Give me this mountain . . . if the Lord be with me, . . . then I shall be able. Jos. 14:12
Home! It's a good place to be when not on the road. As we travelled our vast territory this week, I was thinking about our faithful ministry partners. We stay with our partners as they make their homes available. Good fellowship, delicious home cooked meals, a comfortable bed, & often a lunch to feed us & help us to make good time travelling so that we can make extra calls each day. Stopping once or twice each day for fuel. Our partners make this possible by giving toward our personal support. More than 1700KM this week so our Focus wagon used a good amount of fuel. Our gas can is stowed in the rear for emergency purposes, like the lonely stretches on Manitoulin Island, or isolated First Nation communities that are farther than expected on roads that aren't even marked on our GPS.
Partners that pray so doors open and children come to faith in Christ Jesus. We have never been refused entry to any of our First Nations communities. Profitable visits like the one last week where we had the opportunity to speak with the chief. An uncommonly high rate of available contacts at the locations we call on. Safe travel and God's beauty displayed for our enjoyment. Two grey wolves, a beautiful doe and a large red fox all standing on the road for close inspection this trip. Camp partners that give so that we have never had to turn a child away for want of a sponsorship for more than fifteen years. This is God's grace and provision that He has provided for Carol and I for nearly sixteen years of ministry.
Still, looking to fill a number of staff positions at all our camps. At least one more person to attend Child Evangelism training previous to camp. That person would partner with Angela to do the morning chapel service. Counsellors needed for all camps, both male and female. As you come to love the children it will be reciprocated and you will be blest beyond measure. Carol continues to remind me of our need for two more cooks and kitchen helpers. A most crucial position in the life of every camp. Happy campers are well-fed campers. A lifeguard is also a camp requirement. Has God gifted you in that area? The grandma-grandpa role supports all the other positions, and makes for a family atmosphere. Contact us by phone 519-925-0329, email hamps@smokytrail.org or on Facebook, "Hugh Carol Hamp." This area is updated every couple of days.
Harvey and Margo Delport and children Andrea & Jeremy from Kirkland Lake are trusting the Lord for their support as they join the work. They have headed up the Dorothy Lake team and have been board members. Their presence in the north will be a great encouragement to Carol and me. Contact them at Box 81, Kirkland Lake, ON, P2N 3M6,705-567-4170 or FACEBOOK, "Harvey Delport" or "Margo Sarah Delport."
Applications for sending and/or sponsoring children and teens to camp can be found on our website. Applications for applying to serve on staff can be found on our website too, at www.smokytrail.org. You may wish to support a junior counsellor or a missionary. Please mail your gift to the address on the letterhead, with the name of the individual you wish to bless attached.
Good Seed-The Stranger on the Road to Emmaus is meeting the teaching and evangelism needs in churches and on our First Nation reserves. We are able to supply these resources to our First Nation pastors, and individuals through the funds generated through the sale of these materials. Call us to order these publications to meet your requirements for adults and children. Material for both are now in various new languages.
PRAISE
*for invitations for Carol and I to minister next fall.
*for partners the Bible League, Bible stories from Mrs.G. & Daily Walk from Flora Ollennu.
*for the good progress on the chapel at Dorothy Lake Camp. Thanks Paul and the crew.
*for God to continue to open many new doors wide as we progress in camp preparations.
PRAYER
*that God will prepare the hearts of the children to accept His message of salvation.
*for personal support & camper sponsorships as they are down this year.
*for Harvey & Margo Delport as they join the work and trust the Lord for their support.
*for new members for the Air Miles program. Please request a Georgian collector's card.
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*for two more missionary couples to join the team & direct the Smoky Trail Bible Camps.
*for staff-6 counselors, 2 cooks, program director, 3 literacy leaders, & lifeguards.
*for 4 grandpas and grandmas to come and love the children so they come to faith.
*for the Georgian Board as they search for new camp directors and a mid-north camp.
*for board member Bill McNeice & wife Cathy continue to recuperate from health problems.
*for our son Scott & fiancé Gillian Ruby as they will be married on June 26.
*for two more staff members to take the C.E.F. training so they can lead in morning chapel.
*for Pastor Charles Nahwegahbo as he ministers at the church on the A.O.K. reserve.
*opportunities for staff & missionaries to minister in the Word & music & present the work.
*Awana Landing is for sale. Need of a replacement camp for the mid-north next year.
*for the G8-G20 meetings as they will have far reaching effects on Christians.
God calls us, not always in a vision like Paul, but to the same work with identical vision. "After he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel to them" Acts 16:10 Not to the Macedonians, but to our First Nation peoples. Thanks for being obedient to that vision as we labour together. May the Lord Jesus Christ be glorified and may God bless you abundantly for your encouragement to Carol and me and for your faithfulness..
Hugh & Carol
Your Missionaries to Native Children.
