I’ve been thinking about the mercies of God this week. In Romans 12:1 Paul writes, “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.” Sometimes when we set out to do something we head off […]
Through It All
We’ve had several young adult volunteers helping here at camp this week. This is far from a normal summer for Barakel, but it does make us happy to see ten hard-working, Jesus loving young people here giving themselves to the work. The guys have been splitting their time between clearing brush for a new hayride […]
Just Right
I asked you to pray last week for the Snowshoe Lodge roof project. Thank you for praying. We had a group of volunteers last week who took the old roofing off. God provided just the right number of workers. He also gave us just enough of just-right weather to finish right on time. God also […]
Strong and Willing
While we’re still social distancing here in Michigan, we are allowed to work on construction, maintenance and groundskeeping projects. Following the safety guidelines, of course. So while we’re not going to have campers this summer, we do hope to accomplish much in the improvement and care of this beautiful place God has blessed at Camp […]
Recharged Batteries
In my work here at Camp Barakel I’m often the guy tending to automotive batteries. I’m either charging, maintaining or replacing batteries. Sometimes a battery is too old or too depleted to bring back to life. But it’s always satisfying when I’m able to charge a battery and bring it back into service. Sometimes all […]
Where I Am
Can I share with you one of my favorite passages in the Bible? Of all the funerals I’ve preached I’ve read this passage for many of them. As I’ve gotten older this passage has become more special to me each year. Each week has plenty of uncertainties, so when I read this passage again recently […]