This final session from our 2026 Summer Camp brings together closing reflections from Ron Hendrix, Gordon Shinkle, and David Shinkle as they look back on the past several days and encourage participants to carry what God has begun into everyday life.

Ron reflects on the camp's themes of stepping out in faith, hearing the Shepherd's voice, and building a life rooted in prayer, expressing his hope for a fresh movement of God fueled by faithful intercession. Gordon encourages listeners to continue depending on the power of the Holy Spirit, celebrates what God has done throughout the camp, and shares his hope for the next generation of believers who will carry the gospel forward. David concludes by challenging listeners to let the Holy Spirit reorder their priorities, treasure the friendships God provides, persevere in prayer and fasting, and leave camp ready to live out what they have received.

These closing thoughts offer a heartfelt commissioning—an invitation to leave camp with renewed faith, deeper dependence on the Holy Spirit, and confidence that God will continue His work long after the week has ended.

As Shrine Mont CFO comes to a close, Gordon Shinkle turns to Psalm 23 to reflect on the source of lasting satisfaction. While the world continually searches for fulfillment in all the wrong places, David's declaration—"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want"—points to the only Shepherd who truly satisfies every need.

Walking through Psalm 23, Gordon highlights how God restores His people through times of rest, worship, prayer, and deep fellowship before leading them back into lives of faithful service. He also explores the remarkable connection between Psalms 22, 23, and 24, showing how Christ's victory at Calvary and His promised return frame the believer's journey through "the valley of the shadow of death."

Closing the week with encouragement and hope, Gordon reminds us that because Jesus has conquered death, we can return home without fear—restored, strengthened, and ready to stand for righteousness, share the gospel, and trust the Good Shepherd wherever He leads.

As Shrine Mont CFO comes to a close, Gordon Shinkle turns to Psalm 23 to reflect on the source of lasting satisfaction. While the world continually searches for fulfillment in all the wrong places, David's declaration—"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want"—points to the only Shepherd who truly satisfies every need.

Walking through Psalm 23, Gordon highlights how God restores His people through times of rest, worship, prayer, and deep fellowship before leading them back into lives of faithful service. He also explores the remarkable connection between Psalms 22, 23, and 24, showing how Christ's victory at Calvary and His promised return frame the believer's journey through "the valley of the shadow of death."

Closing the week with encouragement and hope, Gordon reminds listeners that because Jesus has conquered death, they can return home without fear—restored, strengthened, and ready to stand for righteousness, share the gospel, and trust the Good Shepherd wherever He leads.

Ron Hendrix continues his teaching on hearing God's voice by reflecting on the ways the Lord has faithfully guided him through both difficult seasons and unexpected opportunities. Looking back over decades of ministry, he shares personal stories of learning to trust God's leading even when circumstances were discouraging, answers seemed delayed, or the path forward was unclear.

Drawing from Joshua 1 and a lifetime of experience, Ron encourages believers to stay rooted in Scripture, seek wise counsel, pay attention to God's leading, and remain faithful when obedience is costly. He also describes how God confirmed His calling over many years and challenged him to invest in the next generation, reminding listeners that every follower of Christ has a unique role in God's kingdom.

What does true friendship look like in God's kingdom?

Drawing from the remarkable friendship between David and Jonathan, David Shinkle explores the biblical vision of covenant friendship—relationships marked by steadfast love, sacrificial commitment, and mutual encouragement in Christ. Through deeply personal stories of lifelong friendship, profound loss, and God's sustaining comfort, he reflects on how faithful friendships shape our lives, strengthen marriages, carry us through grief, and point us toward the eternal fellowship we will one day enjoy with Christ.

Jesus promises that His sheep know His voice—but what does that look like in everyday life?

In this practical teaching, Ron Hendrix explores the many ways God leads His people, beginning with the unchanging foundation of Scripture. Drawing from John 10 and other biblical passages, he encourages believers to cultivate daily habits of reading God's Word, seeking wise counsel, and paying attention to God's leading through circumstances, dreams, visions, creation, peace, and the gentle whisper of the Holy Spirit. Throughout, Ron emphasizes that every impression or experience must be tested against the truth of Scripture.

David Shinkle shares a deeply personal message about suffering, healing, and the unwavering presence of God. Drawing from the stories of Paul and Silas in prison and Peter walking on the water, he reflects on how the Holy Spirit empowers believers to remain faithful in the midst of hardship and how God often works through suffering to bring freedom and hope to others.

Interwoven with Scripture are David's own experiences of growing up with a cleft lip and palate, undergoing 24 surgeries, experiencing miraculous healing, and discovering that God's greatest work is often not the healing of the body but the transformation of the heart. Challenging listeners to embrace God's priorities above their own, he encourages the camp community to trust the God who never abandons His people—even when the answers to prayer come through waiting rather than immediate relief.

Sometimes the hardest answer to prayer is "not this way."

Ron Hendrix reflects on a season of major life transition and the lessons God taught him about trust. Drawing from Proverbs 3:5–6 and his own experiences of retirement, career disappointments, and unexpected opportunities, Ron explores how closed doors can become evidence of God's protection and faithfulness rather than His absence.

Along the way, he shares practical insights on developing a life of prayer, praying through the Psalms, learning the practice of lament, and remaining open to the surprising ways God leads. With warmth, humor, and personal stories, Ron encourages listeners to trust God's timing, embrace both open and closed doors, and remember that God's purpose for our lives never expires.

Gordon Shinkle turns to Ephesians 5:18 to explore what it truly means to live a Spirit-filled life. Rather than treating the command to "be filled with the Spirit" as a theological debate, Gordon presents it as a daily invitation to deeper surrender and dependence on God.

Drawing from both Scripture and decades of pastoral ministry, he outlines six characteristics of a Spirit-filled believer: living under God's command, yielding to His control, continually seeking His fullness, overflowing into the lives of others, walking in joy, and cultivating a grateful heart. Along the way, Gordon shares powerful testimonies from his own ministry that illustrate how God works through ordinary people who are fully yielded to Him.

Prayer is more than presenting requests to God—it is learning to live in continual fellowship with Him.

Ron Hendrix reflects on how God redirected him into a deeper life of prayer after retirement. Drawing from Acts 2:42 and his own experiences, Ron explores what it means to be devoted to prayer, to listen for the Holy Spirit's leading, and to pray from the security of being "seated with Christ." Along the way, he shares stories of God's faithfulness, offers practical encouragement for discerning spiritual gifts with humility, and reminds us that encouragement, intercession, and love belong at the heart of every expression of the Spirit.