halfway

I just realized today that we are already half way through the summer. That means that a ton has got to happen in the next 4 weeks. But before i talk about whats got to happen let me talk about whats already been happening. First of all i would like to talk about camp. The LORD is doing big things at pine ridge this summer, in fact just this week we have had around 10 decisions for Christ on our ridge camp alone, and the week isn't even over yet. That also doesn't include campers we have down on the oasis camp(the larger of the two.) The High school staff program that we work with doesn't usually see many people come to Christ, as it is a program that is geared for teens that are already believers. But we have seen some tremendous growth in some of our teens this summer. One of our teens wrote up the testimony of what God has done and is doing in her life and one part of it stood out to me. "Right now, I would say that I'm going through a period of discipleship/development. I've accepted Christ as Savior, I know who He is, I'm plugged-in in a church, and now I feel that for the last few months the Lord has really just been training me so that I can effectively show Him to others. That training has come from my small group, Pine Ridge Bible Camp, and just getting in the Word and interpreting it as it was originally meant to be interpreted. I know that that training will continue for the rest of my life--I'll never stop growing and learning--but right now, I'm just trying to keep my head above water. I'm just trying to learn the basics so that I might be a sharp tool in God's hand." She wrote this to me in an email after her three week session with us this summer. This is what we are here for. Teens want to be Godly but don't always know how, they want to know how but they cant understand what the bible is saying. This is were the high school staff program at pine ridge comes in. We teach them how to properly interpret the bible, as well as some tips and tricks for wrestling through those issues that teens wrestle with most. But most importantly of all we love on them. We attempt to show each one of these kids how much of a valuable part of the body that they are, and we let them know how much we care. and you would be surprised what kind of response you can get from a teenager when they know how much you care.

Next i would like to talk about my dental work. The LORD has blessed us in big ways this summer as people have really gathered around us to help get this taken care of. we have been connected with a dentist that is doing the work for less than half the price that the first dentist had suggested. We have also had a lot of people that have helped to pay for this still hefty bill. we arent out of the woods yet but we are starting to see how things are going to wrap up. I still need a few more visits for fillings and getting some teeth pulled, but i got my first root canal done and I have another visit this coming monday. Thank you for your prayers on this. If you would like to help with the cost of these procedures it would really help to share the burden of those others who are currently making payments for us. thank you again

Now that you are a bit caught up on whats been going on lets talk a bit about what needs to happen. We need another 8,000 ish to finish our schooling in jackson. We need around 2,000 of that by august first in order to get back to our studies this fall. We should be able to earn about half of that between now and then. This puts us yet again in a place that has become all to familliar, waiting to see what God will do. I am confident that the LORD is wanting us back in jackson this fall. If you feel led to help with that aspect of our training we would love to make you part of our team. Another thing that has got to happen is that we are going to need a little help moving. If you have a truck and trailer that you would liek to volunteer for the 12th through the 14th of august that would make our life a lot easier. Also we are yet again in a position were we will be in need of some text books for this semester of classes. If you would like to aid us in that we will be including a book list in our next prayer letter.


thank you all once again for your prayers and support.

The Pratts.