Camp Theme and Bible Study

Our focus of study this week at camp has been the Millennium Development Goals (MDG's) that were set by the United Nations in the year 2000 to eradicate injustices around the world. The goal is to achieve them by the year 2025. To that end, our camp theme has been COUNTDOWN and our theme verse comes out of the Message paraphrase and it says: “Time is up. God's Kingdom is here! Change your life and believe the message” -Mark 1:15

Each day, your kids have attended Bible study and discussed stories in the bible where Jesus was clearly interested in the welfare of others. Jesus' example should be our motivation to respond.
The eight areas that the UN has identified are these:
1. Eradicate Extreme Poverty & Hunger.
2. Achieve Universal Primary Education
3. Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women
4. Reduce Child Mortality
5. Improve Maternal Health
6. Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other Diseases
7. Ensure Environmental Sustainability
8. A Global Partnership for Development

Your kids have heard some alarming statistics and tackled some topics that are hard to digest. I pray you will engage them in conversations when we get home. I also encourage everyone to attend our share time on August 10th immediately following the second service. You have some amazing children and they have something to say!!

Choices

On Monday the students participated in their Choice acitivity. Daniel Hughes is in a track called Echo. It is for students who are exploring what it would look like to be a vocational minister. The first day, his group talked about baptism and even got to "baptize" each other in the poolElijah, Samara and Alyy are participating in Faith and the Arts. This is where the students explore their expressions of faith through the artistic gifts God has given them.

Tanner is in Recess. They are discussing God's purpose and lessons learned through "rec"reating and play.

Heather and Rachel both worked in daycares set up in low income neighborhoods. They did things such as face painting, bible storying, singing, etc.
Each morning begins with high energy morning celebration and bible study.

Stay tuned for more....

First Two Days

Our Passways team arrived safe and sound Sunday evening after a brief delay for keys locked in a car during a bathroom stop:P
Sunday evening consisted of a quiet, simple worship service, a large group time of fun and interaction, and group devotions.

Monday the students participated in their Bible study groups and then headed out to their ministry/mission groups. The afternoon had some down time and rec time. There was a worship service in the evening, followed by a fun event, and then group devotions.

Our students are all split up on different teams. I think some of them were a little surprised by that, so you can pray for them as they step outside their comfort zones and meet other students. Otherwise, it sounds like the college-style accomodations and food are nice. I hear that even though everybody has a room and bed, some of our guys have built a fort with their mattresses and are sleeping on the floor?!?! I don't get it...Sammy reminded me that I'm not a 13-year-old guy:)
The camp experience seems to be balanced with worship/Bible study, fun/recreation, and mission/ministry. Pray that our students and adults experience God in each of those venues this week.

Passways and Wingate, here we come!

Beautiful Wingate University will be our home for the next week while we attend Passways Camp of Choice. You can begin praying for us as we travel 350 miles tomorrow to begin our week of discovering God in new ways. Thank you for all your support and stay tuned here for more to come....

One Week and Counting.....

Hey PCC Family!

On July 20th, fifteen youth and adults will leave for Wingate University for Passways Camp.

You can check this blog everyday to see what cool things we are doing and how God is moving in and among us.

Camp will also be posting on their website:

http://www.passportcamps.org/, click on the Youth tab, choose "camp photos", Wingate University and finally....click on July 20-25. The password is: Mission Offering