Thankful Upon Every Remembrance of You...

Morning has become my favorite time at Camp.  I often rise well before dawn, and coffee mug in hand, make my way out onto the beautiful example of God's creation that is Joy of Living Camp.  Navigating carefully over the uneven ground, I relish the briskness of the morning... the solitude and quietness of my surroundings.  I breath deeply the cold air and try to separate the difference between my eyes becoming adjusted to the dark and dawn breaking over the camp.  At last, though, the rising sun reveals the grounds before me.  What a glorious time of day!  God is so clearly seen in everything around me.  The creation speaks loudly the praise of our God!

I wish every person who has ever heard the name "Joy of Living Ministries" could see it as I in these special moments.  I stand looking over the river thinking of those who make ministry here possible:  the volunteers, the service groups, the financial supporters, those who pray so faithfully...  It is they who make ministry here at the pointed end of the sword possible.  It is their loyalty that enables needy children to come to camp.  It is they that makes possible the counselor leading the camper in the sinner's prayer.  It is their heart that beats loudly in the mission of Joy of Living Ministries.  I am overwhelmed with gratefulness.

2 Corinthians 9:7  This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of the Lord’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God.