The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 2000

Scioto Hills ()ll\l \l ,11l111 Rd \\ hc1..· lr, , bu1 l! l )II 4 '6q4 , -le) : ' - .Jll -- 1"-\> I\\. - 40..,.,~~ l '"'O I l)l ,lll Ch'" ,1,1..' l\) lt)lll l l, 1..' Plll \\ 1..·b , 1ll' , , \\ \\ -. 1.' ltHt, hdJ, l" l ' lll ti r1nH,th\ 2·_ ,t,1tc,. " \ nd lhl' th ings )'OU h,l\ c hc,1r~i n1c ~.,~ 1n thcprcscncc l, f 111 .,n\ ,, 1tnc~~cs cntn,~t to rcl ,ablc 1ncn ,, 11'., \\ 111 al~o be quali ticd lo teach others." Sha.ring the good news in quiet talks.... Katie ha been a carnper al cioto Hill for 111an\ \ears. he ahvay came lo ca1np {, earing a big . mile and carrying a sen iti, e heart . Katie ,vould u ua ll y cry on the ,, a\. to can1p. o excited that camp ti1n e had finally arri , ed. ' O exci ted to be al a pl~c~ that meant o much to her. And cha rac ten t1 - call\ Katie ,vould cry on the way home from ~ Skyview Ranch - 24 1 T .R. 319 \l tllcr-,burg. OH 446-4 330-6"'4-"'15) 1 FAX 330-674-4606 E-1na1 I ... , ranc h a , a lk) r ie. ne t Thi has been a ,, onderful urn mer o f 1nin1~tr\ at k), 1ew Ranch . We are rejoicing 1n the re..,ult o f the ne\\ Zi p Li nc. a 500-foot long. 33-foot high ne\\ Ad, ent ure Cou_r e acu, 11) . Can1per put on a hame , c l11nb a tree ,, ·ith a belay afety rope. and hook onto a pul lev ,, ith a carabineer. It is a safe and fun acu, {t\ chat 1 a lso a , ery effccLi\ e tool in chal le~g1ng ca1nper'.'> to gro\\ in c·hri t and apply -pec1fic b1bl1cal ltfe ki ll s. For son1e camper , it i a truggle even to put on a hame~~- Reaching the top of the 12- foo t ladder cha ll enge. others. and 1nany fi nd the cha ll enge 1n cl11nb1ng the\\ ho le v.·ay up and ndin~ ae ro-.., the Zip Linc. The ne\\' expenence o ft en cause'l camper'> anx ie_ty and tear. Th is anxie ty '" the ground,, ork for great learni ng and a 111ean1ngful experi ence. '- ~ . c·amper'> bee1n the Zip Line by choos ing an area of thei r lt fe tha t they . truggle \Vith and the\ be ltc\e God v. ant\ thern to change. They al"o detenni ne ,vha t keep\ them from ,uccced ing 1n th1 area o f the ir life. Thei r 6 can1p. k_no,ving that can1p, oulc.l not co1nc for vet another cnr. In 1998 , Kc1t1c can1c to Scioto to serve on the u1nn1c r .. upport ' 1arr. She hnd a qui et, yet cnthusia~ t, c dc1neanor that ah, ays <lrC\\ ca1npers to her. I\ ft cr co1nplct1 ng one yea r at ( 'e<l nr I I lc o llcgc, Knti c n.:tunu:d to serv e as a ' oun. e lor, cage r to be on the front lines o r 1n1nistry and prepared to i1npact children for h ri ·t. With con1pa, ion and lo e, Kati e shared \: ith each o f he r can1pcr her love for od and the hope she ha. for JI is near return. Midway through thi ' sun1n1er, Kati e rece ived a letter from one of her carnpcrs. The ca,npcr shared wilh Katie . on1e o f her , u1nn1er plan and acti vities, but crnphasized one particular event. The camper and one of her fri end \: ere S\.vimm ing at a loca l pool. The t\.VO n1e t a third girl to wi1n \\'ith. Afte r on1e ti,ne, Katie' can1pc r shared v; ith the third girl ornc ver e she had learned rron1 ca,np and eventuall y lead Rache l to the saving knowledge of Jesu~ hri t. Kati e's can1per wa o exc ited to wri te Kati e and let her kno,.: that he too i ·haring the "Good N C\V !" Upcoming Events • Auou t I -20 c ioto ingle TBA • cptcrnbcr 26-2 enior Sa ints Dr. David Dn1ll inger I Cedarvill e Col lege •October 6-7 Couple Retreat # I Pa tor Jain e perry I Fir t Bapti t - trong v ille • October 13- 14 Couple.. Retrea t #2 Pa tor Jame perry I Fir t Bapti t - trong ville • Dccernber 1 Dinner Concert (limited pace) Ben Overby I Concert pianist and c la. ical guit ari l coun e lor then he lp them choo ea ve r e .that appli e to the ir ituati on, a we ll as to the ir Zip Line ex peri ence. God i u ing the Zip Line to chall enge ca,nper in 1nany way and teach them that He i · ac ti ve ly involved in the ir li ve and that they are capable of ucce . in the_ir . re lation ·hip \\' ith H itn . On the Ztp Line, ca n1per experience fear in pite of the truth o f a ll the afe ty a urances. Spiritually, they experi ence fea r of fa ilure in spite of the truth o f God ' s promi ed equipping . \Ve, too, have area that ,ve need to work on and change. How o ften we a llow fear to di able u in our ability to obey and ucceed ! Yc t. \\'C havc the promi e from God · Word tha t ' 'Hi. div ine po,, er hath g iven un to u a ll thing that pertain to li fe and god lines . through the kno,vledge of Hirn that hath called us to g lory and virtue.' ' . . Join u in prai ing the Lord for H1 1n1ghty \\'Ork in live and the provision of tools to aid in cha ll enging campe rs. We al o ask you to j oin u in prayer for the S~0~,000 grant app li cat ion for the ew D1n1ng Hall/Chapel building. Beyond thi s grant, we are a l o eeking matching grants to fund the new . building. Thank you for your r artner hip with us in the minis try at Skyv1e\v Ranch. Pro(cs., 1on:,/ c:011s11/t111g ancl sales (or your fi ru111cu1/ and 1nsur.incc needs - uto • ( 'hurch • I / 0 111c • D1';nbi/Jty • Life · /-3usincss • n11ui 11cs PHELPS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. Dorr R Phelp~. (, P, Cf· P. RIP. I lJ fCI· 659 11 f>ark Mcadov. o; Onvc Wc<,tc1v1llc. Ohio 41081 Pl ION!· 614 899-6000 I AX . 61 4-899-6022 (i d 0n - T() I I l' RT· I·: I 877 -47 1-7997 UI e e I Insurance \\ \\ v. phclp'> financia .com Baptist Children's Home & Family Ministries • Adoption (inc luding foreign) • Group Homes • Maternrty/ Paternrty Counseling • Family Counseling 40 cy"ears of Caring Ohio Office: 937.322.0006 Charles Monroe, Ohio Director • ,. I~ d e • . • • • • ':J ' ..) rdochs Darlene, Dave & Debby Ministering To the Local Church in Word and Song through • Concerts • Revivals • Evangeli tic Meetings • Camp - Retreat •Banquet for information and/or booking contact: Rev. David H. Murdoch 624 N. Detroit Street Bellefontaine, Ohio 4 331 1 Phone and Fax: (937)599-4287 E-mail: murdochs@bright.net