greetings from nw iowa!

this week we are recovering an old mcclellan family tradition: the okoboji lakes bible and missionary conference. founded in 1935 by dr. r.r. brown, the conference has been a part of our family as long as i can remember. it's a chance to be together as a family, and when you hail from colorado, nebraska, arkansas, iowa and kentucky that is no small thing. i got to play golf with my brother, spend a day on the lake with the whole family and have a tavern at bob's drive-in.

okoboji has had some giants preach in past years: a.w. tozer, r.e. letourneau, harry ironside, and harold john ockenga. recent years have seen ravi zachiras, josh mcdowell, richard allen farmer and franklin graham. i'm thankful for a few days to get away and get recharged. i'm thankful for 71 years of God's people meeting in this place.