UPDATE - Charlie & Marlene Payne, Special Ministries 7/26/10

Behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. John 4:35

The VBS mission trip to Grenada, West Indies, was a true success for all of us. The angels are rejoicing; Satan is not! We started Vacation Bible School in Providence, Grenada, with Pastor Thomas, on Monday July 12, with 14 of us to run the program and handle the 34 kids. They were divided into three groups: 3-5 year olds, 6-9 year olds and 10 years and up. Praise the Lord, every day the attendance went up. Friday, the last day, we still had 14 workers, but our numbers peaked with 123 children. This number is amazing for such a small church. When Friday came to a close, the Lord had blessed with 31 professions of faith in Christ; what a blessing!

Thank you so much for making this trip possible. There was no possible way that the three of us could have ever conducted this VBS ourselves. God brought the 14 of us from NY, PA, OH and IN. The spirit of cooperation was incredible; we worked together like we had known each other for years.

We wanted to start the report to share God's blessings with you. There is plenty more that needs to be said! We will follow up with more pictures, more stories, tell about the vans we traveled in and share lots more blessings. We are so thrilled to have had the privilege to go and so thankful that all of you, through your prayers and support, can share in the harvest of souls God provided. We will be in contact soon so you can pray about our next mission adventure. We believe God has provided us with the opportunity of a lifetime, coming in the spring of 2011, where He will bring many more Grenadians to Himself.

VBS team at Providence Baptist Church	3 - 5 year olds
6 - 9 year olds	10 years and up