By the Grace of God! - Rick Barton Ministries Update

1. Ski Area Ministry:
   1. ​Weekly Bible study for employees. 
   2. Weekly chapel service at top of Painter Boy chairlift.
      
2. ​Gunnison Ministry:
   
   1. ​Saturday Night Worship service-ave 25-30 attendance. Verse by Verse.
      
   2. Over $40,000 to "alumni" and related missionaries. (We give 100% of Saturday Night offering to missions, 10% to the IMB and 90% split between 2 families a month. Some who have moved still contribute to the missions giving!)
   3. 100 Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes packed.
      
   4. 9 Thanksgiving Dinners-6 families in need Christmas gifts.
      
   5. Radio spots during year and daily during December.
      
   6. Chaplain at PRCA rodeo
      
   7. Rodeo church service
      
   8. Numerous funerals for local ranchers and pioneer families
      
3. ​Out of Town Ministry:
   
   1. ​Guthrie OK
      
   2. Bentonia MS
      
   3. Texas A&M University
      
   4. Pitkin-Lake City-Tincup CO (30-60 mile radius of Gunnison)
      
   5. Cripple Creek CO
      
   6. Funeral in Colorado Springs
4. ​Firefighter and Police New Testaments and Devotionals: at no charge
   
   1. ​at least 1000 copies to AL-TX-PA-FL-CO-NY-NJ-OK-MI-NC and more!
      
   2. over 45,000 in the past 9 years around the world
      
5. ​West Elk Bible Institute: (just restarted after COVID)
   
   1. ​4 students going through 5 Minute Theologian
      
6. ​Finances: The Lord continues to provide!
   
   1. ​This year we have sent out over $30,000 above the Sat night offering to missionaries
      
   2. We've given $25,000 from our "Philippians 4:19 Fund" to families and Christian workers in need
      
7. ​Needs:
   
   1. ​For the Lord to show us who He is raising up to assist/fill in behind us
      
   2. For the anointing of the Holy Spirit to be upon us as we share!