Pastor's Appreciation Banquet, 2014

  Our banquet this year went very well.  I stand amazed at God's blessings on our camp. Our Vice President, Art Warren, has been working on this banquet throughout the past year.  His efforts were blessed with perhaps the best banquet we have had to this point.  The music was provided by our treasurer, Gary Walker, and his group.  As part of the singing, our new member, Bill Sullivan, joined the group in a special song.  Our speakers were very inspirational and served to demonstrate to our guests, in the strongest manner possible, how truly fruitful our partnership is with our local churches in the distribution of God's word.  As the eveining came to a close, we had our Faith Fund offering.  Those Gideons present contributed $2357.00 to the camp Faith Fund for the evening's collection.  Our Faith Fund chairman, Jerry Lucas, reminds all camp members that they can still contribute to this Faith Fund offering if they were unable to attend the meeting this evening.  Please send your Faith Fund contributions to:  
                             Dale County Gideons

                             P O Box 291

                             Ozark, AL 36361

This banquet also marks the official conclusion of our Camp Development Plan (CDP) that our camp has been working on over the past year.  Thanks to Gail Barkett, the CDP Auxiliary leader, and the determined commitment of our camp members, we have been able to correct membership files, schedule church services, re-book scripture distributions, and gain 13 new members.  Our collective work now is for each of us to remain committed to keeping our camp moving forward and being active in the service of our Risen Savior.  We will do this by paying our dues, attending Saturday prayer and monthly camp meetings, and being as active as we can in the various parts of our camp.  Our next camp meeting is November 13.  I look forward to seeing all of our Gideon members at our prayer time each Saturday morning at 7 a.m. held at the Faith Factory of the Ozark Bapist Church, and seeing all our members at our next camp meeting.  God bless you for your Christian service, and thank you for being a Gideon/Auxiliary.  

                                                Gene