As we head into the summer mayhem once again, it is my prayer that we all will have the ability to slow down, to embrace the natural beauty that God created all around us, to be still and know that He is God, and by doing so have the time to cut the jungle of business from our line of site long enough to re acquaint ourselves with our first love, and then the dreams He has for us. Christianity is not the absence of sin, but the fullness of life... Can you see what it is that God is calling you to? We are here to provide that sort of clarity over and over again in life after young life. Getting kids to camp is always an important step as we encourage everyone to stand back and get perspective. Hand me the spiritual chain saw. There is lots of work to be done this summer.

These pictures show the new opening cut into the tree line to expose a beautiful man made 400 year old pond to be used for this summer’s Powis camp. Once these trees hit the water, it became apparent that this is going to be good... really good, exposing the potential of this body of water as a tool to encourage youth to grasp life to the max. The pond will house the blob, the end point of a waterslide, and hopefully a short zip line with a dip in the near future, which will be the last optional station of the new low ropes course being constructed in the woods adjacent.
This untapped natural resource in mid Wales is a reminder to me that people cannot always see the potential of something because of a clouded view. Not seeing the forest anymore due to the trees of life we can easily lose our way and our desire to continue to run the race. Day to day life blinds the visions we have when we first start to follow Jesus Christ; it can stand in the way of what we are about as people... trying to make a difference in our world for the Lord.
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