As I have driven to Lakeview Camp the last couple weeks I have noticed the wheat fields. They are “ripe for harvest” as John 4:35 mentions. All that is needed is for the fields to dry out enough for the farmers to get into the fields to harvest what looks like a very good crop.

The fields were “ripe for harvest” at the Great Texas Pow Wow too, as boys and men from across the state of Texas gathered for this first-ever event at the Royal Rangers camp at Lakeview. Everyone came with expectation of a great event, but the altar services were beyond expectation. Thursday night we started the Pow Wow with our evening pageant and service with Pastor Steve Hill. Hundreds of boys and men responded to the altar call for salvation, healing, and the infilling of the Holy Spirit. Dozens of boys were slain in the Spirit on the stage that night and definite healings were received. Friday night and Saturday night we again met for the evening pageants and the ministry of Evangelist Randy Ruiz. Again we experienced great responses to the messages from the boys and men in attendance. While the rain was falling Sunday morning we concluded the Pow Wow with a service with Second Lieutenant John Flach, a Royal Rangers Gold Medal of Achievement recipient and former National Ranger of the Year who just graduated from the US Military Academy at West Point. He spoke on making good choices in life, especially good spiritual choices.

The Great Texas Pow Wow was held at Lakeview Camp May 31-June 3, with over 1100 Rangers and commanders from all three Texas districts coming together for this first combined camp. In addition to the incredible services at night, during the day boys experienced a visit by an Army Blackhawk helicopter and an Apache attack helicopter (including a spectacular fly-over entrance), a professional jet ski team demonstration, an historical battle re-enactment, a huge Frontiersmen Camping Fellowship village with many demonstrations and displays, a day on the Lakeview Camp water slides, and many field games and shooting sports activities. There was so much to do that boys were worn out trying to do it all!

A great big thank you goes out to all the commanders who brought their boys to Lakeview Camp, and who helped prepare the harvest through their prayers before and during the camp. And thanks to the staff that was assembled for this camp; they had to be flexible due to the weather but we had an amazing camp in spite of the rain.