Tuesday, May 26, 2026. By Rebecca Peters We hit the road at about 7:30. It was a relatively short 7.5 hours from Cheyenne, Wyoming to Provo, Utah where we gave our program. All day was amazing scenery. We went from green rolling hills with cows scattered across, to tall snow covered mountain peaks in Utah. Games are great on the bus! One group’s game lasted literally all day! Another interesting highlight was singing on the bus. Mr. Samuel told us that the program would be completely off book, so towards the end of the day we began to practice. First one song, then two. Slowly more and more people joined. By the end over half of the people aboard the bus were singing. It was like having our very own program on the bus! The program was absolutely amazing! By far one of the best programs we’ve given. The acoustics definitely helped. A group of us girls walked outside right after the program, and it was just beautiful! It had been raining during the program and there was a beautiful double rainbow with the western mountains in the background. Simply breathtaking! The church served supper for the choir and an amazing charcuterie board snack for all afterward. Another special highlight about this program was seeing José again. He is from Provo and had been to term but did not go on tour. … See MoreSee Less
Monday, May 25, 2026 by Vivian Burkholder Monday morning found us peeling our eyeballs open pretty early in the morning. Thankfully we were able to get a full night of sleep though! I was #blessed with a lovely 7 hours, as were most others. ✨ The church in Missouri graciously fed us a yummy breakfast of egg bites, yogurt parfaits, and coffee, water, and juice. We were very grateful! It was a day of only travel (11½ hours) with no program in the evening. We had several stops along the way, as Coach Cami trudged along from Missouri -> Nebraska -> Colorado -> Wyoming (I should clarify, we took a 10 minute detour just to hop through the corner of Colorado). Some highlights: -the Burkeys graciously hosted us in Beaver Crossing, Nebraska and fed us a delicious lunch. Too much yummy food to mention it all, but honorable mentions include brisket, BBQ chicken, and fresh fruit. ✨ Matt allowed us to pay off our "debt" by singing two of our program songs, which was such a delight. -at our next stop after the Burkeys, some of the choir members talked to a Mexican who gave us two bags of fresh tamales! Expect the unexpected I suppose! 🤩 -we had an hour and a half from our last stop to our hotel. Josh posted a poll to see who wanted quiet time and who didn't want quiet time. Josh allowed the poll settings to where you could vote for both options so there was a lot of fighting on the chat and the numbers kept going up and down, and tying and all the things. Finally the vote carried to not have quiet time. We ended the evening by driving into a lovely Nebraskan/Wyomingian sunset. We arrived at our hotel about 9:00 and were once again blessed with the opportunity for full night of rest. … See MoreSee Less
Sunday, May 24, 2026By Priscilla Sensenig With fog in the air and 2 programs on our minds, we – The Sharon Singers – began the first day of programs. The first program was in Illinois hosted by Linn Mennonite Church. They were very gracious and many a superb host experience was mentioned in the High Low Buffalo time on the bus. Rehearsal brought the enthusiastic side out of Mr Samuel so he could get us to sing with excitement. The song entitled We've Come A Long Way was quite meaningful to the audience causing many to tear up. Around 12:50 we departed for Missouri where we gave the second program of the day to approximately 300 people. All things considered, it was an 8 out of 10 kind of day! Prayer requests:– health for bus driver– a spirit of unity and grace for each other … See MoreSee Less
Saturday May 23Cheyanne WeaverThe masses of suitcases were strategically packed in the compartments under the bus. The PR equipment, uniforms, and spikeball (let's not forget THAT) found a new mobile home for the next 3 weeks. When the bus pulled out of the SMBI driveway at 6:10 am; there was no turning back. We are committed and for better or for worse… come what may. We had a really good day of travel, including 11+ hours of driving, at least 5 stops, and a new role call time record: 15.8 seconds. Not too bad for 43 people, but we have lofty goals of shaving off at least a couple more seconds. When we arrived at the church in Illinois, they graciously hosted us for a pizza party and volleyball with their youth group. When energy was spent and the beautiful sunset faded, the school and church grew quiet as everyone dispersed to host's homes for a restful night of sleep. … See MoreSee Less
The Lord of the church has given his body a variety of gifts and roles “for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ” (Eph. 4:12). This verse contains a three-fold directive for every born again follower of Christ. As saints, we are called to move toward and into the ongoing work of sanctification and perfection in our own lives. As Christ works in us, we become His hands and feet continuing the ministry of redemption which He initiated before mankind ever needed redemption. Finally, since we are designed to function as a body and not an isolated ear or foot, we must band together as a body to build up and encourage our fellow pilgrims as we journey together.
At Sharon Mennonite Bible Institute it is our vision to function as a support to churches and families as together we endeavor to see these directives fulfilled in our lives and the lives of our students. We have no desire to become another option in the smorgasbord of entertainment and diversion, but rather to be a dynamic tool that God can use to perform His work in and through each of us. We appreciate your support as we strive to perfect the saints, equip them for ministry, and build up the body of Christ.
Clifford Schrock, Administrator
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Sharon Mennonite Bible Institute admits students of any race, color, national, and ethnic origin to all the rights privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship programs, and other school-administered programs.
