Long Days - Filled with Blesings

It's been a long day. It started early and ended at a reasonable time, but followed a busy and tiring day. Yesterday afternoon through the evening was filled with my work on the Camp Design Leadership Team presenting our 2-year study report to the "Christian Conferences" where we were to pray and discern it this was God's will for the whole annual conference. We gave it 3 times in 3 hours and listened to 3 conversations about the report as we answered questions about it. Then we retreated to a conference room with 4 sacks of written responses (all of which were read through) and our new insights so that we could edit our report for today's presentation before the whole conference and vote.

This afternoon we made that presentation successfully lining out the next 25 years of camping vision for our conference and a $16M Capital Campaign request to rebuild many of our camp facilities. It was a huge challenge, but one that we believe in fully and that the whole annual conference embraced. You will be hearing much more about this in the near future as we have a great part to play in the future of our camping ministries.

Peggy, Dave Festa and I completed the the evening by attending the All Conference Dinner where we received the Lay Leaders report/address that reminded us that the unity Jesus prayed for is a resonance where we are all on the same frequency. When the disciples were resonating together they experienced Pentecost and in the same way when the Temple was dedicated and the 120 priests sang/played together(resonated), the presence of God filled the temple until all stopped just to bask.

There is a lesson to be learned here for us. As we move forward in our mission together, it's critical that we find resonance, singing and moving together in this orchestra that God is directing. We may be playing different instruments, but we are playing the same song, God's song!

Friends, God is moving among us at Conference and especially at COFS. Keep praying with me as we move into unknown territory where we have to trust God more than ever!

Peace ><>
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