Summer Update
This summer has flown by, I can’t believe it’s almost over. It was a very different summer as Tammy and I took most of the summer and donated our time to a Bible camp in Idaho (ALACCA). We loaded up the van with our three remaining children, a dog and a college student (Logan Farrell), and drove 31 hours across the country to Harpster, Idaho, population 50. Idaho county (where Harpster is) has 2 stop lights. Those stop lights are on a road 1/2 hour from the camp. Take a guess as to why they have two stoplights in the county? The only reason they have them is for Driver’s Education to take the drivers test. No Joke! We were in the middle of nowhere. Our main job was helping young people learn to give their testimony and share the Gospel.
College Interns
My view every day in Idaho
After that we mentored them throughout the summer helping them overcome interpersonal conflicts or just pouring into their lives, and helping them grow spiritually. Much of our time was spent praying for them or listening to the Lord for these interns. There were 11 college interns that we were responsible for along with 11 high school interns, one for each college student to mentor and a few extras making about 25. It was an amazing place where we encountered the beauty of God’s creation at every turn we took.
Relaxing at the river on a Sunday afternoon.
Sarah and her friend, Carrigan.
The Clearwater River flows through camp! But we were too busy much of the time to explore. We had Saturday and Sunday afternoons free, and Mike and Timmie, the camp directors, did a great job of showing us all great experiences! One of the benefits of being at the camp is that our kids were able to be campers, which they thoroughly enjoyed. Zeke, Sarah, and Grace also loved the freedom of being able to roam free. We had no cell service while we were there, so we were not chained to our phones, It was really kind of awesome to be free of it for two months.
All in all, it was a really great experience for the family. My only real complaint was that I missed my own comfy bed and it was hard on my back to sleep in the three different beds that I had at camp, not to mention having to camp out several times. We missed our kids and grandkids, but knew it was only 8 weeks! We had opportunities to pray for several people at the local church we attended for the summer, and saw several people healed. In fact, the first Sunday I was in church, God was speaking to me the whole service about going up front and praying for people after the service. I tried arguing with God for a while, saying what if they don’t have a prayer time afterwards, what if they aren’t comfortable allowing strangers to pray with people in their congregation… But in the end God’s voice wins and I went up to the front after the service.
Turns out there was a prayer time at the end of the service, and they were delighted that I came forward to pray. Only one person came forward and he was there visiting his aunt. God allowed me to minister to his hurting soul, and then God allowed me to pray for his 12-year shoulder injury, which He promptly healed. It was so amazing to see God redeem a young man and then heal him. BOOM!!!! God is so good. We are already missing the people and place of ALACCA!
Back Home
Less than a week after we returned from Idaho, Toby Jones came from England to spend part of his gap year here with us as an intern for Kingdom Partners Global. Toby is the son of Trefor and Jade Jones. I used to work with Trefor in YFC when he lived in America, and we have done several youth missions trips together. He is one of my very best friends. Toby will be living with us and helping out with Youth Ministry in Kenosha and learning about how full time ministry works. He is very excited to be back in America as he lived here for five years before moving back to England 8 years ago. I hope we can overcome the language barrier. :) The kids are excited to have another brother in the house.
Pastor Andy teaching in South Africa (July 2017).
Go Live Dare July 2017.
I’ll be back from Idaho less than 2 weeks when it’s off to South Africa for nine days. Toby, and several people from Immanuel Church in Kenosha, and I will be traveling to SA to work with an organization called Go Live Dare, run by my friend Donavan Olding. We will be using material from Dare 2 Share, run by another friend of mine Greg Stier. Dare 2 Share exists to equip youth leaders and students with the tools they need to be Gospel-Advancing people.
We will be training and equipping young people and youth leaders in Cape Town, South Africa, how to share their faith. It will be my third trip to South Africa. Toby is very excited since he has never been on a missions trip before.
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