Lake Geneva

I want to share with you about a place that has been a special part of my life since I was in junior high. Lake Geneva Christian Center is the Assembly of God Bible camp located in Alexandria, MN. It was at summer camp prior to my freshman year of high school when a counselor shared with me about the baptism of the Holy Spirit. (For more info. Read Acts 2 or go to the ag website). That evening I found myself anticipating, even anxious, for the speaker to finish because I was so ready to get to the altar to seek this gift from God. After praying at the altar for only a few minutes, the power of God came upon me and I began to speak in a language that I did not understand. That night I was filled with such joy that I could hardly sleep. Wow, what a difference that has made in my life. The Holy Spirit gave me a whole new desire to share my faith.

It was two years later that I again found myself at the altar, responding to an invitation to find God's will for my life. After praying for a while, two friends from church came behind me, laid their hands on me and began to pray for me. It was at that moment that God spoke to my heart and called me into full time ministry.

Two reasons why I share about Lake Geneva today. The first one is that I was thinking about camp today because my two oldest children are their, attending the Minister's Kids Retreat. I am praying that there lives will be touched as mine was. I just remembered how my daughter was called to be a missionary to Africa this past summer at camp.

The second reason is because I am serving on the Executive Committee for Lake Geneva's capital campaign. We are attempting to raise around 4.5 million dollars to renovate the Lakeview center and to build a new cafeteria that will also have meeting rooms, snack bar and youth game room. If you would like to donate to this "life impacting" project, just send me an email. I would love to visit with you regarding your involvement.