Why We're Here...

The Lord has blessed us with the most beautiful weather for our work day! We are able to wear shorts & t-shirts without the need for jackets!! We can see the clear blue sky and enjoy hearing the birds sing or the kids laugh.
Cabin cleaning is almost complete...when those men get finished building another bunk and fixing a screen...we can get in there to clean!! We cleaned the summer cabins and the snack shack this morning then finished the leaves up around the cabins!!!

I have REALLY enjoyed operating the leaf blower...only bad thing is that my job duration is predicated on how much fuel is in the tank...I am only allowed one refill...then...it's shower time. Julie & Rebecca are making draperies for some cabins that still need some black-out in the windows.

Kerry & Bobby are busy building bunk beds some for use now and some for future replacements and they have also made new screens for many of the cabins.

All the kids have been getting the canoes and paddle boats cleaned and ready for use. In between...we are all enjoying some boiled peanuts that Walter made on Sunday...YUM!
Today's devotion was based on the "Be The Church" evangelism card you may have recently seen for our church-wide event. I have one in my bible and wanted to share it with everyone this morning.
WHY WE'RE HERE...
Often people ask what brought us here, and why we're doing what we're doing. There are three simple reasons (we) came to serve others this week...
1. I met God one day, and He has changed my life...I care about people and meeting their needs in a brand new way.
2. I want you to see God's love in (our) service...(We) are serving because of God's love in our lives.
3. It is all about a personal relationship with God...read John 3:16 with new eyes.

I also spoke about where our treasure is there our heart will be also...I was humorously reminded while blowing leaves yesterday and discovering Moose "treasures." While blowing leaves, and getting down to the clean and fresh ground...that's what God does to us...He gets rid of all the "chaff" and makes us clean again. He laid down His life for us...I'm sure none of us can say we would lay our lives down for a room full of people let alone everyone!!
Lastly, I read Matthew 6..."Do not anxiously look about you or worry about what you will wear or eat...look at the birds, they neither reap nor sow, yet your Lord in heaven knows what they need...let's all try to be like birds...in total reliance on God!