I know there is some logic in slowing down the church calendar for the summer. It can be very hot, people are on vacations (Janie and I are just returning from a little time in Bryson City, North Carolina). I know it can be a trying time as far as church calendars go.
Our children and youth teams have put an all out effort into their missions and ministries. We just finished a week of Vacation Bible School. Then Logan and his team are taking a great group of students to Youth Camp at North Greenville University. When he returns, Joanne and her team will be taking a children’s group to Kids Camp! Then toward the end of July we will be sponsoring a Sports Camp for our community. The one last event will be the back to school book bag mission to help some of the underserved children here on James Island!
I love this so much: evangelism in VBS; discipleship and maturity at camps; missions here in our community; and missions again to round out a wonderfully busy summer. Well done JIBC, well done! Now the topping on the cake will be the church-wide baptism celebration scheduled for Wednesday night, August 7 at the Folly Beach County Park. This baptism is open to adults, youth and children. Families are welcome to come for family baptisms; husbands and wives, fathers/mothers and their children. Last year’s baptism was a beautiful celebration.
Keep these events and the follow-up in your prayers. The Gospel will be shared and the invitation to follow Jesus will be extended. We will rest in August…maybe! That is when school starts and we kick back into our full schedule.
By the way, I wanted to say thank you for all the families that came out for the Parent Child Dedication service back on June 23. We had two families that could not make it due to sickness.But didn’t the stage look great filled with young families, children and babies? It was a beautiful blessing from God and all the kids did great!
To God be the glory!
Pastor Tom
