I'm so excited to share with you about our weekend. You may remember that Tim's position is called Director of Ministry Development, but you may not be sure what that actually means, or what that has to do with the past weekend. Well, first things first. As Director of Ministry Development, Tim's primary goals are to increase awareness of Shepherd's Staff and increase bookings throughout the next 15 months. When we came at the beginning of summer, the ministry had a few bookings for summer, and nothing through the end of the year.

Well, things have changed a bit since we came, and this weekend is a good example. We started out with a paintball group from Goodland Baptist. They came in to play paintball and have a hot dog roast at the paintball park. Our second group arrived in time for supper, which they enjoyed at the Ranch House. They then joined in on our other weekend activity: Family Movie Night. The eight Sublette paintballers and about a dozen local people watched Prince Caspian. Gwen really enjoyed bantering with local kids and Tim led a discussion afterwards. The Sublette group stayed overnight and played paintball in the morning before doing their own hot dog roast and heading home.

While the fall schedule is not yet booked to capacity, we definitely see an increase in events. God is using Tim, providing contacts, and allowing us to reach others for Him while here in northwest Kansas. We are so grateful for each of you who pray for and support us in this ministry, and we are so excited to continue to share with you how God is working.