My Favorite Week

Next week I get to do one of my very favorite things, that is serve as the Camp Pastor at Caraway, the R.A. Camp for Boys in North Carolina.
I am always humbled during this time to see God at work in the lives of these young men. Only heaven knows how many young men are serving him all across the world today as a result of hearing God call them to Himself while they were at Caraway.
Being the Camp Pastor is easy, the staff and leadership team have the best plan that always works so well. It is just harvest time. I am grateful to God for such a place and such a ministry and that I get to just watch Him at work.
So I will probably not have much up here next week. Before I leave I get to preach again this Sunday at the First Church in Washington. From time to time I want to share some of the great work going on in churches here in eastern North Carolina. First Washington is a good example. Pastor Jimmie Moore and his staff are one of the best I have ever seen. Their hearts are all pointed towards Christ and the results are evident. This is a church filled with talented caring people who are hearing God's call. They have just finished Pursuing Vital Ministry and are now living it out. They are one good example of how well PVM can work if the church will allow the program to work. I am looking forward to how God is going to continue to use this church to impact the Kingdom, He already is, but I sense that there are powerful days ahead. So my hat is off to First Baptist Washington, I know the Lord is saying of them, "I know your works and how you are faithful to your first love."