Jeff Hamburg, Camp Director
Jan Hamburg, Camp Events Coordinator |
Stillwater Christian
Retreat was formed by Jeff and Jan Hamburg of Dunn, NC.
God called them to the mission’s field in April
2002...only 2 months after giving their hearts to
Christ...10 days apart from each other. (Jan on Feb.7,
2002 and Jeff on Feb.17, 2002.) They felt they had
wasted enough time in fulfillment of their own material
wants and needs...and surrendered to God's call...to go
to the mission field. They spent the next few months
trying to figure out where it was God wanted them to go.
Willing to pull up all stops...and follow the Lord's
will for their life, feeling they had wasted enough time
in material greed and pursuing the ways of the
World...they prayed and waited for God to reveal where
their mission field was to be. Through sermons, songs
(with Christian lyrics), and the Holy Word of GOD
(...the Bible...and scriptures) GOD revealed to Jan and
Jeff that their mission field was to be HERE...in North
Carolina. That they were to build a camp...to honor
God....where people could come to learn about God's son,
Jesus Christ...the risen Savior. (Psalm 46:10). Where
people who were already Christians could come to renew
their walk with the Lord, and have the Lord speak to
them here....at Stillwater. (Psalm 23:2-3) In this world
of busy, hustle, bustle, the cell phones, the pagers,
the careers, that for a few days...Christians could come
here...to retreat....and leave all that behind...and BE
STILL, and Know that HE is GOD. Also, that people of all
ages could come here, and learn about Jesus Christ, and
give THEIR hearts to HIM here. And become Christians.
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blessed our journey here at Stillwater and we have
already seen many people give their hearts to Christ
here on this ground...even before the lodges were
started. The locals tell me there have been over 200 people
baptized in this lake, and I know there will be many
more. This is God's place...we were just called to be
the builders, funders, and stewards of it while we are
here on earth. This is our mission field...build it and
they will come. That was God's promise to us...for you.
We sincerely hope you will come and experience God's
presence at Stillwater...we honor and serve the Lord
here. Some of our primary beliefs are:
Jesus Christ did walk this earth
as a man, and was crucified , died for OUR sins on the
cross at Calvary, and rose from the dead , and ascended
into heaven on the third day.
Jesus Christ was born of a virgin...Mary.
The Bible...is the absolute word of God. Nothing
missing, nothing added, it was inspired by God, through
men who got their vision and direct inspiration from
God. It is the authority.
God's plan of Salvation (Repenting of your sins,
Putting your trust in
Jesus Christ, Accepting HIM, and having faith in HIM...)
is the only way to heaven. It is the only way...Not works,
Not baptism alone, Not church membership. The Blood of
Jesus Christ...is the only saving grace we have...the
acceptance or the rejection of this...determines your
final destination in eternity. (John 14:6) "Jesus saith
unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life; no man
cometh unto the Father, but by Me." (John 6:47) Verily,
Verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on Me hath
everlasting life."
We hope to see all of you in
the near future here at Stillwater, come and feel the
presence of the Lord, come and fellowship, have fun,
experience the beauty...but most of all...seek Him
here...HE will reveal HIMSELF to you. This is HIS place.
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