Dear Prayer Warriors and Camp Family,
Thank you for your labor of love for this ministry and to the Lord above. This week I, Bekah, had the privilege of sharing the hope of Christ with Dawn and Sarah. “Does God really answer prayer?” Dawn wondered one night. “How do you know?” After sharing stories of God’s faithfulness in my life, I suggested that we ask God for a shooting star. She’d never seen one before and hesitantly uttered the request. Within a few minutes, a bright light shot across the sky. Dawn witnessed her first shooting star and God’s answer to prayer.
Throughout the week she asked all kinds of questions about God, “If God loves us, why do bad things happen?” and “Why am I here?” were just a few of her inquiries about faith. She hungered to know the truth. Thursday evening around the campfire, she shared her story and decided right then to give her life to the Lord. Immediately, the two of us snuck off to the spot where she’d prayed for a star, and this time she prayed to join God’s family. With palpable excitement, Dawn spoke of telling others about her commitment and always remembering that night. For on July 7, 2016, Dawn became a child of God.
Later in the week, while watching her skip from rock to rock down the creek, I thought about God’s heart for her as a Father. Full of love and compassion, His eyes are on His child, beckoning her to come to Him and find life. He sees her and knows her intimately, for she is fearfully and wonderfully made in His image. Piggy-back rides to and from the tables, bedtime talks about the meaning of life, and the childlike faith Dawn possessed, reminded me of God’s goodness to welcome us into His family. “See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called children of God…” 1 John 3:1. What wondrous love is this, oh my soul!
This week I, Brian, was blessed to be able to invest in the lives of Sherman and Brandon. Every soul that comes to camp is being contested, but I had a special sense of that this week in the lives of my campers. It was a joy to watch as each morning Sherman would make the effort to read his Bible and tell the other boys in his cabin who God is. Yet, one moment he would be joyful and shortly after he would be loudly demanding that I don’t pray for him. He was at times innocent as a small child and then hardened and rebellious. I found myself driven to my knees often in prayer for him. Thank you for keeping me accompany in prayer for him. It broke my heart seeing Satan’s attempts at derailing Sherman's life, and I am glad to have been able to pour into him, reminding him of the depth of affection God has for him and of God’s truths which alone can counter the lies.
We appreciate your prayers so much and are very grateful for your ministry to us throughout the weeks at Camp Alandale. God is greatly to be praised!
To God be the
glory,
Bekah Woods &
Brian Morris
Summer Staff
2016
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