We got our week started off early with our youth group from Lake Charles joining us last Friday morning to continue their work with us. Lots of cleaning took place! Trash was picked up, a good morning. We noticed more cars than normal around the center Friday morning? Come to find out, our summer interns wanted to try out the new Bright House II furnishings, so they had a sleep over! Very cool! Relationships are being formed that will last a life time.
Saturday was busy as usual. Our camp visits went well. Everybody is trying to endure the heat as best as they can. We noticed the heat is taking it's toll on the dogs, they don't bark as much! Hard, hard life. We could use more plastic jugs. We bring them water to drink, but this time of year, we like to freeze some of the water jugs, so they can have cool water a little longer than a day. Basketball is in full swing with their midnight league games going on. Garden work was done, early before it got too hot. We some of the Board of directors from one of our foundations tour the center, then participated in helping out a family in need.
This week in camp was earth week. Lots a great projects were going on. Lots of good food was eaten. Lots of good memories were made at Gator and Friends on the field trip. As you walk around the center, take time to notice all the neat pictures, projects, chalk board work being done by our children, truly amazing!
Tuesday evening, the men gathered for Bible fellowship. This week, George led the discussions from the reading in Philippians 2, being one in spirit and of one mind. A community of believers focused on Christ, are we?
Thursday evening, our community gathered for chapel time. Brother George and Bryce led our time there. Allison and Ms Abbie worked all afternoon preparing our meal. Others from the community joined in to help serve and clean up. Our Market was busy will lots of shoppers and helpers. Always good to gather together and fellowship.
Hope everybody has a great 4th of July weekend with your family and friends.
Basketball games this week:
12 year olds: Tuesday 8pm at Lakeside
14 year olds: Tuesday 9pm at A.B. Palmer
Prayers continues for our friends living outside. Prayers for those who maybe traveling this weekend. Prayers for our community. Prayers for summer camp as they continue to develop relationships.
Imitating Christ's humility is the title of Chapter 2 in Philippians. Easy to say, hard to do? We often talk about doing it Christ's way. We say we are Christians. We profess to be religious. We pray. We listen. But we usually end up doing it our way?!
In the middle of verse 3, in humility, value others above yourselves. Isn't that we do in our community, put others first? Don't you find, if we put the interests of others before ours, our problems don't seem to be as big? If we think of others, as Jesus did, we don't have a chance to have our pity party. There is no room for the "woo is me" mentality in our hearts, because we have our community interests first. If we are constantly humbling ourselves, putting others first, God will get the glory and His Kingdom will grow.
Verse 5 says, In your relationships with one another, have the mindset as Christ Jesus . . . Rickie likes the Dallas Cowboys football team, I like the New Orleans Saints. For years, I have tried to get him to come over to my side but so far he has not seen the light! He thinks his team is better of course the Saints are the best, we don't agree. The one thing we do agree on is we are one minded in our lvoe for Jesus. There are too many obstacles in our paths each day, too many distractions to get us off course, but I know Rickie is praying for me and I for him as we try to keep our focus on Jesus. Our relationship is based on Jesus and His ways, not the ways of the world.
Verse 8 talks about Jesus, who humbled himself by becoming obediant to death. Jesus stayed focused on His ministry. He knew what was expected of Him everyday. He was obediant in His journey. We must do the same. We must be obediant to what God is calling us to do. God has a plan for us, it is our obedience that will allow that plan to come forth in a way that will glorify our God and bring blessings to us all. Amen.
God is good! God is lvoe! God is good all the time! Doesn't get any better than that! Have a great week.
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