The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 2001

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" 1 o .",, a hi an ·wcr :o I said nothing n1orc. ftcr a pau ·c l;e a. kcd ,, hy l topped. ·· s ccau e you don·1 ,, ant to kno,\· if)'OUare ,vrong," I aid. lfe repl ied. " 'y'c l do." o ,vith n1y pocket 1 e,, Te ·ta1nent I ·hared Je u ,, 1th hi n1. t 30.000 fee t. He gave hi life o, er to the Lord . I had ne, er ,vitne - ed like that before. but found it ,, ·a ·n ' t that hard . A the fl ight lo Canada continued l n1ade a Ii t o f other. to ,, ·hon1 I ,vou ld " not be a hamed o f the go pe1. ·· From nO\\' on. "For to 1ne to li\e i Chri · t." * * * * * Let u nullae each other to be unasha111ell (?/'our l ore/. encl) ·our e.Yp erience of.h<>H' Go{l u.. eel _\ ·ou to H'itne ·s to ·o,neone~ E-111ai I: chap ,;; ] (a~j uno. co111 Da,·icl Cha1>1nl1J1 P. 0 . Bo.r I 005 Fo'\ roria OH 44 30 4 C{j,~,e:·-·· ,·' o ~ i ~~ rdochs Ministeri ng to the Local Church in Word & Song Darlene, Dave & Debbv • • concerts • r~t 1·vals • haru ..Juets • carnps/retreat · • ~t a11gelt)ClC n1~etings For 1ntormat1on o r booking contac t Re,·. David H . Mu rdoch 624 N. Detroit St. Bellefon taine, O H 433 11 phone & fax: 937-599-4287 email: murdoc hs@tb righ t. ne t Keeping Up With Our Camps 7241 T.R. 319 Millersburg , OH 44654 330-674-7511 FAx 330-674-4606 E-marl svranch@valkyrie. net www.skyv1ewranch .org 2001 Retreats January 26-27 February 23-24 March 2-3 March 9-10 March 16- 17 May 3-5 May25-2 Web Site Teen Retreat # I Teen Retreat #2 Juni or Retreat # I Teen Retreat #3 Junior Retreat #2 pring Men ' Retreat Me1no1ial Day Work Weekend Our v eb ite. (www. kyv iewranch.org ) is up and running. The te timonie · on the gue t book are ery encouraging. Why not .check out the ,veb ite and add your te t1mony? New House The Program Director ' hou e i nearly con1plete, and hi famil y i ettling into their new horne. We are o thankful fo r the v ay the Lord ha provided alI that we needed to ha e thi new addition . This was bu ilt with the help of rnany vo lun– teer , for which we are grateful. Expansion Program ontinue to pray that we will be abl e to expand in order to accomn1odate the ca n1per that we are turning away from our progra ,n . The grant applicati on we ha e been praying for wa denied. We pl an to ,nake needed change and re-appl y for this grant th i year. NOW is the time for ... ,/ su1n1ner taff appli cation ,/ teen and j unior retreat regi tration ,/ u1n1ner ca,np regi trati on ,/ Men ' retreat & Work Weekend regi~tration ,/ cheduling can1p presentation Prayer Requests I. Winter retreat n1ini try: live changed 2. Hiring ofsu1n111er taff 3. um,ner camp rcgi tration and plannino 4. Winter travel for retreat attendee & e ca1np pro1noter 5. Expan ion Progran1: provi io'n of fund and ti,ning 6. Grant approval Ca1np Pat1nos Kelleys Island, Ohio 43438 41 9-746-2647 n the 0 18 Decc1nbcr issue it was reported that Paln1os needed $21600 • • c 1gnated for the new dock by Dec. 31. The fund grew, as nearl y every day more gift came in for the dock. On Dec. 27 four donor gave $4,055, taking u over th e $40,000 goa l. Altogether we needed $43,666 by the end of the year (1/3 of 131,000), and that additional a1nount cainc in a we! I. Another $40,000 is neede? by ~pri l I to quali fy for a n1atch1ng gift to complete the project. Wor~ on the dock ha begun . The do.ck builder ordered the steel, and a large h1p1nent wa taken to Kelleys I land be fore the lake froze over. The cribs are now being welded together on the i land . On January 13, Mayor Tony Kuchar told me that the Vill age Council approved our ':lbmerged land lea e pcnn it. The permit proce i 1noving fo1,va rd on chedul e. Dov; n through the year , unlike 1nany other camps, Pat1nos ha offered water ki ing, sai ling and peedboat rides at no extra co t to campers. Thi new dock will enhance the afety feature in the ~ program , a we!I a provide more effi c1ent u e of the hore and boat . If you would like to how the new Patino ideo in your church or school. contac t Rev. Lynn Roger at the addre belo,v. Summer camp registration Can1p regi tration has begun; the July Farnily Camp is nearly full.The 2001staff i being elec ted. Fifteen ha e already sent application (1nany of the e were on the 2000 taff) . To be on the Patmo taff i . a piritua l chall enge and an opportu– ni ty. to erve th e Lord and other . We u e college and high schoo l tudents. We al o need the following: • Tho ~ who have food preparation experience • A rnature adult to upervi e the dining room taff • A 1nature adult wi th ecretarial kill to \vork a offi ce 1nanager/ regi trar • mature adult to serve a progra1n director • Per on with maintenance kill l f you arc intere ted, phone or \vrite: Lynn E. Roger 7854 . Boyden Rd. agan1ore Hill OH 44067 Phone:330-467-4341 E-Mail : lroger 2l@j uno.com