Yesterday was a great day – not much time to tell you about it – much to do but two great messages – one by Blake Hickman about being corporate in a body of believers and the other by Pete to listen to God’s conviction and turn from things that pull us away from God and to serve Him and share Christ with purpose!

Much fun was had.

Enjoy the pictures!

Ask your students lots of questions!

Continue to pray for all of those who pack up and travel home tomorrow!  And for the youth to keep their focus on Christ alone in the days ahead.

After seminars was free time where many things happened – blobbing, swimming, water basketball, tubing, the finals in the basketball tourney happened – ask your student if they played in the tourney.  I did and lost in the quarter finals – bummer!  I got to talk to one student during this time that struggles with being regretful over the past and fearful over the future.  We talked about how God has all of that under His wing and this student had decided that he should concentrate on today and not the past or the future….a good lesson for us all.

After free time was dinner, lasagne, salad, cake, veggies, fruit – you can eat them in what ever order you want or mix them up if you want!  Then back to worship and teaching where Pete spoke on how we were created as a masterpiece by God long before we even were a twinkle in our parent’s eyes.  He created us and has purpose for us.  He desires for us to understand how fearfully and wonderfully made we are and to live in Christ’s image as we walk and breathe and move each day.  Not just on Sundays or at Bible study but everyday! Wish you could have been here – the worship was heavenly.  Wish you could taste and see your students as they experience this and please pray that they can not only experience it here but bring it home.  Ask about the family group flags and the neat wall mural that was unveiled during worship behind the flags!

After worship, teaching and then another family group meeting, it was time for the Hawaiian 4th of July!  Because our luao got rained out, we combined the two and had an amazingly fun night of dancing and dunking counselors and staff in the dunking booth and jumping on inflatables and eating snow comes, cotton candy, popcorn, hotdogs and luao fruit (pineapples, watermelon, cantelope, grapes)!

We finished the night with fireworks!  What an amazing night!  Pray for us as we have our last day!  Pray for spiritual growth, protection from injuries, life decisions to be made today that will influence the world for Christ, fun to be had, etc.

Thank God for the Chris and Miriam Gardner, who are the camp directors, and have done an amazing job planning and putting their lives and hearts into this week for your students!  They are truly amazing!  Have a wonderful day and enjoy the many pictures!

Here are the details:

Host Home: Melissa Flowers

Address: 9813 Rockledge Dr Raleigh 27617

Let me know if you have any questions: jessicagriffith7@hotmail.com

Yes we learned a lot and family groups are breaking down the message even deeper – helping the kids to apply the message to their lives and ask questions that they really want to know about.  Wow!

But there is more – not only did we learn a lot but we had tons of fun yesterday!  The first bit of fun started in recreation with the high schoolers playing a major game of the Big Fris – it is a frisbee game that is crazy and chaotic but way fun!  The middle schoolers had an equally awesome time of relays – family group against family group. Today they switch.

Then lunch and then the students went to topical seminars.  These included topics like: relationships, Is Christ the only way?, Leadership etc.  These were led by some of our counselors but also many of our pastors came down for yesterday and today to lead these seminars and have fun with the students!

After seminars came the big challenge.  At camp this week are 6 members of a soccer team that won the State Cup for their age group this year.  Steve Wright, one of the pastors, challenged the girls to a soccer game.  He was allowed to assemble a team and the girls picked up two players.  Just ask Mr. Wright the outcome.

Then off to free time, dinner, worship, family time and then a crazy tradition at camp – skit night!  Much fun and laughter was had  as each family group presented a skit.  As this was finishing the rain came again and after grabbing a quick snack the students hurried back to their dorms.  Whew!

Some pictures are added above from the days activities. I am having an issue with my photos from the skits.  Will try to fix it and upload them later.  Sorry.  Enjoy the others!

Now it is a new day – still don’t see any activity….enjoy the many pictures from yesterday!

Monday Evening:

Tuesday Morning:

UPDATE: Got the talks from last night and this morning up and online.

Tuesday Evening:

Wednesday Morning:

David New shared scripture from 3 John 1 with the group last night…”Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.  For I rejoiced greatly when your brethren came and testified of the truth that is in you, just as you walk in the truth.  I have no greater JOY than to hear that my children walk in truth.”   The last verse was one of our strongest prayers last night echoed among all gathered…that the youth would walk in truth.  Not only at camp, but in their home, school, workplace, extracurricular activities, etc.

We are coming boldly before Christ, making requests known to Him and praising Him for His goodness over all of those at camp!

Now it is before breakfast on Wednesday morning and it is a new day!  We are so excited about the students learning and growing more today as well as all the fun that is to be had today and tonight at skit night!