Great Friends = Great Ministry

August 5, 2009 at 8:10 pm (Uncategorized)

Today  was one of those days that I was constantly reminded of how blessed I am to not only work with my close friends Mark and Jen, but how I am also blessed with godly friendships with me who love Jesus.  Today we had some fellow RHCC staff and former interns visit camp to see how things were going.  Taylor Straton, Chris Nye, and John Finnerty have all served in the Jr. High as an intern at some point over the past 3 years.  And each of those years have served faithfully here at camp.  Not only did they come up and hang out with us today, but they partook in the worship with the rest of the band with no instruments other than their heart and zeal for worship.  It was so contagious and the students responded in a way that only can be accredited to the Holy Spirit.  The worship this morning was not only a great time of worship, but also a great time celebrating what God was doing and preparing us to go and watch many of our students be baptized this morning.

We are praising God for what he has done today in the baptisms and also for His hedge of protection over Jen Gulbrandson and my wife Kate as they were involved in a tubing accident on the lake today.   They have returned from the urgent care with some muscle spasms and a very minor concussion.  We were fearful of broken ribs and a more serious concussion, but the Lord protected them and with the help of some muscle relaxers, they are feeling much better 🙂

Tonight we have our traditional talent show “The Peak’s Got Talent”.  It’s always fun to see the students gather and showcase their talents.  It’s always a great time as a camp to come together and laugh, encourage, and love on each other in this capacity. I can’t believe that tomorrow is our last full day! Time truly flies when you are having fun!

I couldn’t have imagined a better group of students for this week of camp, more godly small group leaders, and a more committed and loving staff as the team that I am blessed to be a part of.

Pastor Tyler