The girls are alive, with the sound a singing! We are blessed this week to have Patti Craig leading the girls in worship. Usually when I share with people about LBC, I tell them about how we share the gospel with kids using the messages of the speaker, the conversations with cabin leaders, and the memorization of scripture for patches.
Read MoreOur speaker for High School Camp is Dan Jester, who is now the pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Burlington, WA. We always love having Dan come and speak because his heart to reach the lost is so evident. He is teaching the teens about the Songs of Ascent (Psalm 120-134) and helping the teens understand how the tabernacle points us to Christ. As I spoke with Dan this morning, he’s encouraged to have already had some amazing conversations with campers. Pray that Dan would have many more conversations this week and the Gospel would make it’s eternal impact for some of these campers.
Read MoreBoys like to have fun. When the boys have fun on the boat and the waterslide, it seems to cure all their longings for home. There is at least one boy this week who is struggling with homesickness. Pray for him and others to have similar moments of great fun, as we hope it will calm their anxieties about being away from home for the first time. Our speaker, Nathaniel Buss from Shelter Cove Church in Modesto keeps the boys engaged with questions all through his messages. Pray that these boys would clearly hear the gospel message.
Read MoreFamily Camp 1 started with a blast of the shofar and 124 campers. We expect more than 60 extra people to join us for the Salmon Bake. (You can register here). It’s a full week and we are happy to see the camp full and families enjoying this wonderful place.
Read MorePsalm 121 starts with a question where the journeying pilgrim asks where his help comes from. As he gazes up, he sees the mountains and ponders the difficult task ahead. He remembers that the Creator of the heavens and earth is even greater than the toughest terrain. Thus he finds encouragement that God will keep him from all harm and that his “life” is guarded well.
Read MorePsalm 120 is a song about coming out of our environment. The environment without God stands in contrast to the house of the LORD. One is a place of lies and deception. The other is a place of truth, full of those seeking to follow the instruction of the LORD.
Read MoreWe had 32 girls this weekend at LBC led by our directors Jen Amrine & Cyndi Edvalds. Those two make a great team as they coordinate crafts and games to connect with the campers. Even though the weekend camps are short, there is still a chance for an impact. After reading through the camper surveys it was evident as to what was meaningful to these kids:
Read MoreLuke tells the story of Jesus’ birth so succinctly and yet with so much detail. In the Greek text these two verses are just one sentence. It is told in a style that simply explains what happened—i.e., “This happened, and then that happened, and this is why it happened the way it did.” Each of the phrases within this sentence holds it’s own significance, however the sentence starts with the phrase, “While they were there, the time came.” In other words, the stage was set. God waited for just this moment to introduce the World to His own Son.
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