Children's Ministry, Ages 6 through 13:
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I've been helping out this summer with the children's Sports Camp. A key event running alongside the Ambridge Youth Ignite summer camps is their "Pizza in the Park," a weekly afternoon gathering where the kids can hear Christian testimony from their leaders and coaches before chowing down on pizza and perhaps watermelon.
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This June 24 may have set an all time record for attendance at the event, but more importantly, most all the kids not only listened to the testimony, but had questions for God afterward and remained behind to be individually prayed for before making the mad dash to the pizza.
This June 24 may have set an all time record for attendance at the event, but more importantly, most all the kids not only listened to the testimony, but had questions for God afterward and remained behind to be individually prayed for before making the mad dash to the pizza..
This week's gathering was also notable, for it attracted some former Sports Camp participants, including 14-year-old Chris (upper right, with the Mohawk haircut) who stayed long after the pizza and watermelon was gone, asking questions about Life, the Universe and Everything.
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Please pray with me for Chris and the other street kids at risk. Chris claims that he prefers juvenile hall over his own home because at Juvie at least they have a television. He has become curious about all the illicit drugs that are talked about on the street. May the Spirit draw him into a relationship with Jesus and protect him from harm.
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Sports Camp is over at the end of July, and by the end of August I'll be headed to California to take care of my mother (who turns 95 this month) while my sister celebrates her 30th wedding anniversary in Hawaii. As I make my way west, I'll do some camping in Yellowstone and other scenic spots in the Great North-West. Alex will be headed the other direction (south) very soon to spend time with his mother and to start his next school term under her care.
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On a less positive note, I went to the bone doc last month and he looked at my hip xray and said, "It looks pretty bad." He's recommending a hip replacement if the pain I'm having walking (with a cane) gets any worse. That might be something I need to schedule early next year, and it will definitely put me out of commission for a few months. Perhaps it's time to start putting into print some of that book I've been assembling in my head.
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I seldom make a plea for donations to my ministry, but if the Spirit has moved you of late, now would be a really good time to send something along to help with my relocation back to the West Coast. The Lord has not yet revealed to me how He plans to handle all my relocation expenses, and the time is getting short.
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To donate to this ministry, you may mail your tax-deductible check to Church Army USA, Post Office Box 178, Leetsdale, PA 15056. On the memo line of the check, write Rolin Bruno Ministry.
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Thank you all for your interest and your prayers.
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Rev. Deacon Rolin Bruno
Captain, Church Army USA
