Today I’m celebrating the 242nd birthday of the Marine Corps. When I arrived at Marine Corps boot camp I was overwhelmed at the start, just trying to keep up with the training, both the physical and classroom. But by week 10 the difficulty had peaked and I could finally see graduation day in the distance. […]
God’s Timing is Everything
Timing is everything. That’s what we say when something works out just right. I’m thinking we should say “God’s timing is everything”. I’ve seen this truth in action several times this summer. At the end of each week of camp, by 8 AM Monday morning, the buses roll with campers returning home. On Tuesday morning […]
Encouraging Interactions
We’re not there yet, but we have had opportunities to serve at Barakel when we can. This summer I have been able to transport campers as a driver of one of the Barakel buses four different weeks. On one occasion as a bus driver returning campers at the end of a week of camp, I […]
Seventy-Five Percent
We're praising God that we are now at 75% support committed in our journey to Camp Barakel. Please keep praying with us for the remainder of our support need and consider joining our prayer and support team and sharing our story with a friend.
Big Changes, All Good
There have been a lot of big changes for our family recently. 1. God sold our house! In preparation for transitioning to ministry at Camp Barakel, we listed our house for sale recently and in six days had a buyer. We wanted to list the house in the spring thinking that this was a good […]
Barakel News Spring 2017
We’re well on our way to having our full support. Just a percentage point shy of 70% support committed. We’re praising God for His gracious provision. We also made the news. Camp Barakel news that is. Here’s the Spring 2017 edition of the Barakel News with a short shout out to our support raising efforts […]