our first day of actual ministry at the Waukegan Corps. Captain Jeff and Valerie Carr were excited and so welcoming to us when we arrived. We helped clean out the basement (I know, every corps officers dream) and organized all the materials we are using for a block party on Saturday.

The main event for us today was a kid’s open air that went wonderfully; we had face painters, people making balloon animals, and soccer and basketball players ready to receive the children that were playing at the park. After drawing a crowd we sang songs; one of which was “Stop, and let me tell you what the Lord has done for me” which is exactly what we were there to tell them. We then told the Gospel story using a huge Evange-cube (thanks Barb Higgins) and all the little children repeated a prayer in which they accepted our Lord Jesus Christ as their personal Savior, it was awesome!

The team worked really well together and everybody fulfilled their responsibilities wonderfully!

We ask you continue to pray for out team and our ministry as we are now in the midst of our 24/7 prayer shifts and our ministry at Waukegan.

We are expecting the Lord to do great things in us, those around us and in you during this summer!

Peace & Love
Lindsey Juliette Bailey

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(Photos courtesy of C. Himes)