The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 2002

-2-!1 TR 319 f\ 11llersburg. OH 44654 330 6-4 7511 FAX 330-674-4606 E-n1a1l svranch@valkyne. net ,, V\ \\ sk\ \ 1evvranch.org pr1n~ i" in the air~ It i~ \O rcfn.~"hi ng t~) "cc. hear ancJ -., 111c 11 ... lhL' l'\ idCl1CC~ Of lhC nrri\ al or "prtn~. \\ c can al111t1st hear the \OU nus ,.'f c, ·ttcd can1per~ running dov.·n the I.inc re Ju~ for a ,, eel,,. of can1p ! Sun1n1cr Then1 c \\·c arc preparing for our J_nd 1 car or "u,n,ncr ·an1p here at the Ranch. Thi s .... un1111cr our thcn1c i~ "Li, ing Free ." frccdon1 i, a pricclc trea ure. lt i~ ,, ondcrfu l to ha\ c a pron1i . e of freedon1 frOl11 the ,la\ Cr\ of 'lin and the ~t inn o f .. e dc,1th ,, hen \\'C place ou r fa ith and tru~t 111 the Lord Je\u · Chri . t. Thi~ u1nn1er ca111per \\ill learn the proce of livi no freel) in Christ. Free to li,·e in Chri . Le– to "er\ c Hi 111 and to ,crve others. ~e,, taff \\·c are happ) to \\e lcome our full-tin1c -...taff Da\ id and Cr\ . tal Mu 11 ins. and .. arah Kintner. Da\ id i ou r ncv. Progra 1TI Di rec tor. Camp Patmos 920 Monagan Rd. Kelleys Island. OH 43438 419-746-2214 Reg1strat1on Information: 5161 Wohlers Ave. Marblehead. OH 43440 Phone/ Fax 419-734-2517 e-mail e1m1ller@cros.net www.camppatmos.com ~ v., a, tatcd in the Decen1 ber i-., ue of the O [ B. thi ~ 1 ear rnarks he 5(Y" Anniver.... ar 1 of Can1p P c.1t1no . \\' e ha, e ~et a goal of ""' _2()0.()00 for our capital carTipaign proJcCL v. hich is needed for can1p faci Ii t) in1pro\. e1Tient~. Praise the Lord. c.1lrno l S6 1 .()0() ha .... already co1Tie in. Due to the mi l<ler v. eather thi ..., v. inter. <)Ur nev. lodge \\ ti I be con1p leted ,01netin1e in April. and our ne\.v dock \\ rl I he con1pleted \\ e 11 before the can1p ec.1"011 . \\~ ha,e al,o recei\ed a donc.1t1on of a ..nev. er , an.'' and S3 .500 in pt.1~ equ ipn1en t for our carTiper\. It ha\ been a ble ing to \ee. tin1e and un1e ,1ga1n. hov. the Lc.>rd pro\ ide for 4 I le con1c~ to u~ rro1n l illcrsburg Bapti ~t C"hurch ,, here he ~e rvcd ns pa~lor lor the pa~l l \\O )Cars. l)a, id and hi \,, ifc, ("1") sta I. ha ve t,, o daughters. El isahclh and Rebekah. They arc c peeling the ir third child in ugu\ l. Da\ id scr cd on the , 1-..) \ iC\\.' Starr fo r fi C SU1llll1ers. graduate or cdarvillc ni vc rsi ty. Da id brings to the can1p a,,. ·a lth of leadership abiliti es and a great desi re to \Cr\ c the LorcJ. , arah i.' our new o ffi ce n1anager. a rah. a ednrvi I le graduate. i, rrorn T'v1assillon, Ohio. he . er ed on our . Lllll~Tier .: tarr ro.r. six yea.r . before jo ining our lull t1n1e . Lal (. arah 1. an experienced equesuian and will be a great help in our horse progran1. he love: the Ranch and i\ a great asset to our offi ce. Dining Hall Update We are anx ious ly awai ting the const ruction of our new Dining Hall slated to begin very soon. The two things we are cu rrentl y waiting for are the : late approva l on ou r blueprints and an add itional funding need o f l I0.000 to begin the project. We are tru sting God fo r the ren1aining cos t of -:t.00 ,000 to co1nplete the projec t. Progres is being n1ade in both of these areas and we continue to move ahead on thi s prOJeCl. our ca1Tip, and as we continue to pray, He pro ide~· in ways we leas t expect. My fa1Tiil y and I are honored Lo be pa1t of it al I. Upcoming Event : Pl ease 1Tiark your calendar fo r atu rday . ugust I 0 1 h. Thi s day will be full of many ac ti ities a · we ce lebrate ou r 50' 11 Anniver\ary. One of the original founder of Can1p Patn1os was Pas tor Earl Y. Willetts. and we· e asked hi~ grand~on. Pa. Lor Jeff Willet t: to bring u. a challenge fron1 God' s Word. We will also ha c ailboat ride. on the Jou rney, wh ich i. a 65 ft. schooner sa i I boat. a lunch buffet, progran1 about Ca1Tip Patmo. both then and now, new lodge dedication, boat shuttles. to camp from the fe rry. and other fun activ iti e ·. A. v.·e get c lolier to that date. more details will be coming. Pl ease keep praying for the tTiini try of Ca1Tip Patmo. . as we get ready for another ea~on of , ee ing li ves changed for the cause of Christ. Scioto Hills 1009 Martin Rd . Wheelersburg, OH 45694-8462 740-778-3279 FAX 740-778-2170 E-mail grow@sciotoh1lls.com www.sc1otoh1lls.com s the days get longer and the weather gets wa r1ncr. children art)und the country get exci ted abo ut sun11ner carnp. Our progran1 dc vcloprnent tcan1 is hard al work to 111.~kc _s ure evc!y ac ti vity i\ purpose ful, cl I cell vc and I un ! The Acti vi tic\ and Recreati on Center i <., on <-ichcdulc to be con1plctc by su1nn1cr! The Lord has pro idcd 111any hard-working electrician~ and plumbers to donate or their time to complete this project. To God Be The Glory! Though the Lord has prov ided n1any sun1mer staff, we arc st ill in need of a few rnore worke rs. Wh ile cioto J-lills provides a fuJ I ti 1Tic nur e, a camp doctor and n1ed ical adv isor and hires two full tin1e nurs ing in tern , we till are in need of one to two nurse: per week to olunteer a week to a. si . t in the n1edical station. l f you are intere 'ted in thi mini ·try opport unity. plea:e contact the ca1np di rectly ! Other po ·ition. avail able inc lude. lifeg uard . a shi ft cook, kitchen worker. . coun. elor and adventure techni cian:. ff you are intere. ted in a life– changing mis. ion experience then contact u. for an app li cati on! 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