For those of you who may not know, I am Gene Nelson, and have recently been elected as the Dale County Gideon Camp president. I am proud and humbled to represent each of you and our camp as we go about our special business of distributing scriptures and leading lost souls to Christ through those distributions. I hope to stay in contact with each of you regularly, share current camp news, and encourage you to stay as active as you can in our Gideon Ministry.
I have recently updated our camp calendar (on the Connection) through June of next year. Some special events placed on the calendar include the upcoming Faith Fund Rally (I’ll mention that a little more later), the annual Pastors Appreciation Dinner on 8 Oct, the Tri Camp Christmas Gathering on 13 Dec, Our Annual Membership Dinner on 14 Feb 2013, and of course our regular monthly meetings at the Quality Inn Ozark the second Thursday of each month. Additionally, we continue to have our weekly prayer time at the Quality Inn Ozark at 7 AM every Saturday morning. If you haven’t been to a regular monthly meeting in a while, be assured that you are missed. We continue to have great fellowship with the Gideons and Auxiliary, a wonderful meal, and special training that not only helps us in the ministry, but enriches each of us in our daily lives. Our next monthly meeting is on Thursday 12 July. Please come and bring along a friend who might be interested in joining our camp.
Our next big event is scheduled for 14 July...just around the corner. This event is our Faith Fund Rally and will be held at 8 AM at the Family Life Center of First United Methodist Church right here in Ozark. An international Gideon speaker will share a message with us, and we will have the opportunity to give to our Faith Fund. Please remember that just $5 buys a hotel bible that will touch approximately 2600 lives in its expected six year time of service, and $1.35 will buy a New Testament Scripture that will touch the life of someone at just the right moment. Please set that date and time aside to be with us that morning (the cost is $10 at the door and includes a full, catered breakfast). If you just can’t be there, please contribute to the Faith Fund Goal by sending your contributions to our camp at: (Please make donations payable to Gideons International)
Dale County Gideons
P. O. Box 291
Ozark, AL 36361
One last item before I close this email. By our membership in the Gideon Ministry, each of us has done something more than just intend to follow our savior, Jesus Christ, we are actively doing that. Sometimes life’s events can overwhelm even our best intentions, and we lose sight of what is eternally important. My prayer is that every member of our camp will stay active in the work of the Gideons, and continue to further the accomplishment of our special mission...the distribution of scriptures throughout the world. For those who are able to come to the meetings on Saturday morning and the second Thursday of each month, I look forward to seeing you. For those who are not able to attend, please continue your valuable support through your prayers, continued membership, and your donations to our Faith Fund and other camp events.
Please contact me by email, text, or phone (334-379-5250) if I can assist you about our camp and activities.
In His service,
Gene Nelson
Dale County Gideons
