Chambersburg Bible Church

It has been our conviction that when we have enough prayer support, the Lord will give us enough financial support to start our church planting ministry. Now, with close to 1,000 people receiving our prayer letter directly and many others through their church, the Lord is opening the door for our departure. With 95% of our support in place, we are making firm plans to move in October. This will give us time to pack, sell our house, and hold several more meetings to wrap up our deputation ministry. We are excited, but well aware that in faith we are stepping far outside our comfort zone.  As a family we are resting in this promise in Deut 31:8Deut 31:8
8 And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.  
: “And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee.”

House—Theo has been finishing a number of projects around the house and has listed the house in several places. We have had a few responses, but no serious inquiries yet. Please pray that the Lord would bring the right buyer our way. Along these lines, we are also actively looking for housing in the Netherlands. We have several options and need the Lord’s clear direction.

Ordination—We rejoice that Theo passed his public ordination questioning! He will be formally set apart for the Gospel ministry on August 15th (5 p.m.) at our home church, Mount Calvary Baptist Church. We invite all who are in the area to come share this special service with us.
Support—At 95% we are getting close to having all our needs met! We are pressing on toward an October departure with confidence that the Lord will indeed bring together the final members of our support team. We praise Him for providing almost fifty percent of our passage fund (which covers all one-time expenses involved in our move) and plan to hold a large yard sale in September to help add to this fund. We are entering a bittersweet time as we begin our farewells! This past weekend we said goodbye to extended family and dear friends in Sarah’s home state of Virginia.

Looking Ahead

• Aug 15–Ordination Service, Greenville, SC
• Aug 22–Community Baptist Church, Bradenton, FL
• September–Pack
• Oct 10-13–Fairview Baptist Church, Towanda, KS
• Oct 17–Crossview Baptist Church, Harrisburg, NC
• Oct 20 – Potential  Departure Date (10-20-2010)

Prayer Requests

• Daily growth in grace through God’s Word.
• The sale of our house.
• Effective ministry to churches.
• Our final support and passage fund needs.
• Increased evangelistic opportunities.

Serving Him Joyfully,
Theo and Sarah van Reijn

Since our last writing, we have had a few changes in our lives.  September 1^st, Bob changed job positions.  He moved from Barn Manager to the position of Assistant Director.  He still continues to help with the preparations for the rental groups.  He has been doing a lot of master planning drawings.  He has been helping Ted with many different projects this fall and winter.

This fall and winter, camp had one junior snow camp and two teen winter retreats.  At the junior camp, we had over 100 campers.  At the teen retreats, we had about 40 campers!  Our Lakeside Program Director has been working on a new ministry to one of the villages across Kachemak Bay.  Once a month, some of the guys from camp fly to the village of Nanwalek and do a weekend camp.  Several of the kids will be attending camp this summer as a result of the winter camps.  God is truly starting to open some doors in the villages.

In May, Bob traveled to Fairbanks to do a CHA horse clinic at Camp Li-Wa.  He had a great clinic teaching 5 new people how to be better horse instructors.

Teressa was kept busy this fall teaching a Beth Moore class on Esther.  What an awesome study!  Not much has changed in the office.  She is still working with summer camp registrations and the guest groups.

She is preparing lessons to use at a Wagon Train camp later in July.  Besides life at camp, we have been busy in the garden, both vegetable and flower gardens, and the grandkids.  Trent turned 6 in May and Samantha turned 4 in June.

Praises:

1. Safety of another winter at camp
2. We had many kids who attended camps this winter.
3. There were many campers who have faithfully kept up with their follow-up Bible studies.  There have been several who have come to know the Lord as a result of doing the Bible studies.
4. For God’s provisions in everyday life.

Prayer requests:

1. Wisdom and guidance as we prepare for our furlough this fall.
2. Finances for our travels this fall.
3. Safety as we travel this fall.
4. Prayer for the campers who are attending camp this summer.

Thank you for your faithfulness in your prayers and financial support for our ministry here at Solid Rock Bible Camp.

Love in Christ,
Bob and Teressa Minnich
Solid Rock Ministry

The summer months are upon us, and with the longer days and (slightly) warmer weather comes a flurry of activity in our own ministry as well in our community in general.  Here is an overview of some of what is happening in our lives and ministry.

Many of you probably already know that Marcia is expecting our third child, due in mid-October.  Please pray for her, that the Lord would grant her strength and good health for last 17 weeks or so of her pregnancy.  We have a few different visitors coming through this summer, along with all of our normal activities, so she will be playing the role of hostess along with that of wife, mother, missionary, etc.

The next big event for us is the Abergele Carnival, to be held on Saturday, July 3^rd.  The carnival was cancelled last summer, so this will be our first time experiencing this event.  We plan to reserve a space at the carnival – held in our town’s main park – to host some children’s games as well as set up a literature table.  Please pray that this outreach would be effective in building contacts for further ministry.

We are also planning once again to hold a five-day holiday club in late August.  We are still trying to secure a venue for this event so we can finalize dates and times.  However, we are hoping to hold the club the week of August 16^th.  Please pray that people in our church will support this ministry and that it would draw many children.

The nicer weather has opened an increasing number of opportunities to meet and greet people in our neighborhood.  Pray that Lord would help up us to be salt and light among our neighbors for the sake for the sake of the gospel.

We are thankful for your prayers for us here in North Wales.  We believe that the Lord will answer!

Sincerely,
The McLeans – Steve, Marcia, Maggie, and Gwyneth

Keep up with the McLeans on there blog!