On the road – off the road – on the road! I am trying to catch my breath! The tires haven't had time to even cool off, ha!

We zoomed down to Nashville, Tennessee to attend our granddaughter, Myanna's,  High School graduation…and oh how fun that was! We only have two grandchildren and now both of them are graduated. Myanna is almost 18 and Dante 23.

We were able to spend time with most of our family to celebrate – we made precious memories!

We asked our granddaughter, Myanna, what she would like to do as something special to celebrate her graduation and she respond, "I want to go to grandma and grandpa's house in South Dakota." So…we packed up and did a road trip en route to Sisseton.  We stopped the first day in St. Louis to show her the landmark of the Gateway Arch.  Day 2 brought us to Kansas City for sightseeing and the Crown Plaza, then on the third day we were in Sisseton. Larry and I were so happy to have LaDawn and Myanna both with us for that time.

We packed up again and headed to Elk River, Minnesota for our annual Larry Lundstrom board meeting. We are so blessed with a great, godly board: Pastor Percy Kallevig, Pastor Doug Jones, Advisor Debbie Jones, and Carolyn Johnson.

And then, we continually thank God for our staff in Sisseton, which includes Office Manager, Marne, Accounting Administrator, Barb and Scheduling Coordinator, Tricia. Without them we simply couldn't go. We deeply appreciate them. They are so efficient at keeping the office running  and thriving while we are on the road.

Last Sunday, we had a service at Elevation North in Owatonna, Minnesota. It's a small church, pastored by Doug and Debbie Jones who have big, compassionate hearts. When Larry gave the alter call, we were blessed by an elderly lady who made a first time decision, and 3 pre-teen children who were truly touched by the message and responded to the altar call. We are so grateful for all of the hearts that are ministered to, but I'm always thrilled to see young people make commitments to Christ, as I was only 8 years old when I knelt at an altar and invited Jesus into my heart. I felt Him then, and I feel Him now. He was real to me that day in 1952, and I feel Him more real now in 2016. It was that "moment" at 8 years of age that charted my course for ministry. Children's hearts are so tender, don't discount them, that's the age to reach them.

We also enjoyed some incredible pie that Debbie made!!

This week we travel up to the Bismarck/ Mandan, North Dakota area where we will be based out of for several rallies. We hope you can join us!

Gloria

June Schedule: 

June 5 at 10:00am

Elevation North

2002 Austin Road

Owatonna, MN

June 12th, 7:00 pm:

Cowboy Community Church

211 2nd Ave NW

Mandan, ND

June 15th, 7:00 pm:

First Baptist Church

320 N Broadway

Linton, ND

June 19th, 10:00 am:

Capital Christian Center

3838 Jericho Rd

Bismarck, ND

June 25-26

Eagle Bend A/G

201 Central Ave S

Eagle Bend, MN