The Family

The Family

Monday, October 29, 2012

Short Order Update - 2012-10-29

The Pizza Inn fundraiser last Monday was a great success. Our (Camp David of the Ozarks) goal was to purchase 64 chairs for the Dining Hall/Chapel. God was gracious and He raised enough money for us to purchase 96 chairs! So grateful for the guests who ate at Pizza Inn and the 25+ volunteers that made it possible.

We are preparing for a two-week support raising trip. So much to do.
Prayer Card update. Check. Getting those tomorrow! Excited to get this new one out. We think you'll like it.
Prayer Letter - working on that. Some new things; we hope you enjoy it. Hopefully getting this out before we take off for WV.
Furnace fixed to keep house from freezing. Check. Using the advice from a friend at church we should be able to have this keep our pipes warm while we are gone. Wood heat has its disadvantages.
Oil for furnace - working on that tomorrow.
Redesign Display table - working on that tomorrow and the rest of the week.
Design new church presentation - working on that all week.
Pack - let's not go there... 
Finalize travel plans and dates to be where we think we are supposed to be - working on that.
Prep van for 2500 miles - working on that this week.
Help with Kidfest in our church this Wednesday - outreach to community during Halloween activities. 

Will you pray for us as we head out this Saturday? God has called us to serve with Camp David of the Ozarks, to reach children of prisoners with the hope that Jesus gives. Will you pray that God will help us serve Him well on this trip?

We have a number of churches lined up for this trip:

11-04 am - Mount Tabor Baptist Church, WV
11-04 pm - pending
11-07 pm - Fellowship Bible Church, WV
11-11 am - Pine Ridge Bible Church, IN
11-11 pm - pending
11-13 am - Presentation at World Missionary Press, IN

If you know of a church/family/home group that would be interested in our ministry to children of prisoners in Missouri, please let us know. We need many faithful prayer warriors to carry on this ministry.

Thank you for being faithful with us,

Bruce
Staff Ministries Director
Camp David of the Ozarks

Michelle (my best friend), Bryan (22), Nate (20), Caleb (16), Kaitie (13), Seth (10)

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Cook's Short Order Update - 2012-10-24


What a super weekend. 14 teens and young adults converged at Camp David of the Ozarks to be challenged to identify the "One Thing" that is holding them back from moving forward for God. Through group Bible Study, small group Bible Study, personal Bible Study, personal solo times, group challenges, worship, prayer, intentional planning, our prayer was for these teens and the full time staff to grow and change. The focus was on changing any thought pattern that does not line up with God's Word and developing a SMART plan for success. God blessed us with a beautiful weekend for this event.

We have a number of churches lined up for November.

11-04 am - Mount Tabor Baptist Church, WV
11-04 pm - pending
11-07 pm - Fellowship Bible Church, WV
11-11 am - Pine Ridge Bible Church, IN
11-11 pm - pending
11-12 am - potential presentation

We are working on a new prayer letter and hope to have it out the first of November. We are also working on updating our prayer card. We hope to have both of these out to your mailbox the first week of November.

We spent Monday afternoon and evening at Pizza Inn in Rolla, MO. More than 25 volunteers served for the benefit of Camp David of the Ozarks, to make guests of Pizza Inn feel welcome, special, and experience God's grace, while also raising funds for new chairs for camp. "Thanks!" to all who gave much time and energy to make this event happen.

If you know of a church/family/home group that would be interested in our ministry to children of prisoners in Missouri, please let us know. We need many faithful prayer warriors to carry on this ministry.

Thank you for being faithful with us.

Bruce, Michelle (my lovely best friend), Bryan (22), Nate (20), Caleb (16), Kaitie (13), Seth (10)

Monday, October 8, 2012

Cook's Short Order Update 2012-20-08


There is frost on the ground and the wood furnace is pushing warm air through the house. Summer appears to be over. But that does not mean an empty schedule. Far from it, as we hit the road to recruit staff, raise our support, and plan for retreats and next summer.

We will be in West Virginia and Indiana during the first and middle of November. Would you pray that:

1. God will keep us alert on the road
2. Help us see opportunities to share His love
3. God will bring in support quickly
4. God will help us find great young people for next summer

In a couple weeks Camp David is hosting its first October Advance. So often we have events at camp, we get charged, we go home, we resume our routine. The drive for this event is to find one fundamental thing in our lives that is not submitted to God and invite Him in to that area. Pray for us as we plan for this impacting time, October 19-21.

If you know of a church/family/home group that would be interested in our ministry to children of prisoners in Missouri, please let us know. We need many faithful prayer warriors to carry on this ministry.

Thank you for being faithful with us,

Bruce
Staff Ministries Director
Camp David of the Ozarks
Michelle (my best friend), Bryan (22), Nate (20), Caleb (16), Kaitie (13), Seth (10)

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Cook's Short Order Update - 2012-10-02


God has been faithful to us as I am now driving as a sub for 3 schools. Not a huge help but God knows our need.

We enjoyed a great time serving with our team at Camp David this past weekend. CDO hosted a Prayer Conference retreat. Michelle and Linda, another staff member, did all the cooking with some help from others on the team. We all helped with dishes and just odds and ends stuff (photography, fire tending, supplies to session rooms) to make the weekend work for our group. Kaitie enjoyed a birthday party with Esther, one of the Director's daughters and Seth enjoyed "working" with Timmy, one of the Director's sons. It was a busy/tiring/fun weekend for each of us.

Please pray as we head into another retreat, October Advance, October 19-21. This one is geared to teens and young adults, giving them a place and time to focus on identifying one thing that is preventing them from giving each part of self to God.

Pray for Nate as he looks for direction from God. He is also looking for income, but so far has no leads.

In our last update we gave a wrong address for those who would like to help financially. The correct address is below. If you already sent something to the other address, we will still get it. It's just not as secure as a post office box for ongoing support mail.

Camp David of the Ozarks
PO Box 1607
Rolla, MO 65402

Include a note that the gift is for Bruce Cook support and you will receive a tax deductible receipt for your gift.

Thank you so much for being faithful in supporting us with prayer and financial support all these year

Bruce
Staff Ministries Director
Camp David of the Ozarks

Michelle (my beautiful best friend), Bryan (22), Nate (20), Caleb (16), Kaitie (13), Seth (10)