Summer is here! I apologize for the tardiness of our prayer letter. I meant to send it out before camp started, but boy have we been busy! Mary and I made our way from Kansas and got set up for another summer (our 32nd year) at Silver State Baptist Youth Camp. June the 11th was the first week, and we had a great group that arrived anticipating what God would do in their lives. Mary and I are very honored to be just a very small part of this great ministry. First Baptist Church of Englewood has maintained this ministry for youth since 1946. We have already seen close to 30 saved the first few weeks, as well as many other decisions made.
Since the last prayer letter, we have covered a lot of ground and been in many churches. I was able to fit in a much-needed recording session in NC and
TN. We recorded all the music at Van Atkin’s “Sound Shop” in Candler, NC; then the vocals at Chris Allman’s studio, “The Song Factory” in Morristown, TN. I have to say, I absolutely love the final outcome and pray the music will be a blessing to whoever hears it. I am having a ball singing these new arrangements! Check out our web page in a few days to order the CD or the flash drive. The flash drive also has four of the Silver State Trio’s recordings included on it.
We have also had some needed repairs done on our fifth wheel. Our dealer set up a final repair for September 30th in Howe, IN. So… our plans to pull our rig to the Northwest have changed, and we will be heading toward the Midwest. We are planning on flying out to the Northwest, as we did last year, and hit as many churches as we can in a 3-4 week period.
As we continue here at Silver State, we would ask that you pray for us. Pray the Lord will move in hearts and lives. Pray for our continued strength as we are at camp all week, and then come down the mountain to sing on Sundays.
In His service,
Mark & Mary Gray