Last time I wrote about how valuable the Internet can be to a ministry as a former camper found us on the Internet and called after almost 50 years. Well, I want to introduce and publicly thank the person behind it all. He’ll not be overly happy with me but this is my blog to [...]
The Internet, like any piece of technology, can be used for good or evil. But yesterday I experienced how valuable it can be to a ministry.
Around noon I answered the telephone with my usual greeting, “Good morning, Camp Nathanael!” A lady’s voice on the other end asked, “Is this Camp Nathanael? (pause) the Bible camp?” When [...]
We all recognize the importance of prayer in the life of a believer and in a ministry like this one. However, when we’re honest with ourselves, we find life and life’s schedule crowding out that valuable time with God. That’s what was creeping in here. Well, we decided to do something about it.
There is a [...]
Most people think of Camp Nathanael as being a place where kids come to enjoy fun and learn of Christ. Well, in recent years Camp Nathanael has become a place for all generations and this week we hosted the senior generation.
Three hundred eighteen senior adults visited us this week over two days. The group is [...]
This has been a very busy week at camp. We have been benefiting from the joyful labor of thirty volunteers from Ohio and Michigan. I’d earlier mentioned the group from Akron, Ohio’s First Presbyterian Church but they’ve been joined by a multi-generational group from Georgetown Bible Church in Michigan.
Do you remember the postal service’s motto [...]
The Lord has blessed SMMM with another good team to move progress ahead on the Mt. Cabin. Seven folks arrived last night from First Presbyterian Church in Akron, OH. The leader of the team is Dick Franklin, whose dad, Garland Franklin, was the founding director of SMMM. They, along with Jim, Jonathan and Jeff, are putting [...]
I was at the horse barn this morning with the student team from Calvary Memorial Church as they were giving the barn it’s “spring cleaning” when a state vehicle drove past. We make every effort to work with any state agency that we’re responsible to but when a state vehicle drives into camp, especially unexpectedly, I wonder [...]
Today I observed something you don’t see very often, especially in rural missions. I saw what I’d call a “full circle” moment.
It begins in 1945 when Miss Eva Lodgaard left a comfortable life in Chicago and came to Knott County, Kentucky to minister with SMMM because she believed this was the place God had for [...]
