The concept for the camp objective comes from 2 Timothy 2:22, and the idea of fleeing youthful lusts in pursuit of righteousness, faith, love and peace, and doing so in community with fellow believers. The older I get the more realize what an important phase of life “youth” is, not to mention its level of difficulty. You aren’t allowed to act like a child anymore, but have not yet earned the respect and maturity of an adult. You have enough freedom to make decisions that will impact the rest of your life, but often lack the wisdom to do so with proper insight and forethought. You are being introduced to many things, good and bad, for the very first time, and have to think fast in many instances.
My dream is for our Holiday Youth Camps to be a time to bless the youth with an opportunity to retreat into a safe environment, where they can take inventory and ask questions, and where they can be presented with wisdom from God’s word as it relates to their everyday lives. May God bear fruit in our efforts, and bless us with wisdom as we proceed!
To be continued…
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| The back of this year's camp t-shirt (with thanks to the Edmond COC "YMCA" Bible class!!) |
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