Really, it's hot here. This afternoon it was a scorcher but as the sun sets and the breeze picks up off the river it is starting to cool down. What is Cale? Glad you asked.
Cale Retreat and Conference Center is a camp that is owned and operated by our association of churches. This week is teen week. There are 75 campers this week. They actually had to turn away some campers because all the beds are full. They will be building new conference center soon for year round use. Steve, the camp's director, has done an incredible job turning this camp around and making something out of an old run down camp.
I'm here this week as their camp pastor. I'll be speaking to the students 3 times a day. That's a lot of speaking but for them that will be a lot of listening but I promised to go fast and short. They will keep up with the ADD I think.
The theme this week is Endurance. We know what Endurance is but how do we endure as believers? How do we fight the good fight? How do we finish well?
I just got to meet the campers in the orientation and layed out the week and the direction we re going in our worship times. I'm approaching Endurance as a building: (pm messages)
1. Foundation - Salvation
2. Support - God's Word
3. Interior - Life controlled by the Holy Spirit
4. Exterior - spiritual armor
To building we are using the tools of discipline: (am messages)
1. My time with God
2. My mission
3. My service
4. My possessions
5. My Bible study
Cale is a beautiful place. No air conditioning in the cabins but I'm sitting here on a picnic table by the river on wireless internet. What a great place! Here's a pic from my table spot.
8 comments:
Cool Andy, Molly just did her week at Cale. You are right. Steve is excellent, and the camp is great. Your being there as camp pastor is bound to be an added treat. This was Molly's second year and she is talking about next year already. I have been impressed with the whole camp experience at Cale.
I estimated a few years ago that I've spent about 3 months of my life at Cale...that's a lot. Good months.
Prayers with you this week...and the family at home. Misha rocked the Watergate Salad tonight :)
Hey. Where's the van key?
Never mind. I broke into your desk and found 2 of them...
Oh how I miss the kitchen at Cale - maybe next year -
Rick.....bet you found a couple of snickers bars in there too!
nope...I got the snickers first.
evidently the bubble doesn't extend around the desk area!
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