Choir Tour 2011!!

In less than 24 hours we will be boarding buses, loading luggage, and heading out for an incredible week of worship, Bible study, fellowship, and memories. God has used Choir Tour for a long time to create spiritual markers in the lives of students and adults. We have been praying as a leadership team for that to happen again this week!

Thanks to Angela White and Becky McGuire for their tireless effort in making this week happen. Angela is doing an incredible job leading our students in not performing concerts, but honoring our King through praise and worship. Lots and lots of folks have no clue about the amount of work that Becky, or BMAC, does behind the scenes to make Choir Tour happen. Take an opportunity to let these 2 ladies know how much you appreciate them!

We will be updating this blog with pictures, stories, and testimonies throughout the week! Be praying for God to move in the lives of students and adults. To Him be the glory!!

Summer is Here

Summer is here, and we are so excited about what all God is going to do in the lives of students as we worship, serve, and make much of Him! Make sure you check out what all is going on this summer in the calendar to the right of this post! Feel free to e-mail me at clay.cunningham@fbcbenton.org with any questions that you might have!

SPRING FLING

This Wednesday night is our last IMPACT for the semester, but we will go out with a bang!! We will meet from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM this Wednesday night in the back parking lot for a little cook out, and some crazy inflatables. The crazy obstacle course will return along with some bouncy boxing and the always popular mechanical bull. Bring a friend with you and celebrate a fun night together!!! Bring a dessert with you if you can!

Good Friday

what a great Palm Sunday at FBC Benton, and excited about Passion week as we look forward to Easter next Sunday. this Friday we are calling our folks together for a different service as we have our first ever Good Friday Worship at 7:00 PM in Selph Hall. it will be a very contemplative service that will focus on the cross and Jesus' work there. we will read a lot of Scripture, Jarrett Davis will be leading worship, and we will do Communion together. childcare is available for children birth to 3 years old. make plans for you and your family to be part of this incredible time together!!

What a week....

well...we made it back home to Arkansas after an incredible week of life and ministry in Alaska....God had such a different plan in store for us than we did...just like HIM! it was so fun to keep in step with what He wanted for us instead of what we had 'envisioned'....He is good like that.

we had the blessing to work with scott, jerry, melissa, billy, and geri on the field in Alaska and they took GREAT care of us. we really fell in love with jerry, melissa, billy, and geri and their love for the village that we had the privilege of serving. these 2 retired couples have done anything but retire as they are serving this village and the people of Alaska with all they have. what an encouragement.

obviously from the pictures you can see the glory of God showing off everywhere we turned in this great land. what spectacular sites of God's power and splendor. thank you for these glimpses Father of your greatness!

here are some links to our facebook pictures for more glimpses into our week. thanks for being prayer warriors on our behalf. to God be the glory!

Day 2

Day 6

Team Alaska Update

sorry it's been a few days since we have been able to update. we left tuesday morning to head to the village that we have been ministering in for the past few days. it has been an incredible journey as God totally took us out of our comfort zone to see things and do things that we most likely never imagined doing when we boarded the plane Sunday afternoon.. seeing how He wanted to use us in His ways and His time has been interesting to say the least! the people of the village were so gracious and accepting of us. they were a joy to be with as we had the opportunity to minister through serving and worshiping with them! we will try to get some more pics up tomorrow. pray for us as we prepare to travel back home tomorrow evening!

Team Alaska Day One

Today has been a great day as we got some incredible sleep after a long day of flights! We were awakened by a home cooked breakfast of scrambled eggs, bacon, grits, and biscuits! After a time of orientation we headed out for a day of sightseeing. What a blessing to be able to enjoy the glory of God through experiencing His creation. We got to see some incredible snow capped mountains, glaciers, and animals. We also spent some time sliding on an ice covered lake and sliding down some hills. During all this time we were surrounded by the beauty of God's creation. Pray for safety as we travel and for the Gospel to go forward and for His Kingdom to be extended. Click to see pics of Day One! We will not have internet for a few days so our next update my not happen until Friday. Tanner says to tell his momma hi! :)

Click here to see pics of Day One