Youth Camp 2010

Each year we participate in a summer youth camp. Although our numbers were down we had six churches involved and a very good week of activities and preaching. I believe that this year went exceptionally well.

The last two years we have incorporated a time of soul winning into the camp week. This year we went soul winning right before services on Wednesday. All the campers then came to services at Iglesia Bautista de Magdalena. This is our monsoon season though and we had our first heavy monsoon at 5:30 PM just as everyone was out soul winning. Although everyone came back soaked to the bone it did not dampen the spirit of our services!

The campers from our work, Iglesia Bautista de Magdalena, included Abigail and four first time campers at youth camp this year! We look forward to next year and what God will continue to do with these campers for the remainder of this year.

Camp Activities

A Great Help

About a half a year ago I received an e-mail from a man I had never met, Salvador Santos. He is a member of a church in Montana we had been in while on deputation about six years ago. His request was to come down to Magdalena de Kino to visit with us and to help in any area where we felt we could use him. To that end Salvador and Naomi Santos were part of our lives this past week. What a tremendous blessing and help they were to us. We made much of their abilities and kept them very busy everyday soul-winning and witnessing.

Every other aspect of life took a back seat as we sought to make full use of this servant of God. We were in numerous homes presenting the gospel, we followed up on many contacts previously made and made many new contacts. Brother Santos delivered sound Bible messages for our mid-week service and both our Sunday services. We were also able to have most of our folks here in our house to fellowship with this dear couple. A great deal was accomplished and we thank God for this privilege.

Our Third Graduate

The highlight of the end of May and June was Ezra's graduation back at Cozaddale Baptist Academy in Goshen, Ohio. Peggy, Abigail, Anna and I traveled back by car (well actually our F-350) to attend Ezra's graduation. We left Mexico on May 20th. Ezra graduated on May 27th and I returned by plane to Mexico on June 2nd leaving Peggy and the girls to spend time with Sarah and Izabell, Simon and Ezra there in Ohio. On June 14th I returned to Ohio by plane to pick up the family and make our way back to Mexico. We arrived home on June 25th.

We were able to be in one supporting church and three churches new to us. It was a special blessing to be in a church on Father's Day that has supported my parents for 58 years! God blessed in our travels and in our meetings in Kansas, Ohio, Michigan and Iowa.

In my absence it was a blessing to have Pastor Ismael Zamarron fill in for me. He and his wife, Lourdes, stayed here at our house and faithfully took care of the work. God blessed his time here with 7 professions of faith, 1 new attendee in services, as well as a spiritual growth in our folks. I would leave again if that is what it takes!