Week 4 Update

It seems that this summer of ministry has been shaped by The Flood (see previous updates). But finally, it looks like the affects of the deluge are subsiding. After many phone messages, pounding away with a hammer at a stuck fire-door, and lots of praying, our fire inspector came by on Wednesday and certified our church site for camp occupancy.

Then, Friday, in the middle of a field trip (Project Destiny Olympics at the Joe Moakley Park in South Boston), while I was wondering whether or not we'd have a camp site for our final week of camp, our building inspector arrived and gave us the go ahead. Later in the afternoon, the health department called and OK'ed us to move back to 249 Harrison Avenue!

Thus, after a long absence from the church building, our day-camp will return back to its original site for the final week. When we made the announcement at dismissal time that day, there was much cheering--from both campers and counselors alike.

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Last night, we had a joint fellowship night with PD and our regular middle-school youth group. We had about 60 kids filling the church basement for "Bill the Builder Night". Their task was to engineer houses that could fit as many people as possible, out of only rolled up newspapers and two pizza cartons. Here's a picture:

They had a lot of fun and a few new-comers to youth group said they would be attending more often. Praise God!

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Please pray for our final week. One devotional this week we had was from 1 Peter 5:8-- Be sober-minded and watchful, since our enemy prowls around like a lion waiting to devour somebody. When we are tired and weary, it's easy to be pounced upon by his lies. Pray that our mindset would be right and that Christ would be honored in our work and love for one another and the campers.