Wow, time flies when you are having fun. I just looked up and it has been more than a month since my last post. It has been a busy and great month though.

Last week we had an incredible week at Falls Creek (church camp for our students at Surrey Hills Baptist). God blessed the entire week and many of our students really connected with God.

We had several students make recommitments to Christ, meaning they knew they had wandered away from God and they wanted to make a public commitment to return to him. If you are a person of prayer please pray that they will stick with their commitment to follow Christ. We also had 2 or 3 students that are beginning to seek God’s call on their life to missions, either short term or long term. And then we had one young lady who prayed to receive Jesus Christ as her boss and forgiver on Wednesday night. When she shared her decision with our group they erupted in great applause and joy for her.

Placing faith in Jesus is the most important decision that anyone can make. Alexis has begun a journey with God that will literally change her life and destiny. Again if you are a person of prayer lift up Alexis as she begins this journey.

The theme for Falls Creek this year was Echo. The verse for the camp was Psalm 145:4, “One generation will commend your works to another, they will tell of your mighty acts.” The challenge all week was to take the experience and the message of Falls Creek home and pass it on to others. What a great challenge that is for all of us. Pass it on!

To help the students take camp home they were encouraged to form Echo groups that will be student led. Echo groups will meet as the students can, to encourage and challenge each other to live the Christian life at home, school, and with friends. Another strong aspect of Echo groups will be serving others outside of the church.

I really want to brag on the Echo groups from Surrey Hills. They have already been meeting and growing and planning their service projects. They have made contacts with orphanages, nursing homes, and hospitals seeking places to go and spread the love of Jesus. One group is planning to mow lawns for those who need it free of charge. When we begin to serve God’s love will spread and God’s love is infectious.

I want to thank the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma leadership in general and James Lankford specifically for making Falls Creek a great camp for students. Falls Creek has gone through some amazing changes in the last 10 years and it is a result of leadership catching a vision of making it a place God would be honored and students would be connected with God through Jesus. Way to go BGCO! Way to go Falls Creek! Way to go Surrey Hills Echo groups! Way to go God!