Shining Light Baptist Church

Shining Light Baptist Church

Pastor Tim Cruse
Monroe, NC
Sunday Morning, June 14th

Saturday morning we traveled to Monroe, NC. When we got there Megan Martin and the Martin family met us to take us out to dinner. Jason and Mackenzie Martin are both graduates of Crown College, along with Jason's sister, Megan. After being able to spend some time with them, they took us to their campground. Dry Fork Christian Camp is a growing camp, and the church just finished their first week of junior camp. This week of camp was a very exciting time for the church, and they had a great turnout. The camp includes a obstacle course, lake, zip line, and paddle boats among other activities. We were able to ride on the paddle boats for a while, which was for some of us, a new experience.

Sunday morning we were in Shining Light Baptist Church. We were able to sing in Sunday school, and Brother Kyle was able to preach for Sunday school. During the main service, the girls were able to sing, and Melissa was able to play for the offering. Pastor Cruse preached a great message from Joel. His main text was Joel 2:25-26, which talked about the Lord restoring the years to His people that they lost during a famine. This is a great promise to us as God's children. As a result of the Lord using Pastor Cruse, a man came and received assurance of his salvation, and we also saw one baptized. We had a great time with the Cruse family during the afternoon, and they were such a blessing to us.

We would like to thank the Martins for taking us out on Friday, and we would also like to thank Pastor and Mrs. Cruse for the great lunch, and homemade strawberry lemonade.