May 2009 Prayer Letter

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

Give me this mountain . . . if the Lord be with me, . . . then I shall be able. Jos. 14:12

We have entered the busiest time of our year. Not that there are not visits to make, people to see, speaking commitments & conferences to attend all year round. Now as camp time is upon us these responsibilities seem to multiply and the hours appear to diminish.

This past week saw us in Quebec to visit Capernwray Bible School with two of our staff members, make visits in the Parry Sound area on Friday, attend a First Nation area service at the Rama Reserve church on Saturday, and preach in Kincardine on Sunday. We took Monday off for some personal time at our family cottage. This week will be just as full as we write our prayer letter today and plan to be in the Bruce Peninsula area tomorrow at the Saugeen and Cape Croker Reserves and minister on Sunday at Severn Falls Chapel.

We are working with Andrew (Spike) on a new website which we hope to have up and running by the end of the month. This will replace the old one with faster technology for easier viewing. Andrew's friend Rob Redding is creating this exciting new website. We want to thank Andrea McLellan for her many years of labour, first in designing our original site and then in keeping it regularly updated. Her duties have multiplied in the last couple of years and Andrew had taken over the duties of updating the website. Thank you Andrea.
On an urgent note, we are still in need of more staff for all three camps. Carol is looking for two more cooks and members for the kitchen staff, and I am looking for more male counsellors, and some female counsellors at all the camps. Some literacy staff, and literacy leaders are needed for the Riverview Camp, and the Dorothy Lake Camp as we are expanding the literacy program once again. Miss Linda has taken over the Awana Landing leadership and Grandma Lois expanded the program north last summer. Now Miss Linda and Grandma Lois want to expand the program south, but need volunteers to take over these duties, and are ready to help teach new staff to sustain development of this program long term.

We all are aware of the difficult economic reality the world is facing. The support for this ministry has not been immune. Therefore, we need to keep you our faithful supporters informed of the need for additional support and sponsors for our campers and junior staff. Expenses such as rent, food, insurance, gasoline, and program materials continue. Our junior staff comes by faith, and need to be able to meet expenses on their return to school. Thank you for praying about these needs and responding accordingly.

PRAISE

*three of our staff, Andrew, April & Melissa are planning for C.E.F. training.

*for Shai-Lynn one of our First Nation campers is joining our staff & taking the training.

*for Patrick one more of our First Nation campers who is joining our staff again.

* for more of our staff members committing for this summer's program. How about you?

*for spring thaw to start at Dorothy Lake Camp building the chapel-literacy bldg & cabin

*for Spike, program director, as he assists in so many areas & for God's leading in his life.

*for numerous opportunities to present the work. We are booking Fall engagements.

*new ministry opportunities to expand the work in the area of Dorothy Lake Camp.

*eight canoes & equipment have been ordered for the camps & the invitational canoe trip.

PRAYER

*approval of two funding requests to allow us to move forward on vital projects.

*volunteers & churches to organize work weekends at one of the three camps. Could YOU?

*for our personal support and camp funding which has been lacking in this new year.

*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 more of our native teen campers considering joining our staff.

*for this summer’s staff members to register soon. Essential to planning.

*for Brad & Kelly Murray board members at Pine Falls rebuilding their home lost by fire.

*for Bruce our camp assistant visited Capernwray and looking to attend Bible school.

*for Scott, our son, as he considers Capernwray too as he traveled with us this past week.

*for Jonathan & Cathy Clarke praying about full-time native ministry in Ontario.

*continue to pray for Cindy still spiritually needy. She is connecting with her family again.

*for Carol as she will have laser surgery on her eye next week, May 26.

*for wisdom regarding a replacement vehicle for our 94 F150 Ford Pickup.

*for Ruth Anne Abbott is now ministering at Oxford House & will be at Smoky Trail later.

*for provision of staff at all three camps- cooks, counsellors, & literacy leaders & workers.

*for children to be allowed to attend camp. God will prepare their hearts to respond.

*for June trip to minister at Kirkland Lake, and visit the New Post & Constance LK Reserves.

"I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none." Ezekiel 22:30. Ezekiel wrote how the Lord had looked for a man in his day to stand in the gap for his people. Will you stand in the gap before the Lord for our First Nations people, and their children that they will not be destroyed?

Thank you for encouraging our hearts and standing faithfully in the gap by supporting the work with our First Nation Peoples. May God bless you abundantly. Carol and I often think about you and pray for you.




Hugh & Carol
Your Missionaries to Native Children.