I have been privileged this summer to be able to be around some of our brightest young actors while working with the Lost Colony. Paul Greene’s outdoor drama, The Lost Colony, tells the story of the first attempt at a permanent English settlement in the new world.
Greene shows how they were brought here by Portuguese seaman, sailing for England, Simon Fernando (portrayed at on the left by born again Christian Micah Lyons).
He shows how they came to a new land only to meet with hostile natives.
But each step of the way Green shows that the colonist approached each new adventure with prayer and faith in the Almighty Father. Though the colony became lost, we know what was not lost: Their faith. The last word of act one is, “Amen.” Act two ends after a rousing speech that culminates with the words, “Into Thy hands……” Followed by, “Amen.”
Today American is on the verge of becoming a colony lost of its faith. Where the Lost Colony carried their faith through their every move and looked to God for strength, we seldom have time to look to God. We have for the most part removed a God that was very real to our forefathers from most aspects of our everyday life. In many instances we have relegated an hour on Sunday morning to the Father (with most of us giving up on that). The colonist knew that no matter what their situation, be it starvation, disease, cold winters, attacks by native Americans, that they “could do all things through Christ which strengthened [them]” (Philippians 4:13). Yet, in our busy world the simple “strengthening” of the Father is over looked.
We look to this easy way, or that foolproof way when all we have to do is look to the Father that gives us life. We have become engrossed in all the “self help” methods so our conscious is always turned to “self” and not to the God who can help. Isn’t it about time we stop depending on self and becoming a colony lost and start depending on Him and becoming a colony found?
Thank you Lord for allowing me to be among some of our fine young people this summer. Some Christian (my niece Alex Cohoon-kight a drama major and Josh Schauder a drama major both born again Christians pictured at the left) some still searching. I was able to see that while it seems we are becoming a Colony Lost, we don’t have to be. Their are still some keepers of the dream.
My brother Micah Lyons is a theatre major in Texas. He is starting a film company that will produce Christian movies. Please keep Micah in your prayers as he endeavors to do the work of Lord. Drop him a line of encouragement at mjlyons40@yahoo.com
and stop by and see his website for Breath Of Life Productions.
Until next time May The Good Lord Bless And Keep You: All Y’all!
Bobby Cohoon
North Carolina, USA
cohoon@embarqmail.com
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