Jesus said, "And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to me." John 12:32  This came to pass in North Carolina at the Camp.  Glory to God! We were drawn to Him in a miraculous way.
 
In First Corinthians Chapter one verse 10, we are admonished by the Apostle Paul to all speak the same thing, to have no divisions among us, and that we be perfectly  joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. To God be the glory that this truth is manifest more and more as the various camps are being held.
And so it was in North Carolina as well. Brothers David Luff, Mervin Sundbo, Nat Swaan and Rick Yaskiewicz stood before us under the same anointing and one message after another fell into the beautiful Panorama that the Lord unfolded before us. The Local Elders who ministered to us stood under the same covering and the Lord rose before us in a glorious mosaic of Holiness, Sovereignty, Wisdom, Power, Healing and Blessing. The flow of the River of God never ceased from one meeting to another and even during the Fellowship and meals, the same.  Our hearts could not help but sing our praises to Him who is our All in All. We rejoiced in the Joy of our Salvation which is His Salvation.
    
We experienced His intimacy as His Spirit entered each heart. It was as if we walked on the road to Emmaus. He drew near to us and opened our eyes to see Him and He spoke to us of the Kingdom of God which is now here.
 
Prophecies went forth confirming the word of God's servants and granting to us comfort, encouragement and building us up in the most Holy faith. He reminded us to believe that we can have the Mind of Christ, by the power of the  Holy Spirit, as we yield our bodies a living sacrifice, refuse to be conformed to this world and become transformed by the renewing of our minds. He spoke to us of the narrow way and the straight gate, and admonished us to remember the Pattern that has been set before us. He also spoke to us of the importance of Forgiveness, and of course Repentance. Becoming a Servant to all, being obedient and willing, is where He has called us to be. As the river continued to flow, we found ourselves searching our own hearts to see if we be "in the faith" and praying that we "...might walk worthy of the Lord to all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God." How wonderful is our God and His plan that transcends far beyond all human knowledge and wisdom.
    
The matchless picture of our Saviour continued through the ministry of the Young People and the children, as well.  There was no end to His Beauty, even as some viewed a beautiful Great White Egret feeding by a Lily Pond at the bottom of the hill near the cafeteria. The grace and beauty that is often found in the fowls of the air and the trees of the field, never ceases to amaze us. We basked in it all and rejoiced knowing that all of Creation await with us, the change that is to come.  
    
Our hearts longed toward those who are not yet walking with us and we prayed that they too might come and be with us where we are. However we were reminded that the final chapter is not yet written. We were told that "the valley is not a permanent place" and that we are climbing Jacob's ladder and that every "rung goes higher, higher".  We cannot skip the rung above us but we can look up and know the prize awaits us still.
 
Indeed we are Soldiers of the Cross and as we enter  into  the heart of meekness and lowliness that belongs to our Master and Saviour,  Jesus the Christ, we will truly become one with Him and with each other. May our Father and our God help us to be obedient and willing to live in these truths that are being spoken now and stay close to the Chief Shepherd who leads the way. It is a way we have never been before but "We can do all things through Christ Jesus who strengthens us." God bless you all and may His blessing also be upon each Camp that is yet to come.

A sister in Christ