Wow a lot has happened since our last post about three weeks ago! It is hard to know where to begin, but I guess I will just pick up more or less where we left off.
We had a good finish to the kids week, followed it with a week off and then had a week of “jovenes mayors” or young adults aged 16 and up. It was a great week with good teaching, great music and a healthy attitude amongst those leading the camp. The theme of the teaching was the signs leading up to the Second Coming of Christ and there was a positive response from the audience every night. Some gave their lives to Christ, others made commitments of various sorts but all in all it was obvious that God’s Holy Spirit was moving throughout camp.
We continued to bring in tanker trucks throughout the week as it seems like the water problem may require a long-term solution in the form of a wider pipe from the road into the camp and it will require that some hoops are jumped through to get it done. Currently we have another problem that arose after camp was over. We keep losing prime in the pump house and are not sure why that is. Hopefully it will not be a large job to repair that.
Things are changing for Kelly and I once again. We had originally hoped to stay beyond April but now it is becoming increasingly apparent that this will not be possible for us and that when we return to Canada on April 21st it will be to stay. There are a number of reasons for this but we believe that although God brought us here it seems quite clear to us that he is taking us back to Canada. We are not sure what the long term future holds for us but we know that for now He wants us there and appears to be paving the way to make that possible. It has been a tough decision to make not to extend our stay beyond April as we have enjoyed ourselves here and sensed that we have brought something important to the mix here, particularly in terms of the Camp Committee. However, it is not to be for now and we have to accept that.
Obviously this leaves a hole at the camp. They will require new administrators here and there are none on the immediate horizon. This means that they will need someone here to watch over the place until a new Administrative couple can be found. Last year a combination of three different couples spent time at the camp until we got here and this may be what needs to happen again until such time as the long-term couple arrives. The Committee is now working on a solution to that problem so pray for wisdom that the right choice or combination of choices might be made and particularly that the administrative position might be filled If you are interested in exploring camp ministry in Ecuador or you know of anyone who is seeking the Lord’s direction and might be interested in this opening please let us know.
Currently we are working on tying up some loose ends before we leave. Kelly has been updating the camp website which is now up and running, although it still has areas that need to be expanded. If you would like to visit the site just go to http://www.elfarodeesperanza.com/ and follow the links in either Spanish or English. Of particular interest may be the photos.
I am currently working on job-descriptions for the various roles in the camp. We have already worked on an Organizational Structure but now need to make that more clearly defined so that everyone knows clearly what their role is within the Committee. The Committee is an exciting mix of youthful energy and a few older heads to provide wisdom and experience. They will certainly need our prayers to work through this problem and take the camp to the next level but we are confident that they can do it.
We had a good finish to the kids week, followed it with a week off and then had a week of “jovenes mayors” or young adults aged 16 and up. It was a great week with good teaching, great music and a healthy attitude amongst those leading the camp. The theme of the teaching was the signs leading up to the Second Coming of Christ and there was a positive response from the audience every night. Some gave their lives to Christ, others made commitments of various sorts but all in all it was obvious that God’s Holy Spirit was moving throughout camp.
We continued to bring in tanker trucks throughout the week as it seems like the water problem may require a long-term solution in the form of a wider pipe from the road into the camp and it will require that some hoops are jumped through to get it done. Currently we have another problem that arose after camp was over. We keep losing prime in the pump house and are not sure why that is. Hopefully it will not be a large job to repair that.
Things are changing for Kelly and I once again. We had originally hoped to stay beyond April but now it is becoming increasingly apparent that this will not be possible for us and that when we return to Canada on April 21st it will be to stay. There are a number of reasons for this but we believe that although God brought us here it seems quite clear to us that he is taking us back to Canada. We are not sure what the long term future holds for us but we know that for now He wants us there and appears to be paving the way to make that possible. It has been a tough decision to make not to extend our stay beyond April as we have enjoyed ourselves here and sensed that we have brought something important to the mix here, particularly in terms of the Camp Committee. However, it is not to be for now and we have to accept that.
Obviously this leaves a hole at the camp. They will require new administrators here and there are none on the immediate horizon. This means that they will need someone here to watch over the place until a new Administrative couple can be found. Last year a combination of three different couples spent time at the camp until we got here and this may be what needs to happen again until such time as the long-term couple arrives. The Committee is now working on a solution to that problem so pray for wisdom that the right choice or combination of choices might be made and particularly that the administrative position might be filled If you are interested in exploring camp ministry in Ecuador or you know of anyone who is seeking the Lord’s direction and might be interested in this opening please let us know.
Currently we are working on tying up some loose ends before we leave. Kelly has been updating the camp website which is now up and running, although it still has areas that need to be expanded. If you would like to visit the site just go to http://www.elfarodeesperanza.com/ and follow the links in either Spanish or English. Of particular interest may be the photos.
I am currently working on job-descriptions for the various roles in the camp. We have already worked on an Organizational Structure but now need to make that more clearly defined so that everyone knows clearly what their role is within the Committee. The Committee is an exciting mix of youthful energy and a few older heads to provide wisdom and experience. They will certainly need our prayers to work through this problem and take the camp to the next level but we are confident that they can do it.
The Last Camp - "Jovenes Mayores"
1 comment:
Wow, from all the pics on the camp website, it looks like it was an amazing success and God has used you both to bless so many people.
I will continue to lift you up in prayer!
Virginia
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