Brother Joel Marshall and his family will be visiting with us on January 7th during the morning service. He is currently seeking meetings with the purpose of gathering supporters to allow him to serve at the Wildwood Christian Retreat on a full-time basis.

Here is a bit of his testimony about the purpose of his visit: “During the past two years God has consistently impressed upon me the need of camp as a place for young people to “come ye yourself apart into a desert place,” free from the distractions of this life. For Wildwood to continue and advance, it needs more time from me than the evenings and weekends I have been able to invest. I believe God would have me transition away from my secular job and into the ministry full-time, although there is currently no visible pathway to do so financially. For those unaware, from the camp’s beginning in 1986, my parents and now my family have worked as volunteers and have never been supported by Wildwood or other churches. With the blessing of my pastor and the other board members, I will be seeking support for my family from like-minded churches.”

We will be voting on a new budget for 2024 at the Annual Meeting and hopefully, be approving the addition of another missionary or two this year. I would encourage you to pray for the Marshalls as a possible addition to our missionary support this year.