Bonners Ferry Week 1

Romans 10:14-15 "How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!" (our mission verse for this year)

..... So... Bonners Ferry is small, but God is doing something BIG!!! In a population of about 2,500 there are over 22 churches!!!!! on our block alone we counted 5 different churches. A Baptist church across the street from a Catholic church which is neighbored by a Mormon church, which is down the street from the Methodist church... there are also a LOT of Mennonites which are kind of like "Christian Amish" people, but they are very legalistic and like Mormons in the sense that they shun anyone who disobeys their way of life. So as you can see there is a lot of confusion and hurt in the people of Bonners Ferry and they need the FREEDOM that Christ brings through His wonderful gift of salvation. So please,  please be praying for the lost souls here!!! 

We arrived the 4th of July, the evening before the Vision Casting, helped on the final touches of cleaning and preparing, then went "into town" (down the street) to watch some fireworks on the fairgrounds with our fellow folks!!! That was fun! Woke up early for our first team meeting/prayer power up for the service. We had just under 200 people show up!!!! Thats about a 9th of the whole population on just the Vision Casting service!!! And it was all by word of mouth! These people are starving for something fresh and new! But they are also very skeptical of "church" at the same time. In the week we have been here we have come across quite a few people that have been hurt so much by church and legalism. Its really sad. 

The Lord has been blessing us like crazy! A family has blessed us with a 40' fifth wheel tailer to live in until winter! Its amazing!!! Fully loaded with kitchen, bathroom, sleeps 10, plasma TV's, and just spacious enough for us to live comfortably until we can afford something more stable. (a cute 2 bedroom, 2 bath house with huge porch and back patio is about $550-$700 a month) its incredible!!!

We went shopping and bought our first groceries, then an amazing lady, Brenda, and her daughter, Trisha, surprised us with TWO MORE BAGS of groceries, fresh fruits and veggies from her home grown garden, AND a $25 gift card to the BTC (grocery store)!!! (WHAT A BLESSING)

We have been loving it here, missing our families terribly, but loving it here.

Thanks for your prayers! We will update soon!!!!! 

Love you, 

Kelly Dobbs and Jesica Houlihan