First Convert!

Virginia & Russell

We had our first Little Eagle Convert on Sunday morning after Bro. Marshall preached. Thank the Lord!

Russell Has Horns has been attending church for some time. His wife, Virginia attended some when the Edwards came for services and stepdaughter Kristen also came to VBS in the past. We invited them to church shortly after we moved here and they have been coming regularly since then. We have had them in our home for meals and fellowship and they have had a real desire to know God. They always have talked about spiritual things and often initiated the conversations. They began reading their Bibles and the Opening the Word devotionals. Russell quit drinking before he started coming to church and then stopped smoking just a few months ago. They have regular jobs and are an encouragement to us.

Anyway, there was an altar call but no one went. After the close of the service, everyone else left and they hung around in the entryway. (They usually leave pretty quick.) Virginia spoke up and said that he wanted to pray (he is shy). She said he wanted to "make certain that he was ready." I think she professes to be a Christian, but don’t know if she has ever actually gotten saved. Pray for her too. Then we all went back up to the altar and he prayed and said that God forgave him for his sins! We were so excited and praising the Lord. Russell seems to be doing good and he said he is. Jordan plans to try to meet with him alone hopefully weekly. He came to church on Sunday morning although he had just worked all night long (another thing to pray about). Pray for him that he will stay strong and grow spiritually.

Also, some other good news is that Kristen came home and is living in Little Eagle again. I had requested prayer for her in a previous post. She was in church on Wed. night when Marshalls were here and also Sunday morning.

Marshall's Visit

We had 25 in attendance for our Wednesday evening service.

We got home about 12:30 am Saturday morning from the convention and Marshalls (our missions director) came about 2:00 that afternoon! They stayed with us until Thursday Morning. We had a wonderful time. They loved the kids and held Daniel lots and read to Brianna. Bro. Marshall actually would ask her to go get a book for him to read. Bro. Marshall went calling with Jordan Sat evening and then preached in both services on Sunday. We had good attendance both times and the Lord's presence was so close. Sis. Marshall taught in the afternoon Sunday School and the kids really liked her! They were so good and were very attentive.

Monday they took us out to eat at Pizza Ranch and we showed them the wonderful town of Mobridge. We had fun shopping at the little stores and took them up to a spot where you can get the best view of the Missouri River. We got some nice pictures of the sunset.

Tuesday and Wednesday the guys also went calling and then we had an evangelistic service on Wed. night. Of course I was busy the whole time cooking and taking care of the kids,etc. Sis. Marshall was a huge help-washed dishes, helped cook, did laundry and entertained the kids.

Montana Trip

We had a good trip to Montana for the Indian Worker's Convention. It was a nice time away, a beneficial convention and a time for seeing friends and making new ones. AND eating way too much! I was doing so good before we left! Someone even commented while there that I was looking skinny again. (love her forever!) Actually it was probably because the picture of me largely 8 months pregnant when we were there for Rocky Mountain camp is forever imprinted in their minds! They had 3 meals a day, 2 snacks-morning and afternoon, and then the class fundraiser snacks at night! It was all so yummy, but I got sick of eating.

The last evening service was special with the Lord's presence so real. It was so wonderful to be in a service with other believers. There were wonderful testimonies from the students and others and one boy got saved that night.

The kids were little angels and traveled well. Thankfully Brianna went to kid's church so we didn't have to juggle 2 kids in the sessions.

4 months and grabbing his feet!

Puppy Feet

Church News

We have been encouraged recently with the good attendance and new attendees at our church. We started having a morning service a few weeks ago and since then it seems like we actually have a church group! For a small church on an Indian reservation 19 people seems like a lot. Especially since not that long ago, sometimes there were only 2 people besides us.

When we moved here, we had been told that a morning service probably wasn't the best time. We found that to be true for the kids-sometimes they are still in bed at 1 p.m. when Jordan goes to pick them up for S.S. Anyhow, it felt really weird to us and we tried it once on Easter Sunday. It split up our group and there were only 3 people there for the morning service. About a month ago, some things came up and we talked to some people and they said they would come for a morning service. We still have the Kid's S.S. at 1 and evening worship at 7. We have had good attendance in each service. There are about 6 new ones that have been coming in the last few weeks and keep coming back! Some of the people even come for both Sunday services. We thank the Lord for his help.

I won't tell all since we will be writing a newsletter soon, but some of you may not get our newsletter. If you don't, and would like to receive it, just e-mail us your e-address to satterfieldhome@aol.com

We did get the entryway project completed and it looks wonderful! (compared to before)

Please pray for Kristen, a teen who used to come faithfully with her parents and has moved out of the home.

Also Kayla Uses Arrow needs prayer. She is 19, has a 1 year old, 6 month old twins, I'm pretty sure she is pregnant again and her boyfriend just left her.

We will be leaving tomorrow for the Indian Worker's Convention at Northwest Indian Bible School in Montana. We are excited for some time away. Then the day after we get back, the Marshalls (our Missions Director) will be arriving. So, I won't be blogging for a while.

Swinging high!

Well, she doesn't really swing all that high! She just learned how to push with her feet and swing all by herself on her swing that daddy made for her.