From July 10 – 15, 2011 we ministered with the First Baptist Church in Hibbing, Minnesota at Camp Swampy. This church-run camp draws campers from Minnesota, Iowa and South Dakota. It sits on the bank of a beautiful private lake in the woods just south of Hibbing. They have canoes, paddleboats, kayaks and a motorboat used to pull an inner tube. After preaching at the church on Sunday, we headed out to the camp for a week of Junior camp. I preached each day for the evangelist hour at 9:30 a.m. and spoke by the campfire on topics that covered the theme for the week.
During the week I was also able to go out fishing each day to catch some bass to put some meat in our freezer. The campers enjoyed watching me filet the meat and prepare the fish for frying. We saw five campers trust Christ as their Savior and one came for assurance. There were seven young Christians that responded to the invitation to live for the Lord and put Christ first in their lives. Please pray for these young people as they head back to their homes and the pressure that they will face in the world around them.