Dear Family and Friends,
The staff here at Morning Star Ranch has
looked forward to this time of the year. Eric and I moved here in mid-October. Since we were the new “Director’s in
Training”, we looked around with fresh eyes and saw all the possibilities. So
we were fairly excited to kick off our camp/retreat season last month.
Morning Star Ranch is about 560 acres. Our
entire staff has been busy getting the camp grounds, lodge and cabins into
shape for this year’s camp/retreat season. It has been a lot of fun trying out
new recipes, planning the menus, painting / redecorating the dining hall and
getting the cabins ready for company. Eric and I both love hospitality
ministry, we love creating a welcoming and relaxing place for people to visit.
Our first group this season was a group of
RA’s from a local college. They spent the weekend focusing how to be good
leaders and examples to the students they would be in charge of for the year. The
following weekend we had a church board out to the camp for a time of prayer
and meetings. They were gearing up for the New Year, and wanted to discuss how
their church could grow and how they could be effective ministers to the
congregation.
All of the retreats so far have shown me
how important it is to have a quiet place for people to visit and recharge. We
all need a place to go to get away from
our very fast paced lives, and refocus on what is important in ministry. Here
at Morning Star Ranch, we have the opportunity to provide ministers a place to
reflect, and plan their ministry opportunities for the future.
As Eric and I have settled into life here,
we have met several people who have their own stories to share about Morning
Star Ranch. Stories that have changed people’s lives. We are looking forward to
all the opportunities God will give us to minister this year. As the year
continues on, we will have church retreats, youth and kids camps, men’s and
women’s retreats, and family reunions. Each group of people is a open door to
minister.
Prayer Requests:
~ Please pray that we can find a full time
maintenance and camp caretaker.
~Please pray that we fill all our summer
staff positions.
~Please pray that our new dining hall will
be open for the camp season.
Peace & Love,
Eric, Sunshine & Colton
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