1st pic: The outdoor concert in Gettysburg, SD
2nd pic: South Dakota Badlands
3rd pic: group shot in front of Mt. Rushmore

Hello everyone!

The i268 team has returned from our 3 week tour throughout North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Nebraska. We had a lot of fun and experienced a lot of new things. Some of the highlights were: Befriending Jason Garland and recording some of his songs including "Skyline Drive", being able to get to know everyone we came into contact with especially at Beacon Bible Camp in Montana, seeing the hospitality and love people showed for us, paintballing and shooting off fireworks in Gettysburg, SD, getting to Minot, ND and finding our name plastered everywhere including, but not limited too, waterbottles, and of course how could we forget the amazing time we had at Junior Camp here at Tabor getting to know 350 4th-6th graders?

We started off with the week long Junior Camp in which Trent, Luke, and I (Brandon) served as counselors as well as the members praise band. The Saturday camp ended, we loaded up the van and heading off to Bethesda MB church in Huron, SD to play a Sunday morning service followed that evening with a concert at Bethel MB church in Yale, SD. The next day we got up early to drive to Beacon Bible Camp near Wolf Point, MT to play at a senior high camp all week. There was only around 15 campers there, so it was great getting to know each and every one of them. That weekend we played in 3 different places: Gospel Fellowship Church in Frazer, MT on Friday, in a band shell Sat. night and Sunday morning in Minot, ND, followed by a nursing home and Harvey MB church in Harvey, ND all on Sunday. The following Tuesday we playing an outdoor concert in Gettysburg, SD and then had a few days off until Saturday when we drove to Rapid City, SD to play at the Central District Convention. We played here Sat. and Sun. and then drove to Byron Bible Camp on Monday in Huron, SD again for a concert and then a program at Ord Evangelical Free Church in Ord, NE. We also got to visit the South Dakota Badlands and Mt. Rushmore in our very limited spare time. Whew!!

All in all, we had a really good three weeks. God worked in some amazing ways, and I feel that we've planted some seeds in people's lives that will now have the opportunity to grow and mature. We've raised questions about Who is God? Why do I have desires? and what should I do with the desires I have while still living within God's will? We've stretched ourselves and each other, emotionally, spiritually, physically, and mentally. Thanks for all the prayers! Keep on praying, we can use all the prayer we can get. God's got some great things to do in and through us yet, and we're excited to see what those things are!

God Bless Everyone!