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Winter Work Days - Feb. 20 & March 13, 2010
We will have two opportunities this winter for you or your church to join us at The Refuge for a day of fellowship and work. The dates this winter are February 20 and March 13. We are so excited about getting to see some of you who are planning to attend. Here is a look at some of the projects that are on the agenda to accomplish during these work days.
- New Bridge over trail creek
- Level and secure wetland walk bridge
- Sheetrock and Mud in the Moses house
- Paint outside of Moses House
- Mark new trail on the North end of camp
- Install Silt fencing along wetland area
- Trash removal from wetland areas
I Need A Hero - Fall Retreat, Nov. 20-22
This years fall retreat had 260 participants from 10 different churches throughout eastern North Carolina. Our theme was I Need A Hero and we focused on our desperate need for a savior and how only Jesus can Redeem us from our sin. The speaker this year was Andy Lambert and our worship music was provided by Released. Our staff is continually amazed at just how powerful the Spirit of God is when we just let Him lead and we get out of His way.
One of the most powerful moments during this event was during the drama when the adult leaders walked up to Jesus and placed their sins and burdens on Him. Many were in tears, while others simply bowed and prayed. This was very powerful for their youth to see and extremely powerful for our staff as well.
The Front Lake Has Been Cleaned and Graded
During the past couple of months Tripp Brothers Inc. has been completing our road system at The Refuge and doing a fantastic job. While talking with Bobby Tripp one day while his crew was hard at work on the road he asked me what we were going to do about maintaining our front pond with the banks being to steep to cut. I told him that this was going to be a problem in the near future and that I just wasn’t sure how we were going to maintain it with the limited equipment that we had. Well, Bobby called me a few days later and asked if it would be ok for his crew to continue working and slope our lake banks to where we could mow it with a regular lawn mower…at no cost to us!
The banks are now finished, seeded look absolutely beautiful. I am continually blown away at how God moves in the hearts of His people to accomplish His good works. Tripp Brothers Inc. has donated the clearing, grubbing and grading of our front lake and we are so appreciative and Praise God for their efforts as well as the efforts of all those who have given this year. I have to tell you that like so many others, they have not asked to be recognized and want to give God all the glory.
New Road Construction Begins
God continue's to provide in many ways!! Our master plan calls for a loop road to be installed so that traffic will move in one direction and flow through the camp without any abrupt turns. This road also needs to be installed in order to build our first major structure. Right now the current road flows right through where the Pavilion will sit. This road has to be finished before we can even begin on the Pavilion. This road will also help the mining trucks to have an alternate route to haul sand out of the lakes so that there will be less traffic in the main areas where camp is held.
Well....road construction has begun and will be completed in the next few weeks. It is so exciting to see the dozers and track hoes moving the dirt and making way for this road. It is yet one more example of how God is moving in little and big ways at The Refuge. Here are a couple of pictures of the progress.
