It was February 1, 2001 that I took the staff position at Eastwood Baptist Church, which began my ministry to students. Within the first couple of months, and after much prayer, the Lord impressed upon my heart the ministry of the D.I.R.T. Crew. “Disciples In Real Times” is what D.I.R.T. stands for, and our message to students is this: If you want to be a real time disciple, you have to “Come get your hands dirty!” Over the last nine years we have watched many students accept the challenge, and together we have seen countless lives changed.
My greatest joy of ministry has been the opportunity to serve students. I simply love being able to lead young people into genuine walk with Christ. Now I’m getting to see students who have grown up through the ministry come back to lead in the ministry. This summer, our DIRT Camp will be lead by many DIRT Crew alumni who are now in college. I remember back in 2001 it was just me and Elmer. How far God has brought us!
Each year has be so unique and so full of blessings. I remember the first camp in June of 2001. We did not yet have the dream of DIRT Camp. We called our first camp, “Survivors”. We had 16 students attend. It was funny because it took more adults (23) to make that camp happen than the number of students who attended. Even in the small beginning we had the philosophy of service. Each day we went out into the community and got our hands dirty. I remember six students were saved, including the life guard we hired!
To everyone that I have had the privilege to travel this road with, I want to say thank you for being so faithful to the Lord. I have had the blessing of serving alongside so many wonderful folks. Together we have seen souls saved, lives reclaimed and hearts touched. You have given, you have prayed and you have served. This has been our ministry together, and it has been awesome!
We now begin the 10th year. Let’s see what God has planned for us next...
My greatest joy of ministry has been the opportunity to serve students. I simply love being able to lead young people into genuine walk with Christ. Now I’m getting to see students who have grown up through the ministry come back to lead in the ministry. This summer, our DIRT Camp will be lead by many DIRT Crew alumni who are now in college. I remember back in 2001 it was just me and Elmer. How far God has brought us!
Each year has be so unique and so full of blessings. I remember the first camp in June of 2001. We did not yet have the dream of DIRT Camp. We called our first camp, “Survivors”. We had 16 students attend. It was funny because it took more adults (23) to make that camp happen than the number of students who attended. Even in the small beginning we had the philosophy of service. Each day we went out into the community and got our hands dirty. I remember six students were saved, including the life guard we hired!
To everyone that I have had the privilege to travel this road with, I want to say thank you for being so faithful to the Lord. I have had the blessing of serving alongside so many wonderful folks. Together we have seen souls saved, lives reclaimed and hearts touched. You have given, you have prayed and you have served. This has been our ministry together, and it has been awesome!
We now begin the 10th year. Let’s see what God has planned for us next...
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