Creekbank Stories Curt Iles, Storyteller

Part 6  The Camp Years     In 1992, I faced another crossroads in my life. I had a total of 14 years in education, and was poised for good things.   My mentor and camp manager at Dry Creek Camp was retiring after 26 years.  DeDe and I began praying about my applying for this job. She reminded me that …

  Part 5  This is the fifth installment of an autobiography I was required to write for our upcoming mission position. I share it with no pretense of it being self-glorification.  It is simply a timeline of God’s faithfulness in our lives.  I have written it with a transparent and honest spirit. The weaknesses are all mine… the triumph belongs …

In three earlier posts (found below in this blog) I shared about my growing up in Dry Creek. It’s now 1974 and time for college.   I chose to attend Louisiana College, our state’s only Southern Baptist college.  The next five years (I strategically crammed four years of college into five.) were a key time in my life. I found …

So our friends and readers can know what’s going on, here are frequently asked questions concerning our upcoming journey to Africa as well as our writing, plans, and dreams. When are you going? DeDe and I will first go for two months of training in Virginia. (Oct. 15-Dec.15).  We’ll return home for the holidays and leave for Uganda on January …

HOME PAGE FOR THE JOURNEY  ESTATE SALE       It’s official.  DeDe and I are leaving Dry Creek. Don’t feel sorry for us.  We feel we’re following God’s leadership to at least two years in Africa. We plan to travel light and that’s where our Estate Sale comes in.  We’re cleaning out our empty next before leaving. It will …

This page is for readers who want more. Stay tuned to http://www.creekbank.net.  We’ll be adding photos, trivia, and extra stories.    

Part 3 of Curt’s Story 1970 onward   During my freshmen year of HS, I had a strong sense of that something was missing in my life.  There was a void that nothing seemed to fill and a spiritual fever that I couldn’t quite put my finger on. It was at this time that I began seriously reading the Bible …

Yesterday, we started the journey on my required 10 page autobiography.  This is part 2.  Click on the previous blog post to read part 1. Part 2   A tragic event occurred in 1958 that impacted my family when my six-year-old uncle was run over and killed.  I was two and don’t remember the event but it has affected my …

Part of our application process to serve with the International Mission Board was writing a 6-10 page “autobiography.” My wife DeDe looked at this requirement and shook her head.  “There’s no way I can write six pages about myself.” Curious Curt had a different reaction.  “How can I limit it to ten pages?” That’s why we make such a good …

Updated 1April 2013 2013 Life Plan as of 30Mar2013  on file: 2013April_My Life Plan_Iles.docx Curt Iles     What Matters Most: PIN 1. My Jesus-Walk   I want to chase hard after Jesus.  Haraka haraka!            2013 Key Verse: “When they saw the courage of Peter and John and how they were uneducated common men, they took note that …

  I seek to live by six defining words.  It helps keep me focused and purposeful.  Here are my current words as of August 2012. I’d love to hear about the words you’ve selected.  

Here are notes, quotes, and drawing from my current notebook.  It’s the 58th journal I’ve kept.           Every leader must be a reader. I’m a “LLL.”  Life Long Learner.  It means I must constantly be reading and listening.                                     …

    This chapter is from our upcoming short story collection,  Christmas Jelly.  It contains two of the most powerful stories on forgiveness I’ve ever heard. May Ruth and Biggie’s stories touch you as they have me.   On Forgiveness   Forgiveness: the greatest gift to give. You can receive it. You can give it. It’s the gift that keeps …