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OUTREACH
This section is dedicated to some of the ministries,
missionaries and service oriented groups that CSL supports.
Your tax deductible donations allow us to reach out and touch
many lives, bringing immediate blessings. Thank you for your
continued prayer and support to this ministry.
- Outreach
Youth Southside
- Randy &
Naomi Jones
This week, we'll be going on another field trip with our
students. These have been great times to get to know the
students better and to have deeper conversations about their
lives and the Lord. Thanks for faithfully praying for this.
Please pray that we would seek to have conversations with
the purpose of guiding it toward thinking about Him!
- Pastor
Phillip Barnett
- New
Life Ranch
Week 6 of 2008 Summer Camp was a great and challenging
week. All the campers were 7th graders and older. Scott
did a great job as chapel speaker. The summer staffers are
still very focused and committed to their mission. This
week's (Week 7) speakers are Tom and Sam. Some of the needs
and issues last week campers face include:
1. A 12 year old girl who gave her life to Christ this week.
She wants to be different from her family. Her parents are
divorced. Both parents have "friends" of the opposite
sex over all the time. She has tried to confront them about
this, but there hasn't been any changes so far. She will
try again as she returns home from camp.
2. A 7th grade girl whose dad has been convicted of molesting
a friend of her sister. She loves her dad but is having
a hard time trusting him.
3. A 14 year old boy who is a regular user of illegal drugs.
He accepted Christ this week and is committed to quit using
drugs.
4. A 13 year old girl and a 15 year old boy who have been
struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts. They both
now say they have a reason to live and want their "identity"
to be as children of God.
5. A 15 year old girl who accepted Christ this week. She
lives on the east coast and came to camp with a relative.
She has no friends or immediate family members who are Christians.
There has been a great change in her life this week, and
she wants to be "God's Ambassador" to her family
and friends.
6. We had a whole group of 13-15 year old boys who say they
are addicted to pornography. They have agreed to hold each
other accountable to get free from the addiction. (Pornography
has been a big issue at camp this summer; I'm sure it is
also a big issue many of their parents struggle with as
well!)
7. A 7th grade girl that has been harassed by a stalker
since she was in the 4th grade. The police and of course
her parents have been involved. They have made many changes
in her house and the way they watch out for her, but they
don't know if the stalker has actually been caught. She
has a hard time of ever relaxing and feeling safe.
8. A 14 year old boy who admitted to be heavily involved
in drugs and sex. He began the week with low self-esteem
and a lot of anger. He had a great week, and an obvious
change in demeanor and outlook on life as he found a new
"identity" in Christ. Pray that he be able to
follow up on his commitments when he gets home.
9. Continue to pray for Zeke whose father committed suicide
at the beginning of the summer.
Thanks for your faithful prayers for the ministry of New
Life Ranch.
- Crisis
Pregnancy Center
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