May & June 2018 South Carolina Governor Bulletin

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1 Page 1 of 15 May & June 2018 South Carolina Governor Bulletin News from Around our State

2 Page 2 of 15 Greetings from our South Carolina District Governor Anna Nunnery Dear Pilots; We are having a heat wave this week aren t we? I have recently been spending time with my daughter, granddaughter and my great granddaughter. I had a wonderful time celebrating with them. Now we have to get ready for our PI Convention. It will be here before we know it. I'm really looking forward to see what PI has planned for us. They are always fun, have projects, are very informative, and we get to meet new and old Pilot friends. I know that our new SC District Governor, Terry is looking forward to meeting all the other District Governors. They get to know each other at the start of the convention on Monday. I'm glad we have so many from SC District going to Nashville to give Terry our support. Plus we will be learning about the new changes to PI. Our PI President, Faith's year will also be over and a new set of PI officers will be will be accepting office. Our SC District will have a new ECR too. Merrily Burns has been a wonderful ECR for our district. I have so very much enjoyed working with her and getting to know her and so many things about her. What ever she does next year I know it will be a great success. Thank you Merrily for all you have done to help me this year. Saturday, June 2 nd, SC District Pilots met at Camp Burnt Gin for our annual clean up day. This is the day we try to fulfill Marie's list of things that she needed our help to get the camp ready for the campers. The campers start coming in on June 11 and she will be having 7 weeks of campers. I asked her about how many campers she usually has in a weeks time, she said about 60 campers. I think Camp Burnt Gin is a marvelous camp and it does so much for the ones who go to camp. I'm not sure exactly how many Pilots were there, but I would say somewhere between 30 and 40. We were really represented. All came loaded with all kinds of item from Marie's wish list. I saw snacks, cleaning items, flower pots, potting soil, flowers, and Marie received many gift cards. Pilots planted the flowers in large pots that Marie wanted to put outside of each cabin. There were weeders, window washers, swimming awards cut out and paper vests were cut out. The library was cleaned, wasps were killed and power washing was done. Camp shirts were also folded and organized. I'm sure there were other things done to help get ready for the campers. PILOTS YOU DID GOOD.

3 Page 3 of 15 We all worked hard. Afterwards we gathered in the dining hall and had a really wonderful picnic lunch with all of the wonderful food items that we all brought. The fellowship was wonderful. I am so proud of our District, and what we accomplish when we all work together. Our up coming year is going to be great. May our membership grow and our clubs continue all of the good work we strive to do I am so very proud to call myself a Pilot member who is in our wonderful SC District. PILOTS SHINE LIKE DIAMONDS AND GROW LIKE FLOWERS THROUGH FRIENDSHIP AND SERVICE Your Governor Anna Nunnery Camp Burnt Gin Work Day Pictured: Sandra Sikkema, Paula and Dwayne Durham, Anna Nunnery

4 Page 4 of 15 In Celebration of Mother s Day (May 11 th ) and Father s Day (June 17 th ), we are sharing this devotion. We hope everyone spent time with their loved ones during both holidays. Honoring Parents ( Honoring Parents Doing What Is Expected The practice of honoring parents expresses itself within cultures and creeds. China s culture considers honoring one s parents to be of highest regard. 1 The Talmud states that parents are to be treated with extreme reverence. 2 In the USA, holidays are set aside for the purpose of expressing appreciation to parents. Many people believe that honoring parents provides compensation for their years of feeding and clothing. Therefore, depending on what your parents provided, determines the extent to which honor is extended. Following the Exodus from Egypt, an entire generation of Israelites wandered 40 years in the desert. During this period, the parents didn t feed or provide clothing for their children. God provided manna to eat, their clothes grew with them, and their shoes never wore out (Exodus 16:35; Deuteronomy 8:3-4). Yet, it was precisely this generation that stood on Mount Sinai and heard God s command, Honor your father and your mother. Honoring your parents is not contingent upon what they did for you or even if they were good parents. God expects us to honor our parents simply because they gave us the gift of life. Honoring Parents Doing What Is Deserved There are those who have parents who have behaved miserably, abusing or abandoning their families. It seems impossible to extend respect to someone that is so undeserving. Perhaps that parent is imprisoned. We might think, If they could have at least made an effort to do something redeemable, then some measure of decency might warrant a positive response. There are numerous roadblocks to honoring parents. While God commands us to honor our parents, He never expects us to imitate their ungodly behavior (Ezekiel 20:18-19). If a parent demands a child to act in a manner contrary to God s commands, the child must choose to obey God rather than their parent (Acts 5:29). The rapid increase of divorce often forces children to honor one parent and to disrespect the other. Psychologist Sigmund Freud provided an excuse for a generation to blame all of their problems on their forbearers. Does this entitle us to practice bitterness, contempt, and negligence towards our parents? Honoring Parents Doing What Benefits the Family Why would God exhort us to honor our parents? The family represents the basic building block of society. The stability of the family defines the community. The principles of honor, respect, and obedience are first expressed in the home. These principles contribute to a healthy society that fosters development of the whole person. The Bible gives examples of families that honored God and were greatly blessed (Genesis 7:1; 9:8-10; Acts 10:1-3).

5 Page 5 of 15 Honoring Parents ( continued There is a relationship between honoring parents and honoring God. Parents are God s representatives, who are given the responsibility of wisely disciplining their children in His place (Proverbs 1:8; 22:6; Ephesians 6:4). A father s care for his child is likened to God s care for His children (Deuteronomy 8:5). A mother is to be a wise and loving counselor to her children (Proverbs 31:26-28). Honoring Parents Doing What Honors God Honoring parents is a vitally important obligation that Jesus practiced. Every year, Jesus accompanied His parents to Jerusalem for the Passover Feast. After the Feast, Joseph and Mary left to return home by caravan. After a day s journey, His parents realized Jesus was missing. It might seem that Jesus did not honor His parents wishes that He remain with the caravan. Yet we know Jesus never sinned. Even His rebuke towards His mother was gentle and respectful. Jesus clearly made the distinction between His relationship with His Heavenly Father and His earthly parents. Yet Jesus went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient [giving honor] to them...even though He was committed to being in His Father s house (Luke 2:43-51). One of Jesus last acts upon the cross was done in fulfillment of our Lord s obligation to honor His mother. As the oldest son, the care of His mother was His responsibility. Apparently Mary was widowed, therefore, Jesus released her to the disciple whom He loved to be part of his household (John 19:25-27). We never outgrow God s command to honor our parents. Both our actions and attitudes should reveal our real motive for honoring our parents to bring honor to God. When a child honors an unbelieving parent, the parent is honored by a believing and obedient child. The child trusts in the loving purposes of a Sovereign God (Romans 8:28). By caring for our elderly parents, we also follow Jesus example. Honoring parents requires that we preserve their dignity as much as possible. Assisting them with household matters, errands, and health issues should never be considered burdensome, but an opportunity to be the hands and feet of Jesus, honoring the One who comforts us (2 Corinthians 1:3-4). The Greek word for honor is timao which means to prize; to fix a value upon; to revere. Honoring parents may not always be simple, pleasurable, or even reasonable. However, denying service or relief to parents is the same as cursing [speaking evil of] them. God will not honor those who disobey Him (Proverbs 20:20; Matthew 15:4). Yet, our obedience to God s commands yields great kingdom rewards. When we choose to honor our parents, our Heavenly Father promises that we will enjoy an abounding, long life on earth (Ephesians 6:3).

6 Work Day at Camp Burnt Gin June 2, 2018 Page 6 of 15 Pictured: Judy Langley, Celeste Sherer, Peggy Benton Pictured: Judy Langley, Marie Aimone, Celeste Sherer, Elizabeth Jones, and Peggy Benton

7 Page 7 of 15 ]LLunch Together at Camp Burnt Gin Pilot Club of Bennettsville making a donation to Camp Burnt Gin (Jincey and Vivian Lee, Marie Aimone, Donna and Rachel Skipper

8 Page 8 of 15 Pilots making sure all camp information is ready! Watering thirsty plants!

9 Page 9 of 15 Clean Up! Everybody pitching in! Do More, Care More, Be More!

10 Page 10 of 15 Folding lots of shirts! And still more shirts!

11 Page 11 of 15 Dwayne Durham always s faithful and supportive Co-Pilot!

12 Page 12 of 15 Thank you to all the generous Pilots who donated flowers, soil, and flower pots! What a great way to cheer up the cabin entrances. Good job Peggy and Judy! Flowers being planted it takes all hands on deck!

13 Page 13 of 15 It takes the efforts of each Pilot to make our events a success.

14 Page 14 of 15 Working together to get the job done!

15 Page 15 of 15 Pool clean-up! Service with a Smile!