YOUR PLACE WITH GOD
By Kristen Eskew - Summer Ministry Team
O
ne of the ?rst things I noticed
about Camp Tejas and the thing
that I love the most is that everyone has their own spot, a place where
they can just go and sit when they’re
tired, or when they do their personal devotion time, or when they just want to
be alone for awhile. For some this is the
woodshop or the swings. For others it is
one of the many docks or the prayer chapel. For me it is this wonderful little deck
by the motels. It overlooks both lakes,
providing a fantastic view and has this
nifty tree that grows through the middle
of it. The tree is my favorite part. Not only
is it a great back rest when I am weary,
but its branches, which reach across the
water, provide the perfect amount of seclusion, just enough to make me con?dent that it is my space and that no one
will bother me, but not so much that I am
completely isolated and become lonely.
It is here, my spot, that I come when I
want to marvel at God and just know how
truly magni?cent He is. Psalm 111:3 says,
“Glorious and majestic are His deeds,
and His righteousness endures forever.”
That is what I’ve learned this summer,
just how great the greatness of God is
and how much He desires to share that
greatness with me. Just stop and think
about it for a second. Pick up a leaf and
examine it, or, for that matter, go ponder
in the midst of the whole tree (like mine).
Look at the veins in the leaf and the bark
on the trunk of the tree. Notice how perfectly the tree is placed so that it gets
just enough water and sunlight without
completely drowning or drying out. Now,
look up or walk around the tree. Think
of how many years it took for that tree
to grow to be so humongous (assuming
your tree is large of course). It must have
taken a lot of patience for God to spend
so many years just to form a single tree.
The point is that no human could have
even conjured up an idea for something
equivalent; it can only be God’s workmanship. And, God doesn’t stop at trees
and leaves, but He makes countless majestic things each day. There are sunsets
and raindrops and June bugs. And, if God
put all that effort and time and wisdom
into a tree that will probably be turned
into paper in a few years anyway, think
of what He does for us who can love Him
and worship Him. Now that is mind-boggling. Wonderful, but mind-boggling.
JULY 24 - 28
CASTLE HILLS FBC
San Antonio, TX - www.castlehillsbaptist.org
HARVEST FELLOWSHIP COMMUNITY CHURCH
San Antonio, TX - www.harvestfellowship.org
PARK HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH
San Antonio, TX - www.parkhillsbc.org
GRACE POINT CHURCH
San Antonio, TX - www.gracepoint.org
199 5- 19 99
THEME: LOST AND FOUND
D
uring the life of a ministry there are turning points that create a series of signi?cant changes that start chain reactions that lead to even more changes. The
late ‘90’s became one of those points in time for Camp Tejas. The launch of the Tejas
Summer Ministry Team program and a pledge of $100,000 for the construction of
a 300 seat capacity auditorium created new and exciting ministry opportunities for
Camp Tejas. These two events lead to dramatic changes in the ministry that are still
being felt today.
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Summer Ministry Team program is launched
$100,000 pledge is made for the construction of Marmax Auditorium
A new maintenance and storage building is constructed
Camp serves 37,000 guests from ’95-‘99
Newly created Summer Ministry Team program grows to 18 students
Camp Tejas begins to experience declines in guest numbers in 1999 with many
church groups outgrowing the camp’s conference facilities
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