Prayer Team Update, Winter Camp '17: Session #3

Dear Prayer Coordinators & Friends of Camp,

Well, it was a wet Winter Camp! So wet, in fact, from all the snow melt and rain over the last few weeks that Dan Hitchcock, our Maintenance Director, spent the week making creeks all over the camp to drain the three to six inches of standing water the camp was covered in for the entire week before camp. Praise the Lord, the water drained and the mud was fun and manageable.

Camp was fantastic! One of my favorite campers, "Katie Sunblast," as she calls herself, came to camp her usual chipper self. She has had a hard life. She masks insecurities behind a smile and a loud voice. She loves volleyball and is very outspoken about her opinions. At the end of camp at Victory Circle, she shared with us how much the time with her counselor Susan meant to her. She shared that the advice and encouragement she received at Camp, and always receives at camp, helps her so much all year.

We are blessed to hear these stories so many times each year and are so thankful for your prayers! As the years go by, we learn more and more that the real work is done before Camp as we pray against the strongholds that hold the campers and their families in bondage from generation to generation. Please keep praying for the work God is doing here at Camp Alandale, for our campers, and for our staff families.

If you would like to serve camp as a prayer coordinator, please email us at info@campalandale.org.

Love in Christ,

Matt & Tarrah Pritchett

Executive Directors

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Prayer Team Update: Winter Camp '17, Session #2

Dear Prayer Coordinators & Friends of Camp,

Our second winter camp was a wonderful time for all as we enjoyed the several feet of snow that had accumulated at camp during the storm the previous weekend. It was some of the best sledding we’ve ever had at camp, and the campers were thrilled as they took turns carving out sled runs down the mountainside. Bible studies and worship time moved into a dedicated space at Cedar Hall, leaving the main lodge for meals and game time by the fire. What a blessing it is to have more space at the new camp property to make the most of all the study, worship and fellowship time!

Praise God! Two more campers, Raymond and Jason, gave their hearts to Jesus. Many other campers who have previously committed to following Christ grew in their understanding of what it really means to KNOW GOD and how to truly walk with Jesus as we studied 1 John. Thank you for your prayers for our campers!

A young camper named Amber shared with her Bible study group how heavy it is weighing on her heart to not know what has become of her five brothers and sisters. She was separated from them and is deeply troubled not knowing where they are. Please pray for Amber that she will understand God’s love and trust His plan for her and her siblings. Pray she will find comfort in Jeremiah 29:11, for though she fears disaster, she can know that God is for her and has good plans for her.

Next week, we welcome our second group of 7-9^th graders. Please pray that all the campers and counselors who have registered will be able to attend as planned, and that as they prepare, they will be free from conflicts or distractions so that they are rested and ready to fully embrace what God is preparing for them at camp. Please pray to our Heavenly Father that the children who have already come this year will take God’s word to heart and that the seeds planted will grow as they return to their foster and groups homes and reflect back on their experience at camp.

Love in Christ,

Matt and Tarrah Pritchett

Executive Directors

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