Fall is fading quickly. It seemed everything was yellow and orange last week. Now most of the leaves have dropped off. We've had our first heavy frost... but no snow on the ground yet. I just wanted to touch base on some of what's been going on.
Sorry about the delay in the next update letter. It was meant to be out early September. But as we see, September is drawing to a close and October is about to go into full swing. I purposefully delayed the newsletter with some changes that have happened at Victory. For one, I'm no longer in publications. Where Victory is at this time, my gifts are no longer needed, so I am being phased out of guest services and have been pulled from design and publications. My days are now being spent doing maintenance. Roofing, moving things from point A to point B, removing beaver dams, waxing concrete counters, etc etc etc. Those are my days. A lot different than my mental taxing desk work or attending to group needs. But the little personal free time I have allows me to still do a side project or two of my own or for some friends.
Outside of camp, I'm still doing worship at Church On The Rock. We are preparing for missions conference in mid-October. Between trying to heal from my bang-ups through maintenance and the bouts with colds from working in frigid water and temps, it's hard to get practice time in. But God continues to give strength and creativity when it is needed. Playing last Sunday was proof of that. Swollen knee from smacking it at work, but healing to return worship to Him. God is good.
Welp, that's all I can share for now. Keep Victory in your prayers as we are short staffed. It greatly effects our work. Pray that God brings the right people along to help get Victory to where it can be.
Pray for me that I have the faith to trust God is what He is doing.
A letter will be out soon enough. There are some projects I need to finish before I will get the time to get it out. When you get it, you'll understand.
Grace & Peace,
- Daryl
