God has blessed us abundantly again this year at Camp Niangua. We want to give Him praise for the many lives that are touched here. That touch is not limited to the teens and preteens that attend, but also includes the adults that attend as well. While we are on the subject of adults, THANK YOU to all those who come to sponsor and work for the young people of Missouri. You make camp possible and you can be VERY sure we recognize and appreciate your love for camp. The 2007 camp year brought to us a total of 1319 people. To God be the glory!!!!! Out of those 1319, 57 young people gave their heart to Jesus for the very first time. Can we agree that God is awesome? Seventy-seven felt the call to come back to the Lord as they prayed to rededicate their lives to Him. And 29 answered a special calling (ministry). I think that pretty much speaks for itself. Will you begin to pray with me now about next year’s camp? I’m excited to see what He has in store for us next year.

Work on the dorm has begun again. Inside walls are going up and the rooms are beginning to emerge. It is great to imagine how the Lord is going to use the new buildings around here to bring glory to His name. Soon the building will be what is called “in the dry” meaning the roof is on and windows are in place so the rain stays outside where it belongs. We ask that now more than ever you consider sending an offering for the dorm fund.

This year’s camp offerings of $4843 went into the fund and we praise the Lord!! However much more is needed and will be put to good use.

We Missouri Free Will Baptists have five men on our camp board who are doing a great job. Our newest member is Scott Collins from O’Fallon. He is fitting in well and bringing some good ideas to the table for discussion. These men love the Lord and want to see Him glorified. You can trust them to lead this ministry in the direction to make Camp Niangua a place that exalts the name and essence of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Pray for these men that God would give them wisdom and a continued vision for this place. It is an honor for me to work with this group of leaders.  Dede and I look forward to serving Missouri Free Will Baptists for a long time to come, the Lord willing.

If you have a group who would like to come and do some work at camp, contact us and we will be glad to work with you. There are a number of projects in addition to the dorm. They include the mini golf area, the pool area, general grounds clean-up, and the playground.  We look forward to seeing you again!

God bless,
Bruce