The Ohio Independent Baptist, October 2003

KeepingUpWithOurCamps Scioto Hills Camp & Retreat Center 1 009 Martin Road Wheelersburg. OH 45694 Phone 740.778.3279 Fa 740 778.217 Web www sc1otohills.com Email : grow@sc1QtQhills.com ciot() Hi ll, i, al\\ ay~ . tr i\ ing to 1110\ c for\\·ard. but ne\ er in di ,rcgarJ of the strong heritage the Loru ha gi\'en the can1p. God's fa1thfulne~, anu tin1ing have al\vays been perfect a~ \\ e endea \ or to Ii\ e in vic\v c>f ctcrnitv . A . \\C ren1en1be r God' . truth J and hie..~ing \\ ' C find great re. pon. ibi lity 1nupholding the purpose of can1p. I Corinthian: I 0: 13. ·· <) whether you eat t1r drink. or whate\'er vou do. do it al I for J the glor) of God ." A. the pa. t gro\ s di,tant and vve an ticipate the future. the bridge of the pre. ent ITIU!-,t . pan the gap. To ct)ntinue the in tegrity of the pa!-,l we build a Bridge to the Future. Part of the Bridge to the Future include. an inuoor/outdo r heated pool. Thi1., pool \vii i be a ailab le to sum,ncr can1pers. bu t al. o open year-round for \\ eekend retreat1.i a. we!I as me n's. ladie~ · and teen conferences. The Bridge to the Future al -o incluue. the torn1 l ini \ tr) Center. Thi .· new center will have f u II n1u I ti media capabi Iiti e~ and \Vi II be \ er ·ari le t() acco111modate groups of 25 to groups as large as 30(). The project \\:il l al. o incl ude building a nu ,nber C)f !'>mal !er n1eeti ng area~ to accom1nouare n1ultiple group. . Pl ease be in prayer a!-, we rai~e n1oney for the5e project . lf you would like to donate financially. plea\e contact the ca11p at 740.77 .3279 and a5k fo r the Director. 1atl Pearson. l 'pcon1ing Events : Februar\ 13- 16 1 4 7 Teen Conference J • Februar) 2()-? I 247 Alpha Conf erence February 1 7- 1 8 April 23-24 April 1 7- 1 9 6 (juni or hi gh) Junior Advance Men· Re treat enior aints s • ew Ra11ch 7241 T.R. 319 Millersbu rg, OH 44654 330-674-7511 FAX 330-674-4606 E-mail foreverexperience@skyviewranch.org www.skyviewranch .org by Ja.·on tephens, Direc tor of De elop,nent and Marketing 1e. e update: are hard to write becau. e it often seen1s we are writi ng the a rne things every tin1e. Kid. sa ed, dec i. ions n1 ade. bui lding · con~tructed, lives changed, new progra,ns in. tituted and all kind . of fun . 1 gue. s thi : ,neans we are ha ing a cons i. tent impac t on fa,nilie and kid. and God i. all owing us to grow ! o, the update i that we are : till crui ing along in th i. incredible can1ping mini. try! I will te ll you an off-beat story. We have a water coo ler in the camp offi ce and we ha e to replace the fi ve gallon pl as tic tank that s its on top when it i en1pty. I . bei ng the newer guy, wanted to help out and replace thi . for the office taff. I :aid , " I've done thi s before- no problen1!" o l strutted in . grabbed the five gallon jug and ripped the top off. sp illing a mall a1nount of water o er the . ide. . l picked the jug up and proceeded to turn it onto the top of the pedestal. When I et the j ug onto the pedesta l. the pedestal tipped o er and I lost grip of the j ug (re,nembcr the \Vater that had spi Iled on the ide. ?) and dropped it onto the floor. The jug cracked and al I fi e gall ons of water ~prayed onto the noor! By the tirne I got the jug to the s ink I had fl ooded the kitchen and not one drop of water wa. left in the jug! All th is to ·ay that some ti me. we get ery u ·ed to doi ng th ings and . ee ing re. ult and forget that we need to take e ery ·ituat ion as a fre~h and new experience even if we ha e been through it before. God is working at the Ranch. We often talk about re11e111bering how bles. ed we are to wo rk at a pl ace where Ii es are changed on a weekl y ba. i ! kyv iew Ranch Coming E ent : Jan. 9- 11 Juni or Hi gh (onl y) Re treat Jan. 23-24 Jr High and Sr Hi gh Retreat Feb. 13- 16 r. High (only) Pre ident Weekend Re treat Feb. 20-22 Jr High and r. High Re treat Feb. ?7-28 Junior Retreat Marc h 5- 7 Jr. Hi gh and Sr. High Retreat March 12- 13 Junior Re treat Ca111p Patmos 920 Monagan Rd. Kelleys Island , OH 43438 419-746-2214 FAX 419-710-7005 e-mail info@camppatmos.com ~ www.camppatmos.com Al ETHE LOI~D ! ! A of July 12, 38 camper. have ,nade deci ion fo r . al ation, 45 for dedication . and 134 other type of dec i. ions. Many of the. e other deci ions have been for camper to BE BOLD (Act 4: 13) in their fa ith , a that is our theme for thi ·ummer. Al o a of thi date . we have approx imately 157,000 raLed for our capital campaign project. wi th onl y 43,000 to go. The Willet t Lodge & pop hou e are comp lete. the materi al fo r completing the dining hall air condi tioning are here, and now we can begin to plan the expan , ion and remode ling of our chape l. THANK YOU for tho e who continue to give faithfu ll y for thi .. project and for many other des ignated givi ng project . We . til l have room at our new youth re treat, ·'Bani ·hed to the I le," on October 3-5. ee you there!! 76th Annual OARBC Conjerenee ''Etigaging Oi,r Culture For Clirist ' F irst Baptist Church, Gallipolis Ohio October 20-21 2003 Guest Speaker: Dr. Bill Brown, Pre ident, Cedarville Univer ity Quiet Time For The Whole Family? Yes , the whole family in t~e same passage yet each at their own level of comprehension! Grades 1-2; 3-4; 5-6; Teen/Adult For information cal l Ken Dady at 937-592-2358 (Kdady @ clubs.wol.org) WORD OF LIFE Tools For The Whole Church Family