90 Years of Ministry

Today Susan, Hillary, and I joined Suzanna and Abigail for an anniversary celebration at Badlands Ministries, the Bible camp that the girls have attended for years . . . and, more recently, at which they have been working.

It wasn't to celebrate our own wedding anniversary, mind you. That will happen next month. Instead, it was to celebrate Badlands Ministries' 90th anniversary!

There were activities all day for all ages. We arrived in time for the 4:00 P.M. worship celebration. Scripture readers and speakers included the bishop, the current and past directors of the Bible camp, and Suzanna! This year she is serving as the summer program director (and Abigail is a counselor). Suzanna presented a meaningful message with confidence and grace.

Later in the evening, many in attendance found Susan and me to tell us what a great job Suzanna had done. One couple read Suzanna's last name in the program and didn't recognize it--but they were sure that she must be a Gustafson (Susan's last name) because they thought Suzanna resembled Susan's dad's sisters Bonnie and Nancy!

During the service, we prayed for the staff of the Bible camp. There's Abigail, 11 people from the left. And there's Suzanna, two people farther on.

Afterward we enjoyed visiting with other members from our congregation and eating a delicious meal provided by Mulligan's Catering in Dickinson. We chose not to stay for the post-supper games, campfire, and s'mores because we need to get up so early in the morning. Check in tomorrow for all those details!