I always want to be careful when I talk about how God has blessed Camp. I don’t want to be like that king in the Old Testament who brought a curse on himself by showing off all the things God had given him. I don’t want it to seem like we think we’ve earned God’s blessing, or that He has blessed us for our sake. And I sure don’t want anybody thinking that we have accomplished any of these things by ourselves. (In fact, to be honest, I don’t want to be part of anything that I could accomplish by myself. I want to be part of things that God has to be involved in – things that if He didn’t show up, it wouldn’t get done.)
But, I do think you’ll be interested, and I do want to share some of the neat things that God is doing and has done at Camp.
1. There is a kickball field being “built”. We found the one large, flat area at Camp and tilled it up to try to smooth it out some. We hope to have someone work on making it a little more flood proof, and then we’ll plant some grass to make a decent size athletic field. Maybe, if everything goes right, we can use it at Camp this summer.
2. Burger King donated their used, indoor playground. If we can figure out how to put it back together, we’ll have a good start on a playground for the Camp kids.
3. Our tent camping area is looking better and better, and we have a wonderful new fire pit up there. Now, if you’re like me, you’re thinking – “Fire pit, what’s so wonderful about a fire pit?” All I can say is that you’ll have to see it to understand. It’s very nice.
4. The Mission recently purchased a new John Deere 3520 tractor with a 6’ finishing mower, a nice, big canopy, and a front loader. We also got two smaller riding mowers so that we can have an entire crew helping with the mowing when we go on work retreats with MYC kids, or when they come to help me when school’s out. The kids work hard, and they absolutely love helping to mow.
5. Finally, and I’ve already alluded to this before, we have a nice, new, 5000 sq. ft. Retreat Center. It has 4 bedrooms that will sleep nine each, a large meeting area, laundry, storage, my office, a nurse’s office, a kitchen, and some very large bathrooms. We need the bathroom space for changing areas and bathrooms for summer camp. I can’t wait to use the Retreat Center at summer camp, but I already get to use it with smaller groups most weekends. It’s available for your group, too, and the prices are very reasonable.
If you’d like to come see any of this, please e-mail or call me. Also, many pictures are posted on http://www.dyersburgmission.com/.
Next week, I’d like to talk about my best volunteer ever, in honor of Valentine’s Day.
But, I do think you’ll be interested, and I do want to share some of the neat things that God is doing and has done at Camp.
1. There is a kickball field being “built”. We found the one large, flat area at Camp and tilled it up to try to smooth it out some. We hope to have someone work on making it a little more flood proof, and then we’ll plant some grass to make a decent size athletic field. Maybe, if everything goes right, we can use it at Camp this summer.
2. Burger King donated their used, indoor playground. If we can figure out how to put it back together, we’ll have a good start on a playground for the Camp kids.
3. Our tent camping area is looking better and better, and we have a wonderful new fire pit up there. Now, if you’re like me, you’re thinking – “Fire pit, what’s so wonderful about a fire pit?” All I can say is that you’ll have to see it to understand. It’s very nice.
4. The Mission recently purchased a new John Deere 3520 tractor with a 6’ finishing mower, a nice, big canopy, and a front loader. We also got two smaller riding mowers so that we can have an entire crew helping with the mowing when we go on work retreats with MYC kids, or when they come to help me when school’s out. The kids work hard, and they absolutely love helping to mow.
5. Finally, and I’ve already alluded to this before, we have a nice, new, 5000 sq. ft. Retreat Center. It has 4 bedrooms that will sleep nine each, a large meeting area, laundry, storage, my office, a nurse’s office, a kitchen, and some very large bathrooms. We need the bathroom space for changing areas and bathrooms for summer camp. I can’t wait to use the Retreat Center at summer camp, but I already get to use it with smaller groups most weekends. It’s available for your group, too, and the prices are very reasonable.If you’d like to come see any of this, please e-mail or call me. Also, many pictures are posted on http://www.dyersburgmission.com/.
Next week, I’d like to talk about my best volunteer ever, in honor of Valentine’s Day.
Great Blog! It is wonderful to see God's Blessings
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