Pictures of our baby girl!

Spiritual Multiplication

“How many of you were Teen staff at camp before you went to college?”

Ray, our camp director, asked this question in a recent summer staff meeting. Hands all over the room went up. As we counted, we discovered that 19 of the 50 summer staffers had been under my shepherding and supervision on Teen Staff (our teenager volunteer program) in previous years.

I was so excited to see so many students into whom I had poured my life seeking to now pour their lives into others!! Though I cannot claim all the credit for their spiritual maturity, I love seeing this process of spiritual multiplication: I pour into a few, who pour into a few, who pour into a few more.

June Prayer Requests

Family — Abigail is now two months old. Pray we would be good parents. Pray that we will all stay healthy in the coming months at camp.

Camp — The first few weeks of camp have gone really well, despite the incredible storm we had. As Amanda and I minister to cabin leaders, pray we would have insight and Spirit-centered wisdom. Pray we would know how to encourage the cabin leaders and equip them to deal with the emotional and spiritual baggage many campers carry.

YMI — (YouthFront Mission Institute) We would like to find a few more people to join us this fall. Pray God would call students who are looking for refreshment, formation, and community. Pray also as our plans for the trips are finalized. Pray that students will raise their support quickly and fully. Pray that unfinished details would be seen and completed.

Club 121— Amanda is meeting with one of the girls from our morning Bible study throughout the summer. Pray that she would have wisdom as they meet together. Pray it would deepen their relationship with each other and Christ.

Microburst!

Monday camp registration started at 1:00. At approximately 1:15, “the storm” moved into camp. Just minutes later we watched out the chapel windows as the rain turned horizontal, and trees started falling. Thankfully, no one was hurt, but there was more tree damage than any of us could imagine.

Every year we have a few rough storms, but this was the worst in our history. It left us without running water or power for 7-8 hours and uprooted some of our largest trees. Immediately, the staff sprung into action, working long hours to clear the grounds of dangerous limbs and trees blocking roads and sidewalks. Our flagpole was bent in half. Cabins were flooded from the rain. Though we’re not finished, camp goes on. Pray for us as we try to repair and clean up camp without sacrificing our ministry to students.

Here are some more pictures from the storm.