Jerry
and DeAnna Olson
Prayer
Update – April, 2012
Dear
Prayer Partners,
It
has now been a week since I arrived (Jerry) here
in Puerto Rico – and what a beautiful island
this is. Last week I got up early to walk along
the beach and have my devotions. As the birds
sang and the waves crashed I couldn’t help but
think what a wonderful world our Lord has made.
After a time I found a place to sit and read
only to observe a small boat with 3 men
spreading out their fishing net. Soon they
worked their way into shore and began pulling in
the net by hand (see picture below). It was
indeed a special morning with the Lord as well
as a wonderful introduction into the life and
culture of Puerto Rico.
Camp
Caribe, Juana Díaz Puerto Rico
Camp
Caribe is a 24 acre children and youth camp
located right on the Caribbean Ocean. With beds
for almost 200 campers we are able to host
churches and schools from all across the island
as well as work/ministry teams that come down
from the United States. In addition to the
campers dorm rooms we have a large enclosed
gymnasium, chapel, kitchen, dining room, a very
unique water slide … and the ocean of course.
This past month we have sponsored a number work
teams from the US as well as our own spring
retreats for children and high school students.
We were really glad to see 3 teenagers accept
the Lord at our latest high school retreat. My
job will be to direct the camp, looking for
increased opportunities to include Puerto Ricans
in leadership as well as marketing the camp on a
larger scale.
Family
DeAnna
is still in western Michigan and will be there
until May 2nd when she will join me here in
Puerto Rico. Aubrey (19yrs) will be going
“home” to Bolivia for the month of May to
visit with her friends and to be there for her
cousin’s high school graduation. She will then
return to Muskegon MI where she will work and
spend the summer with her grandparents. Danae
(22yrs) is finishing her semester in college in
Grand Rapids MI and then traveling to Colorado
for her third summer working at a resort ranch
in the Rocky Mountains. Her plan is to return to
Grace Bible College in the fall for her senior
year.
Prayer
Requests
-
For DeAnna’s safe arrival May 2nd
and our adjustments to the camp ministry.
-
For this coming weekend as I travel to New York
to participate in a mission’s conference with
a church that has sent work teams to Camp Caribe
on several occasions.
-
For a church youth group retreat this coming
weekend along with our leadership training
retreat the last week in April.
In
Christ,
Jerry
and DeAnna Olson
