Last night, we had quite an evening together at Camp Hope! We had several large teams with us from Minnesota, Massachussets, and Ontario, Canada, and several homeowners and church members too. For the first time since moving in to our new dining facility (in February-ish 2006), we went outdoors under the big tent to enjoy the cool breeze and the room to move about freely. It brought back memories of the "early" days after the storm, in October and November 2005, when we used to meet every week outside under the big tent. How things have changed since those days!
Last night was a lot like those early days in other ways too. For one thing, we had a fantastic testimony time of encouraging one another. It was much like it was after the hurricane, when time and again person after person stood to express their faith and their gratitude to God for His faithfulness! Several were able to say that they were thankful for the storm and for the way God has mobilized His people in such a major way afterwards for nigh unto 18 months now. Non nobis Domine! (For you non-Latiners, see Psalm 115!)
I would ask one thing in closing. Please pray for us. We continue to seek to reach out to the community around us. Pray that the Lord will be in these efforts. Pray also for the church as we seek to move ahead on building our own facility. There are many unknowns and many potential problems (perhaps the foremost of all is financial! but there are others). Pray for the Lord's provision as we move forward for His glory and not for our own.
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On Wed.the 14th my wife and I were able to attend the evening dinner and sharing time. I had previously spent some time at Camp Hope. It was great to see that God is still working in the Gulfport area. Keep up the good work.
Dave McQuay
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