The Ohio Independent Baptist, June 2002

CampPatinos 920 f\ 1on.:lgan Rd " elle\ s Island OH 43438 ~19 ... 46 221 4 Registration lnforn1at1on . 5161 vVohlers Ave t-.1a rblehead OH 43440 Phone Fa 419-734-2517 e-mail edn1@camppatmos com \'1/\V\\ .camppatn,os com The dock is complete and ready for you r use! l)e, elopn1ent Update: Prc.ll e the Lt)rd our ne\\ dock i · con1pletcd and it i\ a huge as:et to our can1p progran1. Thank you once aga in to tho...,e \\ho faith ful!\ contri buted to our ., dock. project. l "pcon1ing Event : ~ lark. \ our calend ar~ fo r atu rd ay. :-\ ugu ·l l ()'h for ou r 50 1 h Anni \'e r\ary Celebration !~ 2002 amp chedule June J0-15 June 17-'2 June 1 4- 1 9 Jul\ 1-6 J Jul\ -13 J Jul\' l 5- '() ., Jul, 1 2- 1 7 Ju 1 9-Aug 3 ,.\ug 5- l O .... .-\ug . 12- 17 ... . \u~. 19- 1 3 ... .-\ug 23-25 .... Sept. I3- 14 4 Junior Week. : peaker: Da\ id RoberL on Junior Hi gh Week. .... peaker: Ron hipley eni or Hi gh Week, peaker: Kevin Bogg Family Ca1np. speaker: To,n Wri ght Junior Week. \ pea1'.er: Larr) Eng le Junior High Week. peaker: David Lynde n enior Hi gh Week. \peaker: To ,n Hannan Junior High. . peaker: Peter Dodd Fami I)' Can1p. speaker: Dr. tvl ark Jack .-on Fan,il) Can1p. peaker: Cal earle\-'·Hon1e chool ing Empha. is" Senior Citizen , speake r: Bill Abernathy Sr. Single~ Retreat, d irector: Ste, e Rae \1arriage Clinic. \ peaker: Ke\in Bogg S iew Rat1ch 724 1 T.R. 319 Millersburg. OH 44654 330-674-7511 FAX 330-674-4606 E-mail svranch@valkyrie net www skyv1ewranch org S11mmer amp 2002 i Here ! Clo~c your eye~ for a n1on1ent. and ta1'.e in the. c s ights and \Ound~ - • Wide \parkling eyes. absorbing all the beauty of the Ranch. • Exc ited fee l. running to get the f irst look ins ide their cabin . • Eagerl y . peaking n1outh. . discu. s ing everything they will do today. • Tender hearts. open to learn al I ahout God . • Broken contrite pirit. . co1nnlitted to li ving out the Word of God in the ir life. Pray for the prec iou: li ve: of tho. e attending camp thi ~ ·umn1er. Your prayer. are the . trength behind our progran1s. Golf Marathon and Skyview Scramble Join the Ranch for the. e two exciting fundrai. ing events. • Golf Marathon. Friday. eptember 27. 2002 @ F ire Ridge Golf Cour e in Miller ·burg • Skyv iew Scrambl e. aturday . Septen1ber 28. Wall y Armstrong. PGA Pro and Chri . ti an author. will be our peake r and hold a free golf c linic. • All proceed will go directly to the cw Dining Hall building Contact Da e Mullin, at the Ranch Office for regi tration detai L . Dining Hall Update • The ground preparati on i co,npleted. the ·itc i~ ready • Blueprint ha e been ub1nitted to the State of Ohio for appro al. • The Ranch ha received 2 19.346 in g ift for the project. • To begin con truction, an additi onal 80 ,000 in hand is needed. AsYouGo From a reader ,n Central Ohio. nc n1orn1ng I noti ced an unfan1ili ar car parked by n1y hon1c. Th i, cau ~cd ,on1c conce rn a, . in the r ast. ,0111c havc parked nearby ror quc, ti onahlc rea\on\ . On another day 1 \aw Lhe car again and a young n1an got oul and bolted aero,, the e1npty lot Lo sonic apart1ncnt \ nearby. Su~pic ion and a hit of anger \.\tC llcd up in inc ,o I dec ided to write a note tu place on the car's wind~hi cld. The Holy pirit was leading rne to be gentl e so l si,npl y wrote, ' 'Thi s is not a pubI ic parking area." Days later on a unday afternoon an ··unke1npl.. young man knocked at my door. He apologized for the park ing : ituati on. saying he was new in town and having diffi culty parking in front of hi · aparunent. With ernbarras ·1nent about jumping to wrong conclu ion. I invited hin1 in for a snack. God gave me an opportunity to talk to him about ~al ati on and in vi te him fo r unday e ening ervice at my church. He wa concerned with hi attire, and I as ured him God did not look on the out ide, but on the heart. ( uddenl y l realized that earl ier I had done ju t the oppo ite, focu ing on what r . aw on the out ide '-' and di regarding an inner need.) A hort time later we were on our way to church. ince that day my new friend ha, joined me for other church erv ice. and heard my per onal te timony of al ation. He ha al o a ked God to forgive his in and ha accepted Hi,n a. hi a i or . A for me. the Lord cau ed me to rethink how I look at other . Thing · could have been ery different had I not he ld n1y pen in ubj ec tion to the leading of the Spi ri t. I could have been a tumbling block to omeone \Vho needed the Lord . "He lp me think before I , peak, help me to alway pray And temper with Your written Word , e e rything l . ay.'' Focu on the inner, . piritual need of people and not the ir outward appearance. ..........A You Go" . -,!, * * -,t, * ..... • ' 'i' .. Let your OARB fami ly know about that ··open door" God ga e you to witne . during your normal routine of life. E-mail : fo toriabapti t@wcnet.org Da id Chapman PO Box 1005 Fo toria. OH 44830