by John Carpenter | Jul 16, 2012 | Camp News, Ministry News
We want to thank our good friends — once again — at Crest Bible Church — for remembering our needs with a food drive during their VBS Program again this year. We can’t begin to tell you how much this really helps! We praise the Lord for them. This has become a veritable tradition with them…which is wonderful!
We also want to thank Jim and Nancy Lyons and our faithful friends at Strasburg Union Church — who continue to help keep us well supplied with what we need. Their year round availability and assistance is welcomed and appreciated very much! We give continual thanks unto God for them.
Also, there is Pastor John Jones and his church, Faith In Christ Fellowship. His sons and daughter have served on our staff — while he and his wife, Donna, have greatly supplied the work here at Del-Haven with both food and drink. Praise the Lord for His working — through His loving and willing servants!
Well — all 16 bunk beds — in our dormitory — have been reconstructed, renovated and made ready to support their new mattresses. Of which — we only need 7 more to meet the task. Thank you for your continual prayers and financial support of this project. We love and pray for you all!
by John Carpenter | Jul 16, 2012 | Camp News, Ministry News
Well, our camp season has begun — and we have completed two camp sessions. And, thus far — your prayers have truly been marvelously felt and answered! We have had two wonderful sessions in which the glorious and gracious gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ has been faithfully presented — and also positively responded to. At the campfire session of the second camp (which was for older girls) there were many testimonies that were given — that were rich with the work of God in how He had captured the thoughts of these young ladies — and changed the direction of their thinking! More than one recognized that they have been on the broad way to hell — but now are on the narrow way to life everlasting in Christ! Effective preaching — God’s Word says — is “not with enticing words of man’s wisdom — but in demonstration of the Spirit — and of power.” We praise the Lord for the presence of just such a demonstration of His Spirit and His power!
by John Carpenter | May 24, 2012 | Camp News, Ministry News
We are one month away from the kick-off of the 2012 Del-Haven camp season! There are still a couple of work Saturdays left — to get a few loose ends met. Your prayers are needed very much for us to get everything ready. We have received one response from you all regarding our need for two refrigerators. Praise the Lord for that one! But, we still need one more. If anyone knows of someone, or something — somewhere — that can help us — the Lord be praised — we will greatly appreciate it.
Also, we thank our God and Savior for all of you who have helped us meet the need that we have for mattresses. We can now replace 19 of the 32! That’s just great!
Praise the Savior — funds keep coming in earmarked to help us retire the debt we owe for the renovations we had to have done on the lake campground. By God’s grace, we are making head way.
You are welcome to visit the camp anytime. Please call 816-690-8465 to make arrangements to have the security gate opened at the bottom of the driveway.
by John Carpenter | Feb 13, 2012 | Camp News, Ministry News
Our Saturday work days begin on Saturday, April 7th. We serve breakfast and lunch to participants. Please contact us if you or your church group would like to plan for a work project. 816-690-8465.
by John Carpenter | Feb 13, 2012 | Camp News, Ministry News
June 18-21 (6 to 8 year olds)
June 25-28 (9 to 12 year old girls)
July 9 – 12 (9 to 12 year old boys)
July 16-19 (6 to 8 year olds)
July 23-26 (9 to 12 year old girls)
July 30 – Aug. 2 (9 to 12 year old boys)
We have already begun to plan camper programs and activities of a little more variety for this coming year. There have been made some great suggestions that only need now to be implemented. The feedback that we have gotten from some of staff of recent years has been very encouraging as well. We are so happy that some of our best our planning to be with us once again. But — as we know that prayer is the accomplishment of God’s will — please be praying with us — and for us — that the Lord will lead us — even in all that we plan to do for Him. For we know of a certainty — that if we fill the description of the Word in acknowledging Him in all our ways — He will direct us in all our paths.
by John Carpenter | Jan 8, 2012 | Camp News, Ministry News
This is the time of year that we spend much time in prayerful seeking for the Lord to go before us in preparing for the coming camp season. Please be faithful in doing same thing. Pray for campers and staff alike. That the Lord our God will send us both — to the glory of the presentation of His gospel. Pray, also, for the continual supply of everything that we will need in order to stay in operation. And, please continue to pray for the retirement of the debt we yet owe to the bank. We are making progress. It is just seems to be — not very fast. The current balance is $53,676.82.
We earnestly pray for these things — and we also pray for you. That God will bless you — and meet all your needs. And, we pray for you — that you, too, will be in prayer for these things for us — with us. God be praised!
Remember — prayer is used of the Lord in the accomplishment of His will and purpose for the furtherance of the glory of the purity of His gospel. The gospel of the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ — the only Sovereign Savior Substitute — that ever was, is or ever will be! “And whatsoever ye shall ask in my Name — that will I do — that the Father may be glorified in the Son. (14) If ye shall ask anything in my Name –
I will do it!” Jn.14:13-14
