In the month of April this was one of our focuses at our annual youth camp. This year we had well over 100 in attendance. Great teamwork effort made this one of the easiest camps ever. The power of God descended on our mountain abode on the first night and never left. The Holy Spirit transformed lives, healed wounded hearts and implanted new hope and vision into the young people and workers too. The youth lay out in the dust, filled with new tongues and taken to an altar of repentance. As always the campers wanted the week to continue but the six days came quickly to an end and we all had to return to our daily jobs but changed in our attitudes.
Children’s camp came next at our school facilities. 75 children had 4 days of excitement, devotions and fun. Jesus was the center theme as we took part in the teaching of the Word so that they can live blessed in obedience to His Word.
Camps are only a small part of our daily work. Let me tell you why all this works:
Ana (not her real name) is a young girl that was invited to youth camp by her neighbor, a non-Christian student from our school. I was surprised to see her show up for the camp bus since her parents hadn’t called to see who we were or what the camp was about and she was still in primary school. She was big for her age but not really ready yet for youth camp. Two days later it was brought to my attention that she had not been in a meal line once. Lucy and I called her and talked to her about what was happening. That night at the fireside service God’s Spirit touched her. She came over and sat beside Lucy and started to talk about what was happening in her life. She just broke down and cried and couldn’t go on. We didn’t talk to her the next day except to check that she was eating. That afternoon she came looking for Lucy with a big smile on her face as she said: “I finally got it out and I am free” and free she was: We watched her participate in the praise and worship, weep under the moving of the Spirit and be a different person. She now comes to church and even though we haven’t met her parents yet we know that God is going to continue to do great things in her life and her family.
As I write I am flying to China to represent Mexican products in a food show. Ministry is not only getting people saved. Once they get saved we must walk with them and pastor them. It’s not just saying a prayer but being there with them in the end. Preaching in church is great but so much more needed. We believe that this trip give more finances, not for our ministry, but also for Mexicans that want to invest more time or money into the ministry. We want to live in the land of rest with God’s abundance.
We thank you for your support that makes this ministry possible.
Philip, Lucy, Simri and Vanessa Tolman
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