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A message from Steve Wright . . .
Challenges are both good and bad aren’t they?
Our students have been challenged all week in many ways spiritually. Priorities, pray, surrender, missions, and spending time in God’s Word.
Our students (outside of camp) face many challenges as well. Have you ever thought of how much things have changed since we were teenagers? Just the thought makes my head spin. Camp is a huge highlight of my year for many reasons and a reminder of our children’s struggles. This week I have sat down with students and I have heard from counselors who have reminded me again of the many issues that our children face.
Fortunately for most of the children God has placed you and I as parents to intercede on our children’s behalf!
Now I want to challenge you. If the challenges at camp have been good for our children at camp they are also good for you and me.
Here is the challenge. Tonight you will have the opportunity to get on your knees with other parents to pray for your children. Now I’m sure some of you are saying “Steve, I would like to come, but I’m busy.”
Tuesday night we had our first Impact @ Home. Seven parents came out. Two were the home owners, two were the Impact @ Home directors, two were asked to lead this past Tuesday’s prayer time and the 7th person was my wife. What do you think?
If I might be totally transparent with you for a moment . . . when this was reported to me I was burdened maybe because I felt that there should have been more present.
Again I want to invite you to partner with us in ministry. The parents here with me need you to join us. I would like to hear that so many showed up to pray tonight that the house couldn’t hold them.
You may ask if it really is that important. I would like to share with my leaders later tonight that you feel that it is.
- Steve
Tonight’s host home:
Bruce & Karen Reimer
305 Meeting House Cir.
Bent Tree Subdivision
7:00 – 8:30 PM
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Thank you for posting this update, Steve. You’re absolutely right about the importance of parents praying for their children. I have been praying for all the children, numerous times a day as the Lord leads.
I agree that it is crucial that parents understand what God is doing with their children this week. I don’t want my boys walking through the door just to tell them “I’m glad you had a nice time, please take out the trash.” Whatever direction God has pointed my children, I want to be able to say to them “I am so excited about what God is doing in your life! How can I help you as you walk the path God is leading you?” I will continue to pray for the staff, the children and their parents. Julia
Comment by Julia Monroe June 26, 2008 @ 3:07 pmHey Steve! Love hearing about what is going on at camp! Some of us in our neighborhood were able to get together on a different night to pray for the kids. Some were unable to make it the other nights. I printed off the different areas (counselors, nurses, students, etc..) you had on the website to pray for and each person took one to pray for in our group prayer time. It was a precious time! Being there were about 10 of us we were also able to share some specifics our kids were needing prayer in. We are all waiting to hear what God has done this week and we wait expecting Him to do great and mighty things. We love you brother and hope you are getting some rest! Libby
Comment by Libby Long June 26, 2008 @ 9:57 pmThank you to all who came to the Impact @ Home meeting tonight. What an amazing group of parents. Seeing your hearts for Jesus and your children is such an encouragement to us. It is a privilege to go before our Father and intercede on behalf of the folks at Impact as well as the families back home. As many said and prayed, we are truly blessed to be part of the body of Christ at Providence. We stand amazed at the awesome God we serve!
We personally want to thank the family that sacrificed being a part of this evening’s meeting to watch our youngest child so that we could facilitate. They took the low place and we are so very grateful. We love our family of faith!!!
Jimmy & Norma
Comment by Norma Weekman June 26, 2008 @ 10:17 pm