Parson to Person
August 11, 2010
I love summer here, not because of the weather, those who know me well enough know better than that. I love summer because of the tremendous opportunities that the Lord provides us for spiritual ministry together.
VBS once again started the season on a high note. Both morning and evening schools noted heightened spiritual sensitivity and evidence of the Lord’s blessing day by day. At the same time, it seems this year health issues hit more teachers and their families during VBS than usual. As needs arose so did the Lord’s provision. Busing was once again available and both registration and attendance were up. New students mixed with new workers and God was honored.
Camp at Otyokwah was an opportunity once again for the churches of our Presbytery to band together and serve the Lord by serving children. God assembled a great staff and 18 children coming from the Island. Tim Becker, a former camper, now serves as camp director and did a great job. From our church, Joe Zilbauer, Sarah Comfort, Julia Lasch, Jegar Chinnavan, and Pastor Kevin served as staff. Ask any of the many people who attended and they’ll tell you camp at Otyokwah was great – great fun, great times with friends. It was also a great time for the Lord to work in the hearts and lives of our campers and counselors alike. Daily, our counselors earned the name as they could be seen guiding the campers one by one in their walk with God. I considered it a privilege to have a small part to play during the week.
Summer is also a high time for missions. In addition to missionary speakers, our church members are busy preparing for, traveling to, and serving on mission fields. As I write, our Team Timothy members (Julie Brown, Leah Brown and Chelsea Pine are coming back from a very intense ministry in Bolivia supporting the work of Pastor David Quisbert and the BPC of LaPaz. Pastor Len says, “You’d be proud of your girls”. Very soon the Presbyterian Missionary Council will meet in Cincinnati, followed by our General Synod. Decisions will be made that greatly impact the direction of our outreach for the next year.
Within 12 hours of returning from Synod, Sharon and I will be heading for Myanmar to work with our burgeoning ministry in that land. While we’re there, Courtney Amacher, Eli Pine and Rebecca Williams will join Pastor Len for the Team Timothy trip to minister in New York City. Please pray for these ministries.
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