The Ohio Independent Baptist, October 1999

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Scioto Hills 1009 Martin Rd Vheelersburg . OH 45694-8462 -40.- 78-3279 FAX 740-778-2170 E-ma grow@sc1otohills.com \ \feb s,te www sc1otoh1lls.com A Place to Grow!~ Growth alway ~au c change. bu t change does nor al\\ J) produce growth. At Scioto. \ \ ' C ha\ e been exc ited abo ut the ~ontinued gro\\lth God has give n u in . . our ,umn1er camping m1n1stry pro- grJ1n. o, er the pa t 35 year · . Sc ioto ha ..., dc \' e]opcd a program that God has u ed to brin g camper to Himse lf. Hov. e, er. in the coming )Car we wil l be ~hanging our chedulc to produce a more effec u,e camp . Begi nning next , umn1er. Sc ioto Hill will be o ffering e ight Juni or (Frontier) Camps, four Jun ior High (Alpha ) Camp as well as "i cni or (Super ) High Camp. and our ne,\ Out hJck Program~ \l.rhich will ._ ffc r \1 ountai n Bike and Cros Countr) Camp . Though many camps \\ ill be ,tte red the same v.eek, each ~an1p \\ ti 1 be o perated separate ly from the other concurrent camp . The goal o f Sc ioto Hills 1s to ..... de \ ell· p our gue ts piritually , men- t:ill :, . ociall j. and phys1call, in 6 iewRanch 7241TR 319 Millersburg, OH 44654 330-674-7511 FAX 330-674-4606 E -mall svranch@valkyrie .net W hat a great tirnc to be al the Ran ch ! It is such a lift to hear crun ching with each foo tste p. The fall co lor · arc pecki ng out here and the re on son1e or the trees. T ho e few pate he · o f color promi se ,norc beauti – ful change · to co1nc as we march though the fall season of mini stry. The prope rty alo ne is an amaz ing mini stry asse t. We all encounter the dai ly grind a~ we tread through the hu tie and bus tl e of our lives. A time-out at Skyvicw Ranch i an opportunity to esca pe the rat -race. The camp is nestl ed in the ro lling hill of Ho lmes County . The pi c turesque property and serenity thcmse lve arc like an e loquent ermon th at cut . to the heart and chall enges the ' ' heare r " to stop and con ider tneir Creator. Thi etting is an amaz ing backdrop accorda nce to the Word of God. We feel to have more effccti ve min is try. we n1u st reduce the number o f catn p– er~ in each program per week for maile r group as well a ens ure that our camps are eve n more acc urately age-graded. To accompli sh thi . we will o ffer additional camp and set number limits to guarantee ma ll , personal g roup . Our goa l in the ucce ion of camp from Frontie r to Alpha to Super Hi gh is to keep campe rs ove r the years. in order to fo ter a disc ipling relati o n hip . We are not s impl y interested in indi vidua l camp for s pec ific age levels, but our goal is to help deve lop individual , for the n11n1 slri cs th at a rc ahead . Mo\ l o f th e gro up\ that wi II he at the Ranch thi s fall wtll be adults . The potential for outreach and re fres hn1 cnt J\ grea tes t to those who moc; t need tirnc away . We arc exc ited for the oppo r tunit y to serve and present the Word of God boldl y throughout the re treat season. The lake s ite has a lso changed a great deal . The trees arc down and mo t o f the brush has been removed. We should begin filling the lake 1n October . It is exci ting to watch the progres and antic ipate the beautiful add iti o n the lake will be. We invite yo u to come see the changes at the Ranch and take advantage of the opportunity to get away. Pl ease be in prayer for the ministry thi s fal I season. Fall Retreats Senior Citizens Days October 5, 7, 12, & 14 Marriage Enrichment Retreat November 12-13 through an effecti ve camping mini s– try, to impact the world for Chri st. Be on the lookout for the 2000 brochures con1ing soon. Upcoming Events: Couples #2-0ctober 1-2 speaker: Pastor Tom Wright concert: Bob Beikart Couples #3-0ctober 8-9 speaker: Pastor Tim Kenoyer concert : Jay LaBlanc Dinner Concert-December 4 concert: Graceway Quartet Our purpose is to provide God-honoring Design/Bu ild services S E M I BRENTWOOD Our goal is to delight our clients with the process as well as the finished product. • 167 South State Street Westerville. Ohio 43081 (61 4) 794-3100 Wilham C Prenos1I AIA Jack A Chapin, Jr AIA Design/Build 61 Columbus Pike Cedarville Ohio 45314 (937) 766·5585 M Joseph Har1deroad President - Church and Christian School Design and Construction