I usually can’t post during the week, but tonight is a special exception.
Two prayer requests:
1. 8 people on staff were sick on Monday night. We think it was something in the potluck at church on Sunday since several church members were also sick. Everyone seems to be doing better, but pray for strength.
2. I’m in town because we voluntarily evacuated camp (with the campers). There is a fire about 3 miles to the southeast that is burning really fast. We watched it grow today. I’ll try to post pictures sometime by Monday. It is, as of my writing, over 2000 acres; it started around noon at 10 acres. It’s been impressive, but it’s a little scary. The wind has been favorable, pushing the fire away from the camp, but even 30 minutes of change could put the camp in serious danger. There are still 5 staff members up there to watch, but they’ll have to come down in a mandatory evacuation.
The campers are spending the night at church in town. We hope to go back up to camp in the morning, but that will depend on the fire. Currently there are no firefighters actually working on it, since it doesn’t immediately threaten any people or buildings and because the terrain is very difficult. Also, there are several other large fires in the West that are drawing the national teams.
If I’m still here in the morning, I’ll try to post some more updates. In the meantime, please pray.