A planner may find that his beautiful plans fail because he does not follow through on them.  Like so many brilliant people, he believes that ideas move mountains.  But bulldozers move mountains; ideas show where the bulldozers should go to work.

                                                                   Peter Drucker, Managing Oneself, “Harvard Business Review”, March-April, 1999

A Slice of Fresh Bread

Most mornings Cay walks and I jog a beautifully wooded trail in a Tyler park.  We leave our car at nearby motel and 40 minutes later huff and puff our way back to the parking lot.

One day last week we decided to take Cay’s car instead of mine and when we finished our workout we found that I had instinctively taken my key on the walk and left the key to her car locked inside.  ARRRRG.  The man in the tow truck arrived 40 minutes later – he left after 15 minutes of futility still unable to access the car.  Eventually a friend (Thank you Laura) drove us home to retrieve an extra set of keys.

I had a key – just not the right one.  What I depended on for access into the car looked good, made me feel secure, but provided no real help.  Our world would like us to think that any key will do; that any key we have faith in is good enough.  Sadly, for many, they have authentic faith in the wrong object. 

Real faith and a worthy object of faith are both essential.  Jesus said, I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (John 14:6)  Camp is a great place to help campers learn authentic trust and a great place to introduce them to the “Way the Truth and the Life”.

Prayer Requests

1. Please pray for the board and staff of Camp Kikoten near Mexico City.  They are facing a major challenge to their property rights.  Legal proceedings are underway that could require them to give up all or a portion of the camp property, or resolve the issue forever in their favor.  Please pray for God's protection of this significant camping ministry in Mexico.

2. Christian Venues Association (Australia) reports significant flooding in Victoria.  Several camps have been hit by the storms but no injuries are reported and damage to building has been minimal.  Please pray that access to these sights would be unimpaired and that ministry would soon return to normal. 

3. African Christian Camping is holding a training event near Nairobi, Kenya September 6-11.  The board of ACC will meet during this time with Dan DeGroat, President of the Global Outreach Group and the Regional Representative for CCI in the Former Soviet Union as well as Ross Bay from New Zealand, the CCI Regional Representative for Africa.  Please pray for God’s guidance during this important meeting and training event.

4. Last week a 7.3 earthquake struck New Zealand’s southern island.  At least two camps reported minor damage, but no injuries were reported.  Aftershocks continue, please pray for continued safety and uninterrupted ministry.