In this past week my eldest son, who is working at a camp in the Fraser Valley, wound up in hospital - I was notified by the Camp Director. He assured me that it was merely precautionary; he had apparently developed a bit of an infection on a leg injury.

I proceeded to contact the emergency department of the hospital. After a brief conversation with the nurse, my groggy son was put on the phone and he assured me that he was receiving some antibiotics and will be released shortly.

I followed up the next day to find out that he had spent a previous day exhausted and slept all day and was brought to hospital after he had fainted and was found on the floor. The hospital had been monitoring his heart rate and blood pressure because the infection had gotten into his blood stream. He was not “in and out”. He was admitted and kept for 3 days and now he continues to receive outpatient care.

I was frustrated with the emotional roller coaster, the not knowing – PLEASE tell it to me straight.

No matter how my son or the Camp Director “played down” the circumstances, the truth remained the same. There was an infection, it was spreading, there was a threat to his health… even his life… no matter what they “said”.

This is my last “Your Place of Worship”, as a family we are moving on in ministry. My hope is that I have been unafraid to tell it to you straight. Making the situation sound easier, doesn’t make it easier.

There is an infection. It is the effects of a life lived apart from Christ. And there is a cure – The Life surrendered to Christ. Just as a nurse or a doctor shares what they know about your condition, the Bible diagnosis us and our condition and prescribes the cure. Know the truth. Save your soul.

“For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” (1 Cor.1:18 ESV)

In Love,
Pastor Doug