The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 2000

As You Go... .\ 11/n11i11e, I h,· ,1 1 ca,l<'r . Ill /~t •//t '/t>llft l ll lt' ) c thnug.ht l~.lpl t~ l" \ \ Crc kn )\\11 to be h..1d pet)plc. l~ul b, ,od' s dL'~ t gn he \\ as also the one ,, ho ... h..1ndlc..:d the prin ting needs f<.) r 111. n1in1~tr~, .. ind one l<.) r \\'hon1 ,od gave n1c a burden lo reach \\'i th the go ·pcl. I asked h1t1l t) llt lt) Jun "h at a rea lly expensive place t Hardee · ) ano gn\ c n1y le · t in1on , ~hanng the Ron1an,· Road\\ ith hin1. I le •1 ·tcd unc n1for1ablc. looking around to .,.; .·cc 1 fa n~one \\'as \\ atching hin1. He c'\r la1ncd that talking about u -- h in public ,, a.· not ri ght for hin1. "Fine. We can meet ..,; at 111~ place or yours." I an ,, ered. Lat r at hon1c hi ,· \\ ifc joined u · a · ,vc n1et ngain. .ind l<.)r each of their que tion , I .. ·ho,ved then1 JOd · · an.. ,ver . The n1ore an , er the~ recci , ed. the rnore their tru, t grew. A )·ea r and a half later. thi 65 year old ouple received Chri t a avior. One \\ ho once thought Bapti t \Ve re known to be bad people \\'ere both baptized and are no,v acti , ·e m n1ber of our church. To God be the g lory. You ee thcn1 regularly. ome you e, en knO\\' by name- printer , bank teller . n1echanic . plun1ber and mailmen. A~the)· perfon11 ervice for you , do a great en ice for the1n and tel l them the good nevv - "'A You Go." (ed ited by David Chapman chap 2(g, j uno.com ) Since 1904 REMNANT MINISTRIES P.O. Box 21100 Cleveland. OH 44121 (440) 684-0220 Clevelano • Cmc nnatJ • Phoenix • Florida • RiodeJaneiro,BraZJI 4 Mjnistering to the Local Church in Word & Song Darlene, Dave & Debby • concerts • revivals • banquets • camps/ retreats • evangelisticmeetings For informat ion or booking contact Rev. David H . Murdoch 624 N. Detroit St . Bellefontaine, OH 43311 phone & fax : 937-599-4287 emai l: murdochs@bright .net Keeping Up With Our Camps . Scioto Hills 1009 Martin Rd. Wheelersburg, OH 45694-8462 740-778-3279 FAX 740-778-2170 E-mail grow@sciotohills.com www.sciotohills.com o od Be the lory! Picture thi ! A group of children get off the bus after a long bu ride. vVhat a trangc place thi i to thcn1 . They have no idea what i going to take place only that it i called "camp" and that the church had given them all leep ing bag and a book called th e Holy Bible (''Hollie Bibi I' ' a one young g irl hared.) . Wl1at had happened that the e 78 young people who had never before been to church, 111uch le church ca,np, now found the1n elve at Sc ioto Hill ? A church aw that givi ng camp cholar- hip to inner city children wa a wonderfu l opportun ity to reach into their home and build potentially redemptive relation hip wi th their parent . Many of the 78 car11e to know Chri t that very week. Thi tory doe not end there, however. To fo llow up the camp week, pa tor of the pon oring church went to each home to talk wi th the children and their paren t abou t the experience. Parent who at fi r t j u t thought it a good idea for the church to take their kids for a week were now amazed at the change they aw in the ir ch ildren. The pastors were able to hare why thi change took place and have led 1na11y to the Lord in these fo llow-up se sion . Next urnmer, Scioto wi 11 offer another week for churche to sponsor chi ldren age 8- 12 to attend Scioto Hill . During this week we wi ll add more coun elors and taff to n1eet the e children' s need and hare with them the wonderfu l love ofCh ri t. If your church would like to join other churche in pon oring young people from you r ho111etown, plea e call the camp office for more information. This truly i an incredi bly effective investment in the l ives of the children and fam ilie of your city or neighborhood. Look fo r more info1mation about our Spon or Weekinthe2001 Program Guide. Catnp Pattnos Kelleys Island, Ohio 43438 419·746·2647 he application for our permit to build a dock for Patmo appears to be right on schedule. Thi applica– tion inc lude fi ve page of drawings bowing hovv the dock wi ll be bu ilt and 7241 T.R. 319 Millersburg, OH 44654 330-674-7511 FAx 330-674·4606 E-mail svranch@valkyrie. net www.skyviewranch .org Win ter Retreats 200 I Our winter retreat are a great outreach opportunity and spiritua l kick! Teen Retreat # I Jan 26-27 Teen Retreat #2 Feb23-24 Teen Retreat #3 Mar9- 1 O Junior Retreat # I Mar2-3 Junior Retreat #2 Mar 16- 17 Contact the Ranch office for regi tration information. SummerStaffRecruiting Now is the time to begin the search for ou r 200 l ummer staff. Please help u find piritually trong and growing high chool and college students to serve the Lord this ummer. Application are available through our offices. SummerCamp Registration Start your ununer camp recruiting now. Summer camp brochures are in the mail. A week at summer camp wi ll make a great Chri t1nas gift ! Promotional videos are availab le. Call now to schedule a Ranch repre entati ve to share the summer camp opportuni ty with your church family. Ranch Expansion Program We are ti lJ moving ahead wi th plan for the newDining Hall/ Chapel Building. Our grant application for more that halfof the money needed for this building is still under con iderat ion. We anticipate an answer on the grant by January 1. Prayer, Prayer,AndMore Prayer Thank you for your part in intercession for our mini try. We are grateful for the important part that you play in the Lord ' work at Skyview Ranch. We invite you to continue your partnership with us this new year. inviting any que tions from various authorities . The 'Dock Fund" as ofmid- ovember had received $18,300. By January 2001 we need to rai e $2 l 600 more to pay the down payment on the dock. Pray about our need. Should you be led to help please send your gift to Camp Patmo , 7854 N. Boyden Rd., SagamoreHill , OH 44067.Thankyou.