“This is a huge deal,” Gregory School District Band Director Jared Opp said of the sixth grade band’s upcoming performance at the South Dakota Bandmasters Association’s (SDBA) conference in Brookings on February 12. “I would say this is one of my biggest performances in 12 years of teaching.”

God is faithful and is always with you, protecting and watching over you whether you believe He is there or not. Just because you cannot sense Him intervening, it does not mean He is distracted, working on the other side of the world. There is an old saying, “God’s care for His children is like the sun: it’s constant. Even though the clouds often obscure it, this does not mean it’s not there.” And Isaiah 59:1 reminds us, “Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear.” Even if you have made some serious mistakes, it does not mean He does not still love you or has forsaken you. Maybe He is just patiently waiting for you to give Him your life instead of just your problems.

Gregory vs. Chamberlain Gregory traveled to Chamberlain on Tuesday, January 18.