Floor Hockey & Board Games Camp!

  The banquet is such a fickle things sometimes.  There used to be 130-150 people come.  Excitement, enthusiasm and zeal for God’s work.  This banquet did not lack in excitement or enthusiasm or zeal but it did lack in people.  Only seventy-seven people.  You wonder if you should rejoice or cry.  You feel bad for the church that prepared for 120.  The Lord knows though.  There was extra food that was given to a couple families for encouragement.  Some of the extra desserts were gobbled up the next day at a coffee time.  But seventy-seven.  The scripture says “Who has despised the day of small things?”  The scripture says “Not by power nor by might but by my spirit says the Lord of Hosts.”  Did not Gideon fight with just three hundred?  Did not four lepers feed a starving city?  Did not a little kid wipe out a giant?  Did not Jesus defeat the whole demonic hosts and their leader?  God is God and let every man be silent before Him.  We thank you oh God for your provision.

At a recent gathering of Camp leaders we had a devotional given on the topic of fingerprints. The man shared how we leave fingerprints wherever we are. On cutlery, windows, tables and such. Then he talked about how Jesus left his fingerprints on different lives. He told how he left more than fingerprints….he left heartprints! Eternal heartprints! The kind of prints that change lives forever. It was a huge challenge to all of us in the room to leave heartprints of Jesus on the campers that will be coming to camp. To leave heartprints on the staff and their families. Heartprints of Jesus smattered on people we meet everyday. This is a wonderful encouragement. Let us be the fingerprints of Jesus on the world we live in. This is what we will focus in on today. Fingerprints of Jesus in the life of the camp and some campers! (more…)

On the left of the above picture is the horse barn and the three corrals. The shower house and fridge shed are near the right.

You can see the well fertilized playing field. The old log cabin is near center. The kitchen is the obvious green tin, and the new chapel is the less obvious green tin in the shadow of the trees to the left of the kitchen.

This is the zoomed out shot of the whole camp property. The main road is just out of sight on the left. For a point of reference, find the bright green lawn which is the playing field.

There is a great Proverbs that wise old Solomon left us that says that “The horse is prepared for battle but victory comes from the Lord.” Indeed we must give the God of heaven the praise for His many victories this summer. First off, let’s update you on some of the prayer concerns in our last update. The battles against the wicked one continues to the bitter end of camp and beyond. Is it any wonder that Satan hates the Gospel being shared and kids (more than twenty) giving their hearts to Jesus. He is still at work in may ways to discourage, sidetrack and beat down anything good so pray for us regularly as we seek to reach kids for Christ. (more…)