Colin and Megan Rogers connecting you to tribal missions Summer’s Over!
Camp Pearl and July ended together this year. We had a great six weeks of camp ministry. It was a blessing to work with so many people with a common desire to see God honored and campers “bumped closer to Christ.” We had a phenomenal team of people at camp this year, but it is God who made our work productive. Christ’s work in the lives of many campers was so clear. What an awesome summer!
During the two weeks since camp ended, I have been resting and spending time with people in my church. Next week, I will travel back up to Missouri for my third semester of New Tribes Mission’s Church Planting training course. I’m excited to continue my missions education. New Tribes focuses on planting indigenous churches among people groups around the world that have never had access to the gospel of Christ. We see this goal as an important part of obeying Christ’s Great Commission.
I’m excited with the lineup of classes this semester. Some of them, such as “Dobu” and “Phonemics” are geared to equip us to study and understand the culture and language of those we will someday serve. Others, such as “Missionary Tech 2″ and “Simple Living,” will help us learn to survive in the remote locations in which those people groups live.
Please pray for us this semester! Most students are not able to get regular work while in training, so finances are an issue for many of us. Please also pray that we as students would be dedicated and focused, not losing sight of the goal Christ has given to us. Pray that in every way, the Lord would be honored in each of our lives.
Thanks!
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Working from Home
As I walked across the Camp Pearl lawn, I couldn’t help feeling like I had come home. The past three summers at Camp Pearl had been good ones. Good and Difficult. Camp is the hardest thing I purposefully do in life, but the profound rewards make every task and challenge well worth the effort. Those memories — the fellowship, the obstacles, the victories, the defeats — anchor me to this place. I’m as much at home here as anywhere else in the world. Christ is at work here at Camp Pearl. This is his mission field, as much as if it were West Africa or Central Asia, and I wouldn’t give up the next six weeks here for anything.
This summer, we will have campers ranging from high school through 3rd grade. Each age group has its challenges and it’s opportunities. Please pray that the Lord will use all of us here at Camp Pearl as he works in the lives of these young people. Please pray that we will remember that it is his work and depend on him for strength and wisdom. Sometimes, working from home, it can be easy to forget.
Tags: Camp Pearl, Colin Rogers, Colin Shawn Rogers, Drak Rahi, Home, pickles and chickens, summer
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