Teen Bible Camp

We recently got back from the Rocky Mountain Teen Camp, held at Camp Oro Quay, near Edgewood, New Mexico. This year Gospel Light Baptist Church, Rio Rancho hosted the camp. They did a wonderful job and we appreciate all the hard work that went into this years camp.

As many of you know already Samantha is pregnant and the first trimester can make the body a little tired...OK a lot tired! I am so proud of how she toughed it out. She was not able to play games or do other physical activity, but she was so much of a blessing to the youth. She helped out at the altar calls and during the scripture memorization. I am very thankful for her.

Pastor Tim Ruhl

This was a great time for all who attended. In all I believe we had about 120 campers from about 7 churches. From New Mexico and Colorado.

Just like most years, the kids the first day were excited to be there, but you could tell their heart were still a little hardened from the worldly influences. 

But as the days went on, as the preaching was heard and the invitations were given, many of the kids were saved, decided to be separated or surrendered to full time Christian service.

Here is a picture of all those who surrendered their life to full time Christian Service

The preachers for camp this year were the father and son team of Pastor Tim and Gabe Ruhl. Each one with their different styles of preaching really spoke to the hearts of all those who where there. 

For some of the kids with harder home lives, they really enjoyed Pastor Tim, for some of the kids that have been raised in Christian homes, Bro Gabe touched on issues they face.

Pastor Tim Ruhl is the pastor of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church

http://www.pvbaptist.org/main.html

Many young people made life chaning decisions. But as it is with all camps, they must come to an end. And the kids are headed back into a wicked and hostile world. A world that seeks to destroy them. A world that seeks to mock and criticize every decision they made at camp. For some kids the hardest opposition will come from their own families.

Plese pray for them as they head back home, as they leave the safety and protection of camp. Pray that they will stay faithful to their calling.

We have already started on following up on all those who made it to camp. We had our Saturday visitation and we had almost all of those who were at camp attend.

Soon we will be having VBS and already those kids who went to camp volunteered for jobs and to help out.

The key will be to keep these kids active in the ministry. We will be having activites at the church and soon at our home.

Continue to pray a hedge of protection about them.

Below is a sample of Pastor Tim Ruhl's Preaching.

Pastor Tim Ruhl: WCBC Baccalaureate Service from Lancaster Baptist Church on Vimeo.

Bake Sale!!

Its Bake Sale Time!!

Samantha and I were given the task of being the head counselors for our church group this year. It is just another area that God, has opened the door for us. Pray that we would walk through this door and every door, humbly and with a servants heart.

Each new experience can be a little scary.  With all the paperwork and planning. It sure can be overwhelming. It is truly a great responsibility. 

Knowing that if I serve God and give him my best and live to try to reach teens (and adults) for the Lord, that He can and will save them, but at the same time if I just get comfortable, and put my life into cruse control, many souls will be lost, and their blood will be on my hands.

 Their soul is my responsibility.

 With all this in mind, I accept the role and responsibility that the Lord has given us, with a humbled heart, knowing that it is preparing us for the future ministries God would have us to be in. Knowing that it is preparing us for our future babies.

NOW, OFF TO THE BAKE SALE!

We recently had a bake sale to try and raise money for our young people to go to Bible Camp. This year instead of having a camp for all ages, it was split up into two age groups. 8-12 and 13-18.

We set up two stands, one at Walmart and the other at Lowes Supersave. Samantha and I as well as the older kids were at Supersave. While the counselors and kids who were going to the other camp set up at Walmart.

This was quite the experience.
 I had never participated in a bake sale but it was actually pretty fun. We had so many people from our church bake things, it made it pretty easy on us, because there was quite a bit to choose from.


We needed three tables to hold all the different foods.

Sweet Kids Make All the Difference

I was so blessed by our group of kids. They really did a great job! They had such a sweet spirit. They did what we asked of them happily! We had some of the girls holding signs and some of the guys passing out tracts. I think in all we must of passed out 600-800 tracts in about 4 hours.

It was actually pretty neat to see how people responded to our group of kids. There were comments of how nice the kids looked. A few people would just donate money, with the comments "I will support what you guys are doing."

 We were able to make quite a bit of money toward camp. And I think our kids learned that everything they do can have a spiritual impact. Soul-winning can be done everywhere they go. Not just on Saturday mornings or Thursday night.

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
I Corinthians 10:31

It's all about presentation!

Holding the Sign!

My biggest prayer in regards to this camp is that, first, kids would get saved, and second, that kids would dedicate their lives to Christ.

Please pray that this camp would be a life changing event for all who go.