(Photos will come later--we've got to run to dinner)
Camp Dayspring wakes to clean, crisp mornings, and so did we. Believe it or not, many in the "girls'" cabin complained of being too "cold" during the night. Those of you back in Alabama will find this hard to believe, I know, but it was a nice, welcome change!
The Dayspring staff fed us well, even offering hot grits up in this somewhat "Yankee" land.
Brian Beckett has written daily devotionals for our team. This morning's devotion was especially poignant. We are reading through Philippians as a team. This morning I found our group mission statement in Philippians 2:19-30. Paul sent Timothy and Epaphroditus to the Philippians telling them to "take a genuine interest in the welfare" of the people they were to serve. That's why we are here--to take a genuine interest in the welfare of the people of Fairmont. When you think of us this week, pray that above all, we will do this.
Church was a little different from our services at Covenant. We wore shorts and Tshirts and sat under the large white tent. But we sang the same songs, heard the same Word, and worshiped the same glorious God. Those of you in Birmingham just couldn't hear the birds singing along, too!
Imagine the grins on our faces when the minister for the week announced that he would be teaching from Philippians! Does God have a sense of humor or what!
After a quick lunch, it was off to the East Marion Park Complex. We planned a fun afternoon of promotion for nature and ballet camp for any of the children coming to the local pool. We had asked many of you to pray for beautiful weather so that this effort would be successful. We had rented a moonwalk and snow cone machine. We had a ballet presentation ready. There were crafts to entice kids to nature camp. Good weather was key--we thought. God's ways are higher and better. We experienced this in a real way. Clouds loomed in the distance and thunder began to rumble. We, in our human nature began to worry. Guess what! God had a better plan. The approaching bad weather caused folks to have to leave the pool and water. They came out and joined our "shindig." Cindy Traylor is an expert at the snow cone machine, now! We think we probably got to invite 40-50 children!
The construction team visited Mrs. Ann and Mr. Robert for the first time. It was obvious that they are all going to be best friends. They were so gracious and excited. She even announced to the construction team leaders that on Friday when they finish, they are inviting all their friends and will give the group a BBQ. How sweet is that?
Mary Ann Friday and Katy Beckett got to scout the location for ballet camp. To give you a clue about the area, when we drove away, Sean commented that the group of guys sitting in the pavilion we will be renting were smoking marijuana and probably just up to no good. Pray for safety here and for lots of girls to show up tomorrow afternoon.
Prayer requests for Monday:
* Continue to pray that we'll discover lots of children to invite to both camps
* Pray for safety for all team members
* Pray that the construction team will know how to best begin their project tomorrow
* Pray that in everything we do, God will be glorified.
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