Deep Creek Lake Resort Ministries

DCLRM October 2009 NEWSLETTER

Prayer

*Pray that we will continue to seek God’s guidance to new ministries.

*Please pray that we will be able to minister to the international workers at

Wisp this winter and begin a Sunday morning worship service there.

Praises

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO HELPED TO MAKE AUTUMN GLORY A SUCCESSFUL MINISTRY EVENT!

I would like to give a special thanks to G.I.G., LaVale Baptist volunteers, Deep Creek Baptist Church volunteers, Pleasant View Baptist, and The Hope Baptist Church Team from NY that came to help out!

Missionary Funding

Bill and I are no longer US/C-2 missionaries with NAMB.  Instead, we are MSC missionaries with NAMB.  This means that we are currently self-funded.  Thanks so much to all of our church families that have agreed to help us out as we make this switch.

Also, as a reminder, remember to send the funding checks to the Western Baptist Association with our name in the memo.  If it is intended to support our salary, please mark the check as so. Otherwise, it will go towards ministry expenses. They will make sure we get the checks as they come in.

VOLUNTEERS:

If you helped us out this past year, October 2008-2009, please take a look at the Open House invitation on the last page of this newsletter!

A Look Back

It is hard to believe that October has halfway through already.  I have been so busy preparing for Autumn Glory that I did not get the newsletter out until now.

However, as I take a look back it is exciting to see how God has used us through September and October.  We are beginning to gain the support of the Chamber of Commerce as we work to help them find volunteers for different areas of Autumn Glory.  I believe God is using this to help them to see our worth to the community.

I also believe God will use this to help us be able to have more ministry opportunities in the future.  Thank you for all of your prayers!

A Look Ahead

As I look ahead, I’m gearing up for the upcoming state convention.  I am hoping to find church groups interested in bringing mission teams to the lake this summer.  I would also like to provide a sports camp of some sort this summer.  If you have experience with this or are interested in helping us plan one, let me know.  I am now just praying about it and letting God guide me.

Also, with winter approaching my eyes are steered to how we can be more effective in ministering at the Wisp Ski Resort this winter season.  I am preparing  a proposal for a Sunday morning church service to be held in the lodge.  I would also like to host a dinner for the international workers who come to help out at the resort.

Please be praying for God’s leading in both of these areas and that the management at the Wisp will see their value and allow us to continue forward.

Prayer

*Pray that the Holy Spirit will be at work in the lives of those coming to visit the lake.

*Pray for our mission teams coming this summer to serve Christ.  Pray that their hearts will be ready to share the gospel of Christ with others.

*Pray for the campground ministry to take off and for people to come to the

Services.

Praises

*Our prayerwalk went very well and several new ministries stemmed from it.

*PTL!  The Monday after the prayerwalk we found a new campground(RV  Park) to hold a campground service in!

*Last summer we ended Kids Night Out with about 12 kids. This year our

Second week had 12!

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

If your church would like to collect the following to help us out, let me know!  I will come and pick them up from you.We need:

Paper towel tubes

Baby food jars

Handwarmers

WANTED: PRAYER WARRIORS

I am looking for individuals who would like to be prayer warriors for the ministry.  You would be given any urgent, as well as, our monthly prayer requests in order to pray for us.  It would also be a chance to pray for us while our ministries are taking place and to help with planning a spring prayerwalk at the lake.  If anyone feels lead in being a prayer warrior, please let me know!  Thanks.

A Look Back

June has gone by so fast! Besides getting a chance to retreat and be renewed at the Beth Moore Conference, I saw how God is bringing the resort ministry into a new phase.  This past month we had our first mission team ever to come help out at the lake.

They were very faithful and great servants. I was sad to see them leave.  Without their help, Bill and I would not be able to make the same type of impact on the community for Christ.

THANKS SMITHSBURG BAPTSIT FOR COMING TO HELP!

A Look Ahead

July is already moving quickly, but it is so great to see God at work in this world that he made us.  At the end of the month, we will be having our second mission team here, Kids Night Out on Fridays, a campground service every Sunday morning, and all the other ministries God may send our way.

AUTUMN GLORY CHILDREN’S TENT MINISTRY

We will need volunteers to help with the children’s tent/baby comfort station or as a parade spacer this year.  The event will be the second Sat. in October. Anyone who is interested in helping out can let me know. My number is (301)501-6775.  Or, email me at deepcreeklrm@gmail.com.

How can your church reach out and help us?

Throughout the year we put together care packages and craft items for different ministries that we are involved in. It is such a big help when we have church groups willing to collect items for us.  Here is a list of items we need for our ministries coming up.  If your group is interested, let me know and we will arrange to pick them up.  The ones with an asterisks are ones we need for the summer. Thanks!

Baby food jars                 * paper towel tubes           tissue paper (fall colors)

tealight candles (fall colors)      handwarmers                *herbal tea bags               *baggies                           *packs of individual tissues       hot chocolate

*lip balm                           *granola bars

Gratefully His,

Julie DuVall

DCLRM, director

Mom and Dad would you like a nice night away just the two of you while you’re kids are having a blast in a great safe environment?  Then come check out…

KIDS NIGHT OUT

WHEN: 6-9 P.M.

WHERE: Deep Creek Baptist Church (across from UNO’s)

AGES: 4-12 years old or 5th grade (completed)

Cost: $5/ child with a family maximum of $10

Kids Night Out will take place on the following Fridays:

June 26th,

July 3rd, 10th, 17th, 23rd, 31st

August 7th, 14th

July 4th is a great time to reach out to the community with so many visitors upon us.

Come join the fun….

12-6 p.m.  @ Deep Creek Baptist Church

We will have children’s crafts, facepainting, children’s tattoos, games, freebies,  live music and lots of fun!

The Christian Motorcyclists Association will also have a tent set up for bikers that day.

If you are interested in helping…. contact Julie at (301)501-6775!

We are looking for church groups that would like to serve God on a weekend mission trip. While ministering at the lake you will get to minister to children through Kids Night Out, minister to those visiting the lake with a service project, slip disc ministry,  Thursday evening and Sunday morning campground service and more!

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Prayer

*Continue to pray for us to see the doors God may open this winter season at the WISP and in other ways.

*Pray that we will begin to hear from church groups interested in going on weekend mission trips this summer here at the lake.

*Pray that God will open doors for us to minister to the Brazilian workers who will be working at the Wisp this season.

*Pray that we will hear from individuals interested in becoming a prayer warrior for us.(more info below)

Praises

*I am so thankful for all of my volunteers and workers from this past year.

*Although we had one door for ministry at the WISP recently closed, I am thankful that God is already   showing us other ministry possibilities there!

*I am also grateful for having our first year completed in the ministry and am excited about what lies ahead in the new year!

WANTED: PRAYER WARRIORS

I am looking for individuals who would like to be prayer warriors for the ministry.  You would be given any urgent, as well as, our monthly prayer requests in order to pray for us.  It would also be a chance to pray for us while our ministries are taking place and to help with planning a spring prayerwalk at the lake.  If anyone feels lead in being a prayer warrior, please let me know!  Thanks.

A Look Back

The past month was a time of renewal and prayer for the ministry.  We found out right before the Christmas break that our proposal for slope ministry and ministry opportunities with the children at the WISP was denied by management.  However, during a quiet time I had one or two days before finding out the proposal was denied, God has already given me a new vision and possibility for ministry there.  I have sent an e-mail to the human resources department in hopes of being a volunteer at the WISP, helping in whatever is most beneficial to them.  I will be contacting them again about this next week, so your prayers are appreciated.  I also spent a lot of time this month around my family and really reflecting on Christ together.  I know this time has helped me to be renewed and strengthened for the new year that lies ahead.

A Look Ahead

During the month of January, Bill and I will begin visiting the Wisp and trying to witness and share Christ by conversing with others on the slopes.  We are going to try to pass out little slope care packages consisting of lip balm, hot chocolate, tissues, and a tract.  Pray for us as we go to be an example of Christ to those we meet.

If you have a group from your church that is looking for a short weekend mission trip and would be interested in helping at the lake this summer, let me know.  I am currently planning weekend trip’s that would go from Friday to Monday morning.

I am also going to be looking for groups interested in possible helping in other ways, such as, with providing materials or making materials for different events throughout the year.  For example, putting together snow slope packets of hot chocolate and lip balm to pass out at the WISP.

We will also need more workers for Autumn Glory next year.  If you have an interested group to help with this event, let me know.  It should be held the second Sat. in October, but I will have the exact date in March.  Anyone who is interested in helping out can let me know, and I can also give you any other information you may need about these opportunities.

My number is (301)501-6775.  Or, email me at deepcreeklrm@gmail.com.

The Bread Basket

Isaiah 40:30-31 (NIV) “Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength.  They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint .”

This is one of my favorite Bible verses. ( I believe it is also one of my mother’s favorite verses.) As we begin a new year of ministry and service to others, I have spent time relaxing, spending more time with family and friends, and more time studying the word.  One verse as come to mind on more than one occasion recently, Isaiah 40:31. Isaiah 40:31 is a message of hope and encouragement.  As we look around us and see the economic hardships surrounding our country, the changes of leadership facing our nation, and more locally, the impact the economy and warmer weather is having on the resort area, it is easy to feel defeated and discouraged.  But…;.God is still in control. And…He still wants us sharing Christ to a dying world now more than ever.  As we encounter others this month, remember that with Christ we can run and not grow weary, walk and not be faint.  Let God be your strength and keep your hope in the LORD!

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DCLRM DECEMBER 2008 NEWSLETTER

Prayer

*Continue to pray for us to see the doors God may open this winter season at the WISP and in other ways.

*Pray that we will begin to hear from church groups interested in going on weekend mission trips this summer here at the lake.

*Pray that God will open doors for us to minister to the Brazilian workers who will be working at the Wisp this season.

Praises

*I am so thankful for all of my volunteers and workers from this past year.

*After completing our proposed budget and reviewing the budget from last year it is great to see how God provided for the ministry.

If it were not for many of our churches in the association giving to the ministry we would not be able to do what we do!

*I am also grateful for having our first year completed in the ministry and am excited about what lies ahead in the new year!

*Most importantly, I am grateful beyond words for Christ coming as my Savior and dying on the cross for my sins.  Without this wonderful

Message of hope, our ministry would have no real purpose.

A Look Back

The past month was a time of reflection over the past year and a look ahead at what is to come in the next year.  I was blessed to be able to attend the Annual MD/DE State Convention in November at set up a booth about the Deep Creek Lake Resort Ministry.  It also gave me a time to plan with others about what lies ahead.  I am excited about the ministries that have been started and will continue in the upcoming year: Autumn Glory, Kids Night Out, Campground Ministry, Slip Disc Ministry, and Winter Dunk.  I am also excited about the new ministries we will be starting in God’s time: ministry with the Brazilian workers at the WISP, slope ministry, A Day on the Lake (this summer), and others that God will open up for us.

A Look Ahead

As you read above we have our work cut out for us this year!  If you have a group from your church that is looking for a short weekend mission trip and would be interested in helping at the lake this summer, let me know.  I am currently planning weekend trip’s that would go from Friday to Monday morning.  I am also going to be looking for groups interested in possible helping in other ways, such as, with providing materials or making materials for different events throughout the year.  For example, putting together snow slope packets of hot chocolate and lip balm to pass out at the WISP.  We will also need more workers for Autumn Glory next year.  If you have an interested group to help with this event, let me know.  It should be held the second Sat. in October, but I will have the exact date in March.  Anyone who is interested in helping out can let me know, and I can also give you any other information you may need about these opportunities.

My number is (301)501-6775.  Or, email me at deepcreeklrm@gmail.com.

WANTED: PRAYER WARRIORS

I am looking for individuals who would like to be prayer warriors for the ministry.  I would make sure to give any urgent, as well as, our monthly prayer requests to them to pray for us.  It would also be a chance to pray for us while our ministries are taking place and to help with planning a spring prayerwalk at the lake.  If anyone feels lead in being a prayer warrior, please let me know!  Thanks.

The Bread Basket

Matthew 2:10-11 (NIV) “ When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh.”

There are several things that I can see in this passage that are of importance. First, the wisemen saw the star and followed it to find the king.  Their response to the situation was obedience.  It also showed a great deal of preparation and sacrifice.  They apparently had studied and knew that the star would lead them to the Christ. The gifts that they brought showed preparation in that it was something of value that they had been saving. Furthermore, they each brought extravagant gifts, or “treasures” as the NIV states.  It was not an afterthought, but something that cost them.  How prepared are we to follow Christ and give Him our treasures this month?  December, provides each one of us many opportunities for worshipping and giving.  Will we be able to give our treasures?  For some of us that may be our time, our money, or using our spiritual gifts.  Are we ready to be obedient and begin to look further into what Christ is trying to show us, and are we prepared to give as we worship the birth of our Lord and Savior this month?

Gratefully His,

Julie DuVall

DCLRM, director