Well, the last of the campers for this year left yesterday afternoon. It was a great year for counselors, campers, and even the weather. As soon as Bill verifies the numbers I will share them with you. In the meantime the following is another example of why we are here:
Each camp has a bonfire on the last night of the camp (what would camp be without that?!) and a testimony from one such bonfire caught my attention. A girl attended one camp this summer and while she was here asked Jesus to be her personal Savior. Too soon after camp her faith was tested...too soon in my eyes but not for our wonderful, glorious Lord. He tested her with the death of a close family friend. This same girl came back to camp later in the summer and testified. She stood at the bonfire and told about her new faith, about the trial that came shortly afterward; but she shared that she made it through such a difficult event solely because Jesus was with her...He carried her through.
I am about to cry as I write this. God is so good to us...He saves us just in the knick of time so we can endure...so we can be refined...so we can shine like gold, filled with His Spirit. Glory be to God!
Monday, August 13, 2007
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
One hour before...
I also wanted to say that I had a wonderful experience today...
At the end of storytime a little girl on the front row wanted to tell me something. I told her to I would love to talk with her after the rest of the campers were dismissed. So, at the appropriate time I asked her what she wanted to tell me. She said that she wanted me to know that she had asked Jesus into her heart just one hour before. What joy!
At the end of storytime a little girl on the front row wanted to tell me something. I told her to I would love to talk with her after the rest of the campers were dismissed. So, at the appropriate time I asked her what she wanted to tell me. She said that she wanted me to know that she had asked Jesus into her heart just one hour before. What joy!
Storytime -finished for summer '07
Oops! I still haven't gotten that picture I was supposed to post. Maybe tomorrow...
Today was the last day of storytime for the summer. The theme for camp this week was superheroes so I told some superhero missionary stories. First was about a guy named Alvin Frey who served with Gospel Light Mission in northern Canada. He fell through ice with a tractor in negative 35 degree weather and lived to tell about it. Then he was accidentally burned on his face, arms and torso so badly that skin was hanging in shreds from his face. He was flown to a hospital where doctors and nurses exchanged worried glances and whispered to each other while they treated him as best they could. That night he went through great bitterness over the whole incident but then he remembered: "in everything give thanks." He turned his heart away from bitterness and toward God with thankfulness. The next morning a miracle had happened; his face was healed. The rest of his body still required him to be in the hospital but he left in record time and with very little scarring on his face.
The second day I told them about the superhero missionary Hudson Taylor who even had his own superhero outfit. (He was one of the first missionaries to try dressing like the indigenous people.) Finally, today was about the superhero missionary team that was martyred by the Aucas: Jim Elliott, Nate Saint, Pete Fleming, Ed McCully, and Roger Youderian. They didn't seem to succeed because they were killed before they could witness to the Aucas but it was their very martyrdom that got the attention of the Aucas so that they were eager to listen when other missionaries came to tell them about God. Besides the Aucas, there have been thousands of Christians around the world who have stepped up to the challenge to serve God more fully because of the example of those five men. "He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose." -Jim Elliott
If you have the chance to read a biography about missionaries, you should really do it. You're almost always guaranteed an exciting story not to mention encouragement to serve our Lord more faithfully. I enjoy the Heroes Then and Now series published by YWAM. Those books are written in an easy reading format and are readily available.
Today was the last day of storytime for the summer. The theme for camp this week was superheroes so I told some superhero missionary stories. First was about a guy named Alvin Frey who served with Gospel Light Mission in northern Canada. He fell through ice with a tractor in negative 35 degree weather and lived to tell about it. Then he was accidentally burned on his face, arms and torso so badly that skin was hanging in shreds from his face. He was flown to a hospital where doctors and nurses exchanged worried glances and whispered to each other while they treated him as best they could. That night he went through great bitterness over the whole incident but then he remembered: "in everything give thanks." He turned his heart away from bitterness and toward God with thankfulness. The next morning a miracle had happened; his face was healed. The rest of his body still required him to be in the hospital but he left in record time and with very little scarring on his face.
The second day I told them about the superhero missionary Hudson Taylor who even had his own superhero outfit. (He was one of the first missionaries to try dressing like the indigenous people.) Finally, today was about the superhero missionary team that was martyred by the Aucas: Jim Elliott, Nate Saint, Pete Fleming, Ed McCully, and Roger Youderian. They didn't seem to succeed because they were killed before they could witness to the Aucas but it was their very martyrdom that got the attention of the Aucas so that they were eager to listen when other missionaries came to tell them about God. Besides the Aucas, there have been thousands of Christians around the world who have stepped up to the challenge to serve God more fully because of the example of those five men. "He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose." -Jim Elliott
If you have the chance to read a biography about missionaries, you should really do it. You're almost always guaranteed an exciting story not to mention encouragement to serve our Lord more faithfully. I enjoy the Heroes Then and Now series published by YWAM. Those books are written in an easy reading format and are readily available.
Monday, August 6, 2007
Ohio Workteam Has Arrived!
If you were wondering about them, the workteam from Crossroads Church arrived safely yesterday morning. Poor things were all so worn out by the trip here but they were troopers and dropped like logs into their beds last night.
Today the guys are beginning to work on the cabin. Judy and Charlotte are busily working in the craftroom for me as I write this. They are preparing for the craft classes I have this week. What a blessing to have them do that so that I can get ready for storytime. This week is Colt camp which always means a crazy, busy week for me. I am not complaining though...I love interacting with the campers in the craftroom and I really do enjoy telling the stories to the whole group of campers.
My mother has graciously volunteered to keep Ellie for me while I am busy with crafts and storytime. Did you like how I said that? I guess the truth is that she jumped all over the opportunity to spend plenty of time with her grandbaby! What a blessing to have her here for the week to take care of Ellie for me. At the moment she is also working on laundry for me. I think I could get used to that, too!
I hope to get a picture of the workteam and post it later today...until then we remain
In His Care,
Michele
Today the guys are beginning to work on the cabin. Judy and Charlotte are busily working in the craftroom for me as I write this. They are preparing for the craft classes I have this week. What a blessing to have them do that so that I can get ready for storytime. This week is Colt camp which always means a crazy, busy week for me. I am not complaining though...I love interacting with the campers in the craftroom and I really do enjoy telling the stories to the whole group of campers.
My mother has graciously volunteered to keep Ellie for me while I am busy with crafts and storytime. Did you like how I said that? I guess the truth is that she jumped all over the opportunity to spend plenty of time with her grandbaby! What a blessing to have her here for the week to take care of Ellie for me. At the moment she is also working on laundry for me. I think I could get used to that, too!
I hope to get a picture of the workteam and post it later today...until then we remain
In His Care,
Michele
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