Dear Grace Church,
Thanks so much for all of your support; we are so grateful for all that you do to partner with us in reaching teens and their families! We have had a full summer and are off to a great start to the school year.
In June, I had the opportunity to share the Gospel at Saranac, serving as the camp speaker for the first two weeks of camping. What an incredible joy to be able to experience the Lord at work. Each week held about 400 teens so I was pretty nervous, I had to keep reminding myself that it was not about me but it was about the Holy Spirit at work! We are grateful for that experience as a family, and it is a memory we will treasure.
In July, we had two camp trips, one with high school students and the other with junior high students. Both trips were to Saranac, and again, it was such a joy to see the Lord bring teens from death to life! One young lady on our junior high trip was our neighbor, Skylar. She has been friends with our daughter Madi for years, and she is like a third daughter to us. This year at camp, she gave her life to Christ! Watching her continue to grow in her faith has been such a gift. We bought her a Bible, which she has been using, and her family is attending church with us.
We have been running Campaigners so far this Fall. At Campaigners, we take a deeper dive into the Bible, as opposed to Club, which is more of an introductory message. We have been focusing on "being a good neighbor" to those we interact with. My hope is that when we start Club in a couple of weeks, our Campaigner kids will use that as an opportunity to reflect the love of Christ to their peers.
Thanks again for holding us up in prayer, helping us meet our financial needs, and cheering us on!
For Christ and kids,
Max and Samantha Herbert
