Last overnight camp - angels in the afternoon, David in the evenings.

Hey all -

 So Jr. Boys overnight week is over! These young men were 9-12 years old and FULL of energy and things to talk about. Seriously, they talked a lot. 

Thankfully though - I had a really great cabin. The boys behaved quite well, listened fairly well and were quiet as soon as the lights went off. I really am/was thankful for such a good group of boys. 

The mud pit was a pretty big hit with everyone, only a couple of boys sat out. I personally really love the mud pit...there's just something great about getting covered in mud and playing tug of war over a mud pit that is simply great. 

This week in afternoon chapels the boys (and day camper girls) learned about angels and Lucifer! Such solid teaching here at camp! The campers have learned that God is omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient (last week)!! I think the boys really enjoyed and got a lot from learning about the creation of angels and the fall of Lucifer. After taking the angelology class at school I felt fairly comfortable talking to the boys about angels and demons while having knowledge of the subject. In the evenings we went through King David's life from child (slaying Goliath), as king (wanting to build a temple for God), as a sinner (his sin with Bathsheba) and as a fugitive (when Saul was hunting David).

We are so blessed to have Uncle Keith here to teach and prepare the curriculum. He's going to teach the entire Bible chronologically within four years here at camp! Such amazingness!

Please keep praying for the campers who will be coming for day camp throughout July, for us counselors who are old and get tired and for the staff to continue having servants' hearts and that God would continue to bless the camp and the families who trust us with their children.

Hunted

The above is a picture of my cozy home...at least, it was my hiding spot for about an hour during the counselor hunt. It was cramped, muddy...and surprisingly not very buggy. Then again...any bugs (or other critters) that were in there were hopefully scared away by me because they didn't show their faces/feelers/claws/fangs. Those pipes you see - they're water pipes, the main water pipes for the camp. I was warned not to break those pipes...cause not only would I be wet but (more importantly) the camp's water source would be disrupted. So, you can imagine how carefully I tried to be in there - I certainly didn't want to be the one to blame for a lack of water throughout the entire camp. Breaking the pipes is probably frowned upon.

Upon being in this little hole, I read for most of the time (I brought a flashlight with me). About forty minutes into the counselor hunt I had already had several groups of campers walk over the lid of the hole, stomp around a bit and inquired of each other where they thought I was hidden at. Ha, you can imagine me smiling as I sat underneath them while they tried to figure out where I was at.

Think about this - I was hiding for a game but what if I was hiding for my life? What if I was being hunted because of my religion? For my belief in Christ? How many believers would give up their entire life in order to hide and spread God's Word? And how many would pretend or even denounce the name of Jesus to continue to fit into society?

I am afraid to think of it but I fear that the time where Christianity will no longer be tolerated is fast approaching. Unlike today where Christ is scorned and made fun of - in the future speaking the name of Christ or congregating as a Christian become illegal. What then? Do we blend in and rely on the grace that has saved us and we live to survive comfortably? Or do we hide to survive so that we can risk our lives again to proclaim the message of Jesus?

Would you hide in a hole - for hours (or days) on end - to get a chance to share an illegal message that would alter where a single soul would spend eternity?

Would you?

A Single Look Can Break Your Heart

Ok, wow. 

Haven't been round this part of town for a while. January by the looks of things...ah, oh well. =) No one reads this anyways. I'll have to start writing good things and maybe promote this a bit. Yeah..we'll see how that goes.

So update: 

 Freshmen year of school is finished. The school  year was good, trying and difficult at times, but good. This summer I have the privilege of serving at Bancroft Bible Camp as a counselor (and staff when there are no boy campers, like this week for girls' week!). 

The summer has been good. Been able to get to know the people who work here at camp, their families and the campers (obviously). 

For now, this'll do. 

More will come.

Promise.