Stan Dunlap Photography

Last summer I had the opportunity to be a part of a joint mission trip with members from Long Hollow Baptist Church and Scarborough Baptist Church of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. This trip was to a wilderness camp in northern Saskatchewan where we lead Bible school for Indian children from the First Nation’s Indian Reserves. I could go on and on about the blessing we received that week but I would rather tell you little about the kids. They are wonderful! Most of them are only subjected to the love of Christ this one-week a year. They are like little sponges, asking questions about Jesus, wanting to know more about his love and they instantly take a place in your heart. This July I plan to go back along with my wife Julie (she was not able to go last year) however up until now we have not solicit donations to help fund our expenses because we were planning to pay for our trips ourselves.  However circumstances have occurred that will not enable us to fund our trips.  Therefore, we are asking for your help. The cost of the trip is $1300.00 each. If you feel led to assist us financially you may contribute by sending a check made payable to Long Hollow Baptist Church to Long Hollow Baptist Church, 3031 Long Hollow Pike, Hendersonville, TN 37075. Send your check to the attention of  Marybeth Burns and indicate on the for line of the check: Financial Support for: Stan or Julie Dunlap, Canada Mission Trip.  Julie and I appreciate any help you may provide and if you cannot make a donation, please pray for this mission trip, Satan is real and he does not like what is happening in Canada.

Below are some images I took at last years Bible camp, which I posted after we returned last summer. God Bless!

Wednesday was a good and difficult day at the Bible Camp (this is what the children called it). Good because the children began smiling, playing, singing and interacting more then the day before. Difficult because two brothers, Freddy and Keenan had to unexpectedly leave the camp. It was hard on all of us but especially Austin, who in just two days had really connected to Keenan.

As I go through the images it is very hard to pick out just a few to post. Each image I review I remember shooting it, I remember what they were doing, and I remember how at first I almost had to hide, then how they began to almost pose for me. Five short days were not enough time, I pray for them and I pray the Lord lets me go back.

Tuesday and the rain was gone and VBS began!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After Tuesday morning we began  to notice a difference in the Children!

 

 

 

As you know, if you know me or have visited our Blog recently, I had the privilege to help adults and youth from Long Hollow Baptist Church and Pastor Jerry from Scarborough Baptist Church in Prince Albert, Canada, hold Vacation Bible School for First Nations children. We spent a week at a camp by Heritage Lake, in northern Saskatchewan. This was the first mission trip I had ever been on and I have to say, my only regret is that I didn’t go on one earlier in my life. The blessings were amazing, I received so much more then I gave.

The Camp was rustic, we sleep in tents, we bathed in the (cold) clear lake and we fought the mosquitoes and flies with the strongest repellant we could find. The trees were tall & beautiful, the sky was clear blue, the mornings were cool, the temperatures during the day were great (except when it rained) and the children touched my heart!

This post shows a few images when we first got to camp, set up camp and when the kids first arrived (Sat thru Mon). As you can see, when the kids first arrived they were not sure what to expect, but as the week went on they seemed to enjoy themselves. I will post more images latter.

 

 

As it rained our youth (and the adults) prepared spiritually for the kids arrival. We prayed that God would prepare our hearts and the kids for a week of worship and study of Jesus. I tell you I was so impressed (and Proud) of the LHBC youth. 

Then they studied lessons and wrote notes of encouragement to each other!

Then it was time to practice our praise and worship…

 

The youth “Working on their Serve”

Kids are Here!

It was cool and raining so we went inside to decorate team hats and sing. Their reception to us was also cool, but think about it, here were these strangers, screaming and making a tunnel for them to run through, as they got off the bus, and we were singing Working on my Serve and they were probably asking each other, what’s a serve? You can tell by their faces what they must have been thinking. But as I think you will see in post of Tuesday forward, God showed up and they smiled! 

 

A few, that had been there before, did remember what it was about and you could tell by the way they decorated their hat!

He does!!!

Post of Tues. and Wed. to come soon! Let me know you have been here leave a comment, please!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This is my first post since returning from LHBC’s mission trip to Heritage Lake camp in Saskatchewan. Adults and youth from LHBC partnered with Scarborough Baptist church in Prince Albert, Canada to hold a week of Vacation Bible School for 34 amazing children (most from the Muskoday First Nations Reserve, southeast of Prince Albert, Canada). I will post more latter but I wanted to thank these 34 children for one of the best weeks of my life. Also, I want them to remember that people in Nashville TN are praying for them, so please look at their names and lift them up in your prayers!