A Word of Encouragement from Pastor Bud

My blog today is a bit shorter than yesterday (a sign of camp weariness – happy weariness)

I want to point out three things today and one prayer request:

1)       Josh S. shared God’s story of grace upon his life to the campers this morning.  He helped them understand that it is God who saves and that it is God who changes hearts.  Josh was simply truthful, humble and powerful in his words and the Spirit was upon him.
2)       Mark S. taught this morning to the boys, on the power of sin, the greater power of the cross of Jesus and the resurrection of Jesus.  He is gifted in his ability to point youth to these grand truths.  He said that if we reject Jesus throughout this life, then it becomes a rejection that is everlasting.  May God grant grace to each heart so that this would not be so.
3)       God was moving last night during worship in song.  You should see how these gospel messages are being supported through Christ centered God glorifying worship.  What a blessing it is!

Prayer request: while we are seeing evidences of grace (and we are!), we are also seeing some evidence of spiritual battle.  The truth is that the evil one hates me, hates the team, hates you, your prayers and your children, BUT GOD “is the strength of my heart and my portion forever”, Psalm 73:26.    May the team find God’s grace sufficient and strong to honor Jesus in every circumstance and in every relationship and may God make His Son’s name great here.

This is heavy stuff, but true.  Now let me end with these words – on the lighter side:

The sun came out yesterday and it was hot, what a blessing!, the lake water felt wonderful, the mosquitoe bites are increasing, this morning’s biscuits were the best, is anyone taking a shower?, yesterday’s fun provided great memories, I miss my pillow, serving together as a team is a great experience and yes, there are smiles to go around…summer camp is the place to be.  Wish you were here

Pastor Bud