Dear
Prayer Warriors,
I first want to thank you for your
continued support of Camp through your prayers. I notice such a difference
personally in my life when I have 52 churches praying for me by name. Your
faithful prayers make a huge difference in the ability of our campers to walk
with Jesus and hear His voice.
One Camper that is making the right
decision to pursue God is named Tim. When Tim came to camp during secession 8
he arrived late. It was his first time at Camp Alandale and he had heard about
camp from his foster brother who had come a few weeks earlier. Tim was tired
when he arrived and immediately told me he did not want to be here. He had been
sent to another camp the previous week and had come straight from there to Camp
Alandale, so you can understand why he was so exhausted. I told Tim to just
take it easy and try to enjoy camp. He took it easy but did not seem to enjoy
his first couple days. One thing Tim did enjoy was complaining, because he did
it about everything. He was compliant, but not without a negative opinion and a
grumble. That is until he shared his testimony on Wednesday night.
Tim shared one of the most difficult
testimonies I have ever heard from a young man. He shared how he and his
siblings were shipped off to Utah to live with an uncle where he was brutally raped
on a regular basis by the uncle and his friends. Then Tim shared about a visit
he had with his birth mother and how two men broke in and raped his mother in
front of him. He shared that had started using drugs and had started to see a
particular demon on a daily basis; then he shared about Jesus.
Tim shared his story of how Jesus
had set him free from drugs and from being tormented by this demon. Tim shared
how important his relationship with Jesus had become. He told me later that
evening in tears how God had touched his heart through the experience of
sharing his testimony and how a fire to follow Jesus had been relit in his
heart. Tim stopped complaining and stated leading his team. He started praying
for his team members and decided he loved Camp Alandale.
Tim is doing well today and really,
really, wants to be part of our Jr. Counselor program. Thank you for your prayers for Tim.
It really helped him to make the decision to pursue God and turn for the
temptations that had crept back in to his life.
You have received a set of prayer
cards for campers and staff at Camp Alandale. Please hand them out to your
prayer team and ask them to pray for the person on the card until our winter
camp starts. Thank you for battling for the hearts and souls of our campers in
prayer.
Love
in Christ Jesus,
Matt Pritchett, Camp Director
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