Worldwide Ministries
Georgian Native & Outreach Ministries
Rev. Hugh & Carol Hamp
Box 4, R.R. # 3, Shelburne, Ont. L0N 1S7
519-925-0329
Charitable Reg. No. 87121 5661 RR0001
Georgian Native & Outreach Ministries
Rev. Hugh & Carol Hamp
Box 4, R.R. # 3, Shelburne, Ont. L0N 1S7
519-925-0329
Charitable Reg. No. 87121 5661 RR0001
Give me this mountain . . . if the Lord be with me, . . . then I shall be able. Jos. 14:12
Carol and I are home this week. Sunday we were in London with Andrew, alias "Spike"our program director, at West Park Baptist Church for a camp promotion day with a dozen other Christian Camping International camps. Our purpose was to have contact with the church family regarding our need for camp staff this summer.
This past week Andrew and I visited reserves from Parry Sound to North Bay. Then we went on to Sudbury and Blind River before travelling south to call on the reserves on Manitoulin Island. This was the first major trip for Andrew as he is considering God's call for his life regarding Native ministry. He spent nine days on the road with us. The previous Sunday we were in Norland to minister at Pioneer Baptist Church. Then on Monday we called on the Saugeen and Cape Croker Reserves on the Georgian Bay peninsula before leaving for Parry Sound and points north.
Often I travel with Carol or make a number of these trips alone. It was great to enjoy the fellowship and assistance of Andrew. We called on band offices, native health centres, churches, & private homes. We had miscellaneous personal opportunities to encourage and pray with those we met along the trail. One of these contacts was a young man who was seeking to minister to his own people and was very discouraged. We were able to pray with him and encourage him in his outreach by giving him "Stranger on the Road to Emmaus" material to use in his witnessing and work with the children on his reserve.
This weekend Carol and I will be travelling to Kapuskasing for engagements in two or three churches. Then we plan to visit the Calstock-Contance Lake Reserve for the first time. This will give us opportunity to make the folk aware of the camp ministry. We also want to take the gift of quilts and blankets to the people to show the love of Jesus Christ coming from southern churches. Our car was full to the roof as we prepared for the trip.
April 8-The trip to KAP was eventful with a vicious winter storm. The road to KAP was closed at North Bay so we detoured through Quebec and arrived at 3:00AM. Sunday morning. We were well received at all three churches. Monday we drove to Constance LK. about 90 minutes west of KAP. We were able to meet Hubert and Lydia Bluff our contacts who gave us two more calls. One was a teacher in the local school. The other was principal at the Christian school. Tuesday we left for home in another storm for a visit to the New Post Reserve near Cochrane, but thought better of that as we found it was well off the road. We continued on to Kirkland Lake and a visit at the Beaver House Reserve. The storm ended south of there and the rest of the trip was uneventful arriving home by 11:00PM.
PRAISE
*for Hubert & Lydia who left the Sachigo Reserve to pioneer the work at Constance LK.
*two of our staff, Andrew & April are planning for Child Evangelism Fellowship training.
*for more of our staff members already committed for this summer. How about you?
*for moving ahead with the Dorothy Lake Camp plan to build a chapel-literacy bldg & cabin
*for Spike, program director, as he assists & travels with me & for God's leading in his life.
*for Spike acquired all his lifeguard qualifications including N.L.S..in the last few weeks.
*for numerous opportunities to present the work & minister this winter and spring.
*new ministry opportunities to expand the work in the area of Dorothy Lake Camp.
PRAYER
*two funding requests to be approved that will allow us to move forward on vital projects.
*for volunteers and churches to make plans to organize work weekends at all three camps.
*for two more staff, Hailey & Shai-Lynn, are praying about taking the training with C.E.F.
*for two or three missionaries or couples to join us to direct the Smoky Trail Camps.
*for three or four of our experienced staff considering joining the Georgian board.
*for some of our native teen campers considering joining our staff this coming summer.
*for this summer’s staff members to register early. Essential to planning.
*for canoes at Dorothy Lake and Awana Landing to support the camp & new program.
*for Brad & Kelly Murray board members at Pine Falls who lost their home by fire.
*for Bruce our camp assistant as he looks to the Lord re attending Bible school this fall.
*for Jonathan & Cathy Clarke coming the end of April to consider full-time ministry.
*continue to pray for Cindy & her parents. Her dad ministers as an itinerant evangelist.
*for Teen Ranch Orangeville, Revenue Canada threatening to revoke their charitable status.
*for wisdom regarding a replacement vehicle for our 94 F150 Ford Pickup.
*for Ruth Anne Abbott as she ministers at Oxford House Reserve & Smoky Trail this year.
*for provision of two or three more cooks for the south and mid-north camps
*for children to attend camp this summer, and that their hearts will be prepared to respond.
The prophet Habakkuk lived in dark days comparable to ours. He recounted the problems that he saw in his short three chapter book. After rehearsing what he saw, he concluded the book by saying, "Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places." Hab. 3:18-19. Carol and I trust this will be our vision and your vision of our great God just like Habakkuk. May we continue to be faithful to the call and vision that God has placed in our hearts in spite of the opposition.
Thank you for encouraging our hearts by your faithful support of our work with Canada's First Peoples. May you continue to know His blessings. Carol & I pray for you.
Hugh & Carol
Your Missionaries to Native Children.
I like this Letter!! it's great!!
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