THIS WEEKS ENTRY

August 5, 2008

We spent all of last week at Bay Shore Camp in Sebewaing, Michigan.  We were responsible for all of the worship music, special music and choir.  Unfortunately, we somehow missed the information about the choir and had to come up with 5 choir specials during the week.  The choir consisted of great singers and readers, who were just thrilled to be there.  Many of these people have been coming for years and years, so their friendships run deep and it was so wonderful to be a part of this family.  Hundreds of people came all week long to the services and there were tons of kids!  Our kids were blessed to participate in the youth programs and made some really good friends. 

Pastor Tom Harmon was the evangelist…oh my!  He was wonderful and we came away with a renewed passion and commitment for prayer.  He focused on a healthy prayer life and we drank it in!

My favorite part of the camp was meeting Russ and Dee Dee Tibbits.  They were two of the founding members of Living Truth.  An extremely talented family that we have heard about for years!  They mostly ministered in Michigan and although we never had the opportunity to experience them in concert, we have been told about them from everyone!  They no longer travel with the group, but they did for 17 years.  Russ and Dee Dee became instant friends of ours and we picked their brains about everything from booking to raising kids on the road.  These two precious people invested in us all week long ending with a lunch on our way out of town.  It is so rare that fellow musicians actually invest in one another, but this couple is so down to earth in spite of incredible talent.  The Lord has blessed us all along with friendships that mean a great deal, but Russ and Dee Dee did exactly what we are doing, in many of the same churches.  Wow!  What a blessing they are to us and we look forward to being with them again soon.  Thank you, Russ and Dee Dee for your time, encouragement and support.  We love you! 

The camp ended on Saturday morning and we packed up to head off to Colling Church of the Nazarene.  There, we met Pastor Tim and Kate along with their two adorable children.  After a quick set up, Kate served us great home-made pizza and the best ever homemade blueberry pie.  Sunday morning went very well and we were thankful to see this church with Pastor Tim, a new pastor, who are all adjusting to change in a great way.  Last year, when we ministered there, we prayed with the congregation, who was without a pastor.  Now, a year later, they are worshipping together, and we got to be a part of that!  

God is good! Have a God-focused week!