SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM TO VIEW LINKS TO PAST NEWSLETTERS! August 2010 I'm sure that most of you, if not personally aware of it, have at least heard of the financial & spiritual struggles of many of our Christian Pastors, Missionaries , & Evangelists. While we don't usually make much noise about it, we as a group attempt to help with those issues whenever we can. So many of these servants of God are isolated from anyone they can confide in without worry of something getting back to the wrong people and hurting their ministry. We are both mystified & honored that so mare will share with us as they do. None of us have any special training & I know for sure I ain't the brightest bulb on the tree, but I believe they know we Love them and are attempting to serve God to the best of our ability, so they share with us. So anyways, why am I telling you this you ask. Well, we feel you need to really understand that if you support us with your finances & your prayers, that you are supporting a much larger group of people than what you see in us. Yeah, you know we sing & preach & see souls come to Christ, but unless you see first hand how some of these lives are changed through the gift of salvation, and the willing heart & ear, you really don't have a clue! Now, here's the whole point of this little message. If you support our Homecoming in any way, you too are affecting lives. Whether you buy tickets or volunteer your time at the Homecoming, you are having a first hand positive effect on someone's life. Something very few of you know is that every year we have extra special guests at our Homecoming. Nope, they don't sing on the stage, & you can't pick them out of the crowd, and some of you have even sat beside them in the past & not known they were special. Some of you will sit beside them this year and not know they are special, but they are. Why? Well I'm so glad you asked! They're special because they serve our Lord & Savior in some difficult circumstances, and ask nothing in return, they just desire to serve Him! Well, every year, usually just a month or so after our Homecoming God shows someone special to us. What usually happens, is we all bail into the van after a concert & at the same time say "they should be our special guests at Homecoming next year"! To qualify as our special guests, they need to be a servant of God, & well, in need of a vacation... in Maine of course, and have God show us! We bring them to Maine & put them up at a B & B or a hotel, usually on the coast for a few days. We give them a little spending money & tell them of some of our favorite places to visit in Maine, and of course, tickets to the Homecoming with an all you can eat pass to one of the best little feeds you can get on the cheap! Sooo, the next time you consider coming to the Campbells Homecoming, but decide the tickets are too expensive, or maybe we're making too much money on it, believe me, we don't. We would love to make money at our Homecoming, but we haven't yet, maybe next year! We're actually tickled to death any year we don't lose more than a couple of hundred dollars! Wie aint whining heah though, cause we stand amazed at all the work of so many that contribute their time & efforts to our Homecoming without even so much as a tee shirt for a thank you! The best part? Most of them haven't even had the pleasure of sitting in the auditorium to listen to the groups yet, but they come back yeah aftah yeah to help because they want to be a part of the unity in Christ! The fellowship shared in the celebration of Christ and his gift of salvation, the smiles, the tears, ohhh yeah, its worth it! Come on, be a part of Homecoming this yeah! Tickets are just $18.00 each and you can get yours now by calling Naomi at 207-577-3484. God bless, Bill
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