Lake Region camp meeting 2004 begins on Friday evening, June 18, and concludes on June 26. The theme for this year’s camp meeting is: “Experience the Power.” This is the same theme adopted by the Breath of Life telecast for the NET 2004 program. A major focus of the encampment will be to help prepare people for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, especially in the area of evangelism.
Featured Sabbath speakers will be: June 19—Walter Pearson, Breath of Life speaker/director, and speaker for the NET 2004 program. June 26—Randolph Stafford, South Central Conference evangelist and assistant to the president.
E. E. Cleveland, a perennial favorite, will be presenting doctrinal seminars, and a number of guests will be presenting topics on health, family life, and education.
Training sessions are planned for those who will be participating in various evangelistic meetings, especially the NET meetings. On the afternoon of June 19, a layman’s rally will be held to give instruction and inspiration to those who will be working with the NET program in their local churches.
Various Lake Region pastors will speak at the early-morning prayer services, and each evening will be concluded with a special evening worship service.
The youth and children also have a very exciting daily program with special speakers for the weekend services. A highlight for children is the opportunity for them to present a program, featuring all of the children sharing their songs and recitations in the Bradford Pavilion for the entire encampment. Each year a child is selected to present a sermon for "Children’s Program." This year’s speaker will be nine-year-old Christina Miles.
Lake Region camp meeting will conclude with two significant services. On June 26, the annual sunrise communion service will be held in the Bradford Pavilion. On Sabbath afternoon, June 26, the camp meeting will conclude with a service of ordination to the gospel ministry. Those to be ordained are: Garth Gabriel, Richard Garcia, and Keith Paschal.
We expect an unusual spiritual blessing this year, and encourage all to be a part of this special spiritual experience.
Norman Miles is the Lake Region Conference president.
