more addresses

I am really excited about having pen pals this summer. Please write to me.

c/o Doug Shepherd
Sheptitskix 1a Apt. 9
L'viv, Ukraine, 79016

The mail will probably take up to 2 weeks, so don't send anything after about July 20th or I won't see it.

Friends, I will miss you this summer. I don't know how much I will be able to get on here and read your posts or post my thoughts. But know you are in my thoughts and prayers, and I will see you in August. God is faithful.

More people need to post addresses.

Snail Mail

What are your addresses? I want to write letters to you this summer and I want you to write letters to me! I really will write back if you write to me. I'm not going to have a lot of internet access starting on Sunday (for two weeks), I'll be home in June, and then back at camp in July and August. Think how fun this will make things when you check your mail and find letters!

My camp address is:
Pine Cove Outback
1237 Papa Bear Lane
Columbus, Texas 78934

Sometime soon I'm going to have a camp name for you to address my letters to, but until then just put my name at the top.

What's your address at home? At Camp? In Ukraine? In Norman? In Greece? Wherever you're going to be let me know your address.

P.S. If you're in a baking mood and want to send some baking that is always good too! :)

Dear Friends,

I just want to express my excitement for all of you and your summer plans as well as my excitement for this blog.  The summer looks different for each of us.  Some of us will be very busy.  Others will have more time to relax.  One thing, however, remains the same.  We will all be met with trials.  I look forward to hearing about how God will use those trials to make you more like Christ.  

I pray that each of you find true community this summer.  I pray that each of you look solely to Jesus for your contentment.  I pray that each of you would walk in a manner worthy of the God who calls you into His kingdom and glory.  

Anna: I pray that this summer would be a time of growth for you and that God would prepare you for the coming year.  

Michael: I pray that you will use every opportunity to minister to your LIT's and that your example of Christ to them be without blemish.  

Thomas: I pray that God uses your time in Greece to stretch you and grow you more into a man of God.  

Sally: I pray that your time in Ukraine will be fruitful and that your time with your family be refreshing. 

Julie:  I pray that God would use you in the lives of your coworkers and campers to challenge and encourage them.  

Lindsey: I pray that you would not treat camp as just a job, but realize the eternal impact you have on your campers.  

Katie:  I pray that you would really pour your life into the youth at your church and that this summer would allow you to spend extra time in the Word.  

There's a New Beginning Just Around the Corner

We seem more like family than friends.

We're spending some time apart this summer. Going different directions for a short time.

Keep us updated on what you're learning.

Tell us what you're loving.

Tell us what you're hating.

Tell us what you're doing.

What you're reading.

What you're missing.

What you're thinking about.

How the Lord is testing you.
And how He's encouraging you.

Let's grow together. Apart.