Greetings Intercessors

“After these things Jesus was walking in Galilee, for He was unwilling to walk in Judea because the Jews were seeking to kill Him. Now the feast of the Jews, the Feast of Booths, was near. Therefore His brothers said to Him, ‘Leave here and go into Judea, so that Your disciples also may see Your works which You are doing. For no one does anything in secret when he himself seeks to be known publicly. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world.’ For not even His brothers were believing in Him. So Jesus said to them, ‘My time is not yet here, but your time is always opportune. The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify of it, that its deeds are evil. Go up to the feast yourselves; I do not go up to this feast because My time has not yet fully come.’ Having said these things to them, He stayed in Galilee.” (John 7:1-9)

Jesus was talking with his brothers in John chapter seven and they were trying to convince Him to go to Jerusalem. He told them that it was not His time. He also went on to say that it is your time. It’s always your time. And it is always our time, as well. What will we choose to do with our time? We hear that a lot from the pulpit, don't we? But do we really stop to consider how we budget our time? Does our time budget glorify the Father?

I'm thinking about all of this as we get ready to take our annual Colorado Backpacking trip into the wilderness. My day seems to be hurried and almost frantic. So I ask myself is God being glorified in my attitude, my planning, or my business?
Our theme for the hiking trip this year is the life of Jesus. I know God is glorified by His Son. My prayer for us is that God will be glorified in and through our lives on this trip as we continue to lead our young people to Him. Please pray for us as we spend our time this year with Jesus in the wilderness.

Please pray for each young person that they will be able to see Jesus as we hike with Him, as we talk about Him, and as we try to display His life in us. Please pray for safety and diligence of the adults on the hike. We need to be aware of everyone at all times. Pray for everyone's stamina and health. Pray for protection.

Schedule - July 31: travel, August 1: travel, August 2-7: hiking, August 8: rest, August 9: travel home

Matt, Ryan, Christian, Erika, Jessyca, Brittany, Julie, Marissa, Javon, Justin, Anna, Stevie, & Hunter (We interview Hunter tomorrow, Thursday. He will go with us if accepted.)

Jessica will not go to Colorado, but will be daily, caring for and training Stargazer, the mustang.

Melody Baker (house-mom) having gall bladder operation soon.

Candy has knee surgery went well.

Dwayne