Traveling To Oklahoma         Wednesday morning, 6:00am, the Green team of FOCUS XVI began a road trip across the country. The final destination being Eagle Springs Training Center of Oklahoma; a 76The tree line on the right is the property's boundary line5 acre property, with woods covering most it’s surface. On the acreage a commodious lodge and 5 to 7 log homes are situated in various scattered positions.

The purposeEagle Springs Lodgese of the trip was to help Mr. Toedt, the director of the Training Center, and his wife, in the care taking of the property. Not to many years ago a devastating ice storm wrecked havoc and destruction on the vast forests of this property. The plan was to have us, burn these fallen trees and branches and clean up the forests. This is extwo students and Ritchie pause in the midst of controlling firesactly what we did…  Keeping the fire safe! Mr. Toedt giving instructinos                                                    

 

 

 

 

… yet our work variety didn’t end here… In addition to brush fires theAN engineering feat -The pillar of rocks rSpools of old fence line just completede was fence clearing, tearing down old fence, digging rocks out of a field, rebuilding a dam for a pond, and last but not least – good old PT (physical Pushing a club wagon two milestraining). Rebiulding the dam

We’d wake up in the morning have personal devotions, then eat breakfast. After breakfast it was off to work wherever Mr. Toedt desired us to go. Lunch would bring a nice refreshing break but then it was back again to good wholesome exertion. Dinner was always a highlight. Especially when Mrs. Toedt would put together an incredibly good wholesome meal.

For five of the evenings, while there, Director Ritchie had the students listen to a DVD series on the topic of guarding our hearts because out of it come the issues of life. The preacher exhorted all of us and I was deeply encourage by the action the students took from the prompting’s the Holy Spirit gave through the preaching of the Word.

Many other great events took place with those mentioned above, from a A picture just before partaking“Soaking Exhilaration” led by Director Ritchie, to a Scavenger hunt for the students. It truly was a blessed time. Mr. and Mrs. Toedt blessed us so much from both their abundant generosity and their dynamic gratefulness to God, while God poured his blessings of protection, teamwork and diligence. Praise the Lord for his goodness; Praise him, Praise him forevermore.

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