After being in Benton a little more than a week, the area is beginning to feel like home. Benton has 17,000 people and is poor for the most part. People believe they are Christians because their family is, not because of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. I'm starting to understand the people, but I can tell they can tell I am an outsider. People are open to starting conversations, but are for the most part unwilling to discuss spiritual matters, which would more than likely indicate them not being in a relationship with Jesus. God is providing oppourtunities for our staff. We went on a ministry hike yesterday (prayer walk at Goforth Creek) and see the beach ministry we would be doing. God is speaking to me, please pray that I would be listening to his spirit. Pray for strength and stamina and that I would only delight in the Lord. Also, pray for Johnny (bait shop manager)and Timothy Goforth (man we meet Goforth Creek is named after). Cleveland, the town 20 miles east, was hit very hard by the tornadoes two weeks ago and the area is in need of physical and spirtual healing. God bless you all and I am praying that God will send His people into the mission field. There is much work to be done, but few laborers.
If you would like to write, send it to:
Camp Agape
355 Camp Agape Road
Benton, TN 37307
Any letters would be a huge encouragment!
Because of Christ,
Brian Knack
My heart is to see the nations come to know Christ
God's beauty where I am
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