Another Banner Day! 5 Crestview Students called to the Ministry!

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Today was also wonderful with the students focusing on how to apply God's love to their daily lives. Dave challenged them to "Live within the Ring". He used a circle and divided it in to two sections, one being "The presence of the Lord" and the other half being "The Principles of God's Word". Students were challenged to make choices in life based on living within God's presence and His Principles. Several of our students recommitted their lives to "Living within the Ring" and 5 Crestview students shared that they felt God's call on their lives to full time service in ministry.

God is amazing and has touched each of us in a special way. The most incredible thing to me has been watching as the Lord is unifying our students. At dinner and at worship tonight we noticed that students were sitting and visiting across AGES and groups. This is a specific prayer of ours in ministry. Crestview, get ready.....You might just catch the vision as our students lead out in revival!

A few additional things: Parents, We will be dismissed from celebration by 10:30. We hope to be on the road by 11am. (12:00pm Texas time). Sadly, even with only two stops on the entire trip down, the drive was still a total of 13 hours. This will push back our arrival time to sometime between 3-4 am. We want to appologize for it being such a late pick up time but it just is what it is....Hey...it could be worse...YOU could be on that bus for 14 hours, right! =0)

We are looking forward to getting home and seeing you guys and sharing in person what the Lord has done! Oodles of love! Donna

ps Please pray for a family from DFW who is close to Nate and who were in a previous church of ours (where Nate grew up). Kim and Anthony Brandon, mother and daddy to Alicia and Shelby (twins who soon to leave for college) and Vanessa (Aggie grad and newlywed) were in a tragic accident tonight. Kim and Anthony were both killed - along with two other people in other cars. Please lift up the Brandon family.

OH GLORIOUS DAY!!!

It truly has been a glorious day! The weather was beautiful all day and there was a peacefulness that was so evident over our students today. God is moving. There is so much to do at this location! Today we had students doing various things such as: jr high group and 9/10th graders took a hike up to a waterfall, senior group did the zip line. There is miniature golf, canoeing, ropes, horseback, frisbee golf, a huge indoor pool, options for additional Bible Study, hanging with the techies classes and other free time options. Rob, Kevin and Jen have rented bikes for the week and are zipping up and down these mountains like lightening (right by my huffing and puffing, I might add....). Quiet times/ Prayer Gatherings/ Worship/ Family group Bible studies are, most importantly, a focus of each day. The best part of my mornings has been a few quiet minutes on my balcony with the most amazing view ever! See:

Dave led us in a very meaningful old Puritan prayer time tonight where we were asked to cup our hands put the thing in our hand visually that we need God to be STRONGER than it is. We prayed that the Lord would help us to release it to him. It was a special time followed by great worship with Jeff and the band and a talk by Dave Edwards.

It has just been a GLORIOUS day! Thanks for the prayers and emails. We love them!!!!! moreover.....We love YOU!!!!!

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10 Crestview Students Accept Christ!!!!

After an incredible evening of worship and teaching, TEN Crestview students have accepted Christ as Savior!!!! Praise Jesus!!! What a special time of sharing and and open hearts. We will list the names in celebration of these victories tomorrow. Students would like to contact their parents before we make postings of their names..and we will be visiting with each of them further to confirm decisions.....but for now...Let's join the angels in their celebration! God is at work!!!! It is early in the week and we have GREAT EXPECTATIONS for the days ahead! Thanks for your continued prayers!
We love you!
Donna

An Awesome Day!

As crazy as it was yesterday with rain & hail as we arrived...today has been the best with tons of sunshine and perfect temps! After our quiet times we headed to celebration to wake-up and worship with Jeff and the band followed by David's Bible study. We even had another installment of "Edwin's Corner"...hilarious! Then off to rec where the Green Machine and the Yellow Swarm competed in "swarms" of crazy games. Our family groups are now finishing their afternoon Bible studies then it's off to free-time! Thanks for all of the e-mails last night...keep it coming! Pray that God will unify our group like never before!
Nestled in the Rockies,
Rob Dawg

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