Mid-May Update

May is already half-way gone? No way!

There is so much that has gone on during the month of May. God has been doing amazing works over the last few weeks. I want to share a few with you now, but hold others off till the next update letter (which so happens to be in it's final draft stages before printing).

Just yesterday Victory Ministries Director (Brian Headdings) met with me just to see how support raising was going, to catch me up on what is going on with camp, and to share visions of Victory in the future. It was a greatly needed morale booster. Keep Brian in your prayers as he continues to travel and returns to Victory next week.

Also, continue to keep Victory in prayer. There is a second waterline issue that they are attending to. This issue is effected the conference side of camp. Pray for strength and wisdom for the maintenance staff as they are working very long hours trying to alleviate this issue. On a positive note, work teams are starting to come in for the summer. This will help with the work load that isn't getting done because of the waterline issue.

Over the last week and a half, I've started to volunteer with a new ministry/business. The Community Cup Coffee & Tea House in Towanda, PA just officially opened up last week, and already it is a hit. The mission for this coffee house is to create a safe place for teens to come to, as well as a place to build community and a place for groups to meet. A local church helped spearhead this mission with the help of other local churches when they saw the need in the area. With no real espresso cafes and niche tea houses in the area, this was a great opportunity to create a small business with an outreach to the community. With the coffee skills and knowledge I have, I was asked by some pastor friends to look into volunteering while the fledgling business gets started. There have been so many opportunities to reach out and to strike up conversations with anyone coming in for a refreshing drink or snack.

Well, this is just a little look into what has been going on. Like I said before, I plan on posting some more in my letter, as well as after the letter is sent out. Along side the projects I'll be posting, there will be some other surprises and general "get to know" posts. I'll explain more later. But until then...


Grace & Peace,
Daryl J. Howard