Incredible. We returned from camp on Saturday afternoon and it’s been non-stop ever since!

Camp was incredible. 28 students returned changed by a loving, graceful God. A youth pastor, his wife, and two other adult leaders returned changed as well. A 15-month-old little girl returned grateful for her own bedroom and crib!

Tonight, at SNL (our weekly Youth meeting) we enjoyed what we call “Open Chair” night. Students testified of life-change by God through their week at camp. Other students asked for prayer from their peers and leaders. We usually are finished by 8:30. Tonight we finished just before 9:30! Parents were coming downstairs to see what was keeping their students!

This week is absolutely crazy. On Friday we will head down to Warsaw for the wedding of Thomas Hall and Bethany Kinney. I am participating in the ceremony and very much looking forward to the honor. We will return Saturday and I will be speaking here on Sunday morning as well as SNL that evening. These two important events as well as my involvement in VBS all this week have me a bit frazzled and feeling “the crunch”.

I look forward to finding some breathing-room in a week-or-so when things get back into rhythm!

Good morning!

Who knew a camp in the Northwoods could have wireless ‘net?!

Things are going well! It’s hot, yes, but we had a great opening rally last night and my friend Jeremy Summers allowed God to speak through him and teens responded to challenges put before them.

We played a late-night game of capture the flag and also are enjoying worship by the Bethany Bible College group, “Atlantic”!

I’m speaking this morning in a break-out session on the Spiritual Discipline of Prayer. I will do this on Wednesday and Friday as well. Thursday is our day-away at Noah’s Park in the Dells – apparently it’s the world’s largest water park!

Enough for now.

Jess, Ella, and me (along with 28-students and two other adults) are headed 2+ hours North in a couple of hours for a week’s worth of church camp.

Wisconsin District Senior High Youth Camp is being held at the Sky Lodge Christian Campgrounds in Montello, WI.

Pray for us – and don’t be ticked when we don’t reply to your e-mails this week – I’m pretty sure it’s an un-plugged camp!

While my family was all here we found a minute to pause for a much-needed Family Portrait!