The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1992

, Keeping Up With Our Camps Camp Patmos We are eagerly looking forward to the coming camp sea on. Many improvements have been made over the winter and we plan to make several more before thi season begins. The trustees are planning four work weekend in M ay. Should your church group be interested in helping, contact Dick John on, 2490 Benton Street, Akron, OJ-I 44312 or call 216-794-8930. I f you haven' t recei ved regi tration fonns or you need additional copie , contact Pastor Brad Quick at 216-458-5128 or regi trar Pa tor Todd Town end at 216-365-7394. Please pray for the camp and it outreach tl1i summer. Pray for the hiring of taf f, for the needed manpower to get the camp operational and to make needed repair , and for the trustees as they seek to follow the Lord ' s direction. The trustees have voted to establi h a devel opment fund to make some necessary capital improvements. The greatest need i to install a sewage treatment plant. A professional consulting furn informed us that the cost of tlli pl ant i s $176,000. Should your church, or you as an individual, be willing to contribute to this nece ity, please designate your gift to the " Camp Patmos Development Fund" and end il to Dean Henry, 777 Rex Lake Road, Akron, OH 44319. If you would like to know more about tl1e detail of t11is matter please feel f ree to contact any of the trustees. Camp Patmos T rustees Robert Barrett Fai th Baptist Churcl1 Box 308 Amherst, OH 44001 David Chapman (vi ce cl1ainnan) Fostoria Baptist Church Box 1005 Fos toria, OH 44830 David Hime 916 Strowbridge I-Turon, OH 44839 Dick Johnson 2490 Benton Street Akron, OH 44312 James McClai n alvary Bapti st Church 250 Benedi ct A venue Norwa1k, OII 44857 Larry Nil ius ( ecrctary) Fi rst Bapti st hurch 3646 Medina Rd. Medina, 0 1 I 44256 Robert Perry Grace Baptist hurch 5612 Bancrof t Toledo, Oil 43615 Bradley Quick First Bapti t Church Box 929 El yria, Ofl 44036 L ynn Roger Nortll f ield Bapti t Church 311 We t Aurora Nortl1field, OH 44068 Scott Ren trom (chairman) Nottingham Bapti t 2921 Bishop Rd . Willoughby Hills, OH 44092 Robert Seymour Mogadore Bapti t Church 151 Meadowridge Rd Mogadore, Oil 44260 Todd Town end Abbe Road Bapti t hurch 670 Norili Abbe Rd. El yria OJI 44035 Dean Ilenry (accoun tant) 777 Rex L ake Rd . Akron, 0 1144319 Glen Mc a Jin (maintenance) Rt 2 Box 227 J undee, 0 1 I 44624 Scioto Hills Scioto Hills' "miracle sawmill" Q n a certain l :riday several n1onths ago, the owner of a awmill gave us his pri ce for selling. As we left this n1an' home, we told hi1n t11at God would have to provide L11i s money in a miraculous way. Dri ving hon1e, we prayed l11at God would provide onc– half of t11c purchase price of the mill before the camp board n1eeting, which wa in one monili . Two day later God u ed someone to gi ve a gi ft of over $2,000. Ot11er gi f t were provided and t11e day before tJ1e board 1neeting God had prov ided ilie remaining $500, L11e amount of one-hal f the price of the mill , t11rough ilie ale of an old trai ler. That wa a miracl e in it el f , as the trailer wa in uch poor hapc we t11ought we would have to pay on1cone to move i t. Thi mill i hou cd under a 36' x 60' pole building, and wi ll enable u to cut lin1ber from our O'vvn land Lo u eon ot11er new proj ect . Nex t wc arc planning to cut lutnbcr for a new A-frrune for t11i ummer. Junior I ligh camp change pace lhi year a we run for tl1 e OU1'BA K ! Our goal i lo 1neel the unique need, of t11i age group. An a ll new progrtun and adventure await L11en1. Junior campers wi ll be exci ted to hear t11at an all new trail a'vvaits. l 'hey will experience cru1 ping out, large group acti vities and enonnous outdoor fun a we study Philipp ian and l11c j oy we experience t11rough hr ist in our everyday lives. R&R i our fo u during 1992 f ,u11ily Can1p. 'l'ctk off your battle gear and ge t geared up for so1ne rest and refl ection. Rest in knowi ng tJ1nt C,<>d i s in tc> ta l control of our l i ves and f,u11i l ies, and reflec1 on how grcal C io<l ha · been tc> each of u ·. I ~nj oy the con1forts that our new facilitie, have to offer and a frunil y va ation in v ~lJncnt yt>u' JJ not regret. ( 'ornc on down for S(>lll C re t and rclaxal ion at Scio Lo I I 111~ J3apti st Can1p and l-~ctrcaL( enter. 7