Lots of Work!

Dear Everybody,


This is the view of Lake Calafquen that up till a few days ago was hidden from view on the camp. The Lican camp is located right on this beautiful lake and the campers enjoy swimming in its clear, clean waters. Unfortunately, brush and trees have grown up and overtaken many areas on camp and blocked the view of the beach. People have nowhere to sit and just talk and enjoy the view.

One area in particular, very close to the entrance to the beach was in need of a makeover.

The beach is just beyond those trees. We started working on this area last week. Our only crew was our family but the kids are learning was it means to lend hand and work hard!

This is the result after days or cutting, raking, burning, and cleaning up. We are hoping to pour some nice round cement table that will be weatherproofed for the rainy weather we often get around these parts.

Micah did his part by cutting away smaller trees. Morgan raked and Matti helped clean-up the trash that littered the area.

We are looking forward to seeing families, teens, and kids use this area for relaxation. We hope to pour 10 tables that can accomodate 6-8 people each so that churches can have the option of having their meetings or special meals outside.

Many projects on camp are just like this one. There is barely any cost involved just a lot of hard work!

Thank you for your prayers as we continue to work on camp. We know God will use these beautiful grounds for His glory and for a harvest of souls this year.

Liz

A Weekend Youth Retreat

Dear Everybody,

We had the privilege over this past weekend to participate in a youth group retreat from our own church in Villarrica. Dan spoke twice during the retreat. About half of the kids present were not church kids and were hearing the gospel for the very first time.

We were thrilled to see the camp used during the "off" season. We are hoping to get the youth groups from churches in the area together for a combined retreat. Many of these kids don't see others from the same fellowship of churches. What an encouragement it would be to spend time together around the Word of God! Please pray with us that this event would take place. We are hoping to plan it for the spring when the weather is better.

Liz

A few hours at the beach

Dear everybody,

A few days ago, we decided to walk down to the beach and spend some time with the kids. It felt like one of the last days of summer before fall comes. Now that camps are over, the grounds are extremely quiet and peaceful. Of course the kids miss all the friends they made this past summer!

Here are a few pictures of our outing:

Micah learned to swim this past summer. He also learned to dive. He loves to dive off of his Dad's shoulders.

Matthias can't dive yet but he loves getting launched into the water. He does fairly well swimming.

All three kids enjoy the water and the sun.

The boys are back to school to finish their last semester. Please pray for them as they endeavor to pick right back up after a whole summer off.

Liz