Work at camp continues.

Dear friends and family,

“I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored and you have entered into their labor.” John 4:38

Planting, watering or reaping. Those three words were what our winter camp season this year was all about. In the first week of camp we had about 50 kids from the town of Tres Ranchos come to camp. Many of these could not afford the fees and came through our scholarship program. It was a privilege to see many of them hearing the Gospel for the first time and the tremendous response when the call came to those who wanted to ask the Lord into their hearts. A single mother who is the attendant at the local bread store told one of our staff that her 9 year old son loved camp and came back a Christian. She went on to say that her son told her that her habit of drinking was wrong according to the Bible and that he did not want her to be disobeying the Bible. She also said that now the only music that was being played at her house was Christian music from a CD we gave campers! Praise the Lord!!!

On the second week of camp we had close to 70 campers, most of these from Christian homes. Most claimed to already have accepted the Lord as their savior yet many confessed to having doubts about the reality of the Bible and the secureness of their salvation. Telma and I talked to many of these, teaching them to resist the Devil as he tries to bring doubt and confusion into their minds and about how to grow as Christians. On the last day of camp during the last Bible study by the campfire, my Dad made a call to all who already had the Lord Jesus as their Savior yet wished to dedicate their lives to Christ and many stood up. Praise the Lord.

Our program this season was blessed by an AWANA set sent to us by supporters in Washington State. Also camp had an ice-cream machine donated. This was a big hit as it is a novelty here in Brazil. Thank you for all your prayers for this winter season of camp, your prayers MADE a difference! In the Middle of August the road starts to be opened to Camp #2! It is very exciting to see this new project taking off. In October our plan is to have the road complete and have the dedication ceremony along with the meeting of the Board of Directors.

In January our plan is to have the camps for ages 15-16 being held at the new location, even though it will still be sort of rustic. We hope to have the first building up by then.

We continue to raise the funds for the cabins which will cost $20,000 per cabin completely finished and furnished.

Please pray for
-the opening of the road to Camp #2.
-for all the staff that will be traveling (vacation).
-for all the Church retreats in the second semester.
-for the health of all of the staff. God bless you!

Your Friends, Marcos, Telma and the boys!