The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 2001

Scioto Hills 1009 ~1art,n Rd \ \ heelersburg OH 45694-8462 7 40-778-3279 FAX 740-778-2170 E-mail grow@sc1otoh1lls com W\'\-'\V sc1otoh1lls com ~Crl'an1... ottnd like the nan1c ofa roll --r ... oa tcr? ot qu ite, though th 1s nc\v t: lenient ha been 1'. no\, n t o 1 eave "on1e a I i t t le haky. l 111 a g i nc , h 1 nn 1 n g u p a 5- foot t e I e- ~ . . phone pole: once at the top. hot "tt ng vourse lf into a "landing po ~ition on to p of the pole. tanding there, you are on top of the \vorld: ho\ve,,er, th re i~ onl y one \\·av dov;n. trapeze hang even feet in front of you. You r goal : to j ump tO\\ ard - the trapeze. hou ld you 1n i , a~ 5-foot plun1met i the true t cream experience. Thi e lement i · u ed to teach many bib lical principle . One ·uch principle i evange l i m. It i di fficu lt to \Vitne . but ome ti me we have to tep out on fa ith, know ing Chri t i the ha rne , the con tant tronghold. The Lord ha ble ed u wi th another umme r fi lled w ith young li ve needing to be to uched by God. Many amper. made 1 ife changi ng deci ion for Chri t, ome made a dec i ion fo r bapti rn. other made a commitment toward daily prayer and time wi th God , and ti 11 other made a dec i ion that w i 11 change the de ti nat ion of the ir eternity. """ After pon o r Week, the taff wa a ked to rai e thei r hand if they had the opportun ity to lead one or mo re children to the Lord that week. [t wa amazing to ee ove r 15 hand hoot into the ai r. Where else but camp \\!OUld a re pon e like that be given? Plea e con ider bei ng a part of the Fall Mini try a there are many oppor– tunitie to grow and fe ll ow hip. If you are intere ted in coming a a Work Group, plea e contac t u fo r ava il ab le opportun i tie . Senior Saints OARBC Ladies Couple Retreat NARBC Conference Dinner Concert Sept 18-20 Sept 27-29 Oct 5-6 ov 5-8 Dec I CHURCH LOANS Commonwealth Church Finance Long Term Fixed Raus w/Lowest Fees Contact: Garry Beasinger (800) 207-0699 4 Ca111p Pattnos Kelleys Island. Ohio 43438 419-746-2647 ow we praise the Lord fo r the hio ~ociation WMU. They ave provid d amp Patrno wi th n1oney to enab le u to buy a much– nceded "Bobcat." One of the immedi ate re ult i that in two ucce ive week at Patmo we were ab le to clear land . The fir t week Jerry Bilovv and hi fo ter on cleared fot1r acre of land on the ea t hore of our property. Other worked with chain aw fo r 1- 1 /2 day , and were on ly able to c lear about one quarter of the property. The nex t week, Ken Cough] in continued the clearing project on our ea t hore. One of the l, le ing of having thi land cleared i that when the Reverend Jim Barrett come with his team to provide paintball for the campers 7241 T.R. 319 Millersburg, OH 44654 330-674-7511 FAX 330-674-4606 E-mail svranch@valkyrie. net www.skyviewranch .org ough the power of God s Word, we have een the following decisions: 2 1 alvation 8 alvation assurance, 7 bapti m and nwnerous spiritual growth . deci ion . God ha al o really been moving in the hearts of camper and challengi ng the1n to become witne e a11d reach the world around them. We praise the Lord for Hi provision through our Annual Fund. It wa excit ing to ee the basketball court re urfaced and to pLircha ea long over- due tractor. We want to say a special thank you to the Ohjo Women's Mi ionary Union. Through their gift of money we were able to purcha e a Blob and lake pavi lion. FALLRETREATS 2ndAnnual GolfMarathon- September28 Join u for this incredible one-day golfing adve1ture that will further the vital ministry ofSkyview. Your goal is to play 100 plu ho le and raise sponsor hip for each hole. The proceed wi ll he lp fund our new Dining Ha ll I Chapel Bui lding. Space i limited to 36 golfer , o call today to receive a pl ayer packet. . Men's FallRetreat- September14-15 Come join u for a great time of spiritua l refreshment, good food, and enj oying the great outdoor . The speake_r is Pastor Tom Wright and the wor hip leader athan Pierpont. they wi 11 be ab le to play in the woods. In the pa t they have had to ct up tarps on stand to provide omc hid ing place for the part ici pant . Pl aying is much more natural when they are ducking in and around trees. J n a prev ious article, we e licited the help of our OTB reader to petition the Lord to work in the hearts of the Archeol– ogy Manager of the Ohio I-Ii toric Pre erva ti on ociety. We also asked that you contact your Repre entatives to see if they would get invo lved. As a re ul t, three Representative did , and Dave nyder changed hi position and allowed the US Anny Corp of Engineers, Buffalo Di trict to i ue the permi t that allowed u to begin building the dock. It is even now under con truction. Praise the Lord! Ladies Retreat- September20-22 Peggy Walker is our peaker and we wi ll have a guest musician to lead in worship and praise. Marriage Enrichment October 12-13 Re lax spend time with each other enjoy Ranch cooking break open the Word of God and piritually refocu your maniage. Our peaker i evangelist Kevin Bogg . A Good Pastor Goes Home ev. Je e Howell wa a good pa tor - that i , he preached the ord fa ithfull y, loved his people lav ishl y, and lived hi li fe bl ame le s ly – fo r fi fty year ! Jes e pa ed in to the Lord pre ence on July 14 2001 , afte r hav ing served fou r congregat ion : ew Rjchland Bapti t Church Belle Center, Ohio, Oak Grove Baptist Church Bartonville Il lin?is, Faith Baptist Church Street boro, 0~10, and_ Fir t Bapti t Church Bellefontaine, Ohio. Four pa tor participated in hi fu~eral service: Rev. David Murdoch, Rev. Bill Ru sel l, Rev. Lloyd Wage and Dr. Tony Beckett. Pastor Howell 's who lesome spiritual impact became very obviou through the testimonies of fami ly and fri ends at the funera l ervice. Please continue in prayer for hi wife Margaret.