The last two days of camp have been truly extraordinary! God is working in ways greater than we could have imagined and it is only day three. To help you get in on the action here is what your students are doing during a typical day at camp.
Students gather early in the mornings for breakfast and then precede out to Squirrel Park to spend some quiet time alone with God. Afterward they go to worship God at our Morning Celebration Service. While many of our students are running on less than normal amounts of sleep, our morning worship continues to be one of the most high-energy points of the day. There is hunger among our students for the things of God and they are focused each time they come into the worship services.
Following that, students have been discussing the deep spiritual needs of their life in small groups with their peers and camp leaders. Questions and discussions are led on how to apply principles that the students have learned from the previous night's talk to their everyday life. Lunch is up next! Camp food has been good and the cafeteria ladies have expressed that this group is one of the most kind and encouraging groups they have ever encountered.
The early afternoon is a time of fun as students get together with their REC teams and practice their "LipSync", which they will perform Thursday night. Then, they charge out on to the REC field for games. Tuesday was Water Day (pictures can be seen below). Wednesday was Field Day. Students have competed with a positive attitude and a whole lot of team spirit.
The late afternoon is a time to decompress with free time before going to dinner and eventually to worship. Students have enjoyed good times hanging around "The Hawk's Nest" and performing for "Transformed's Got Talent." The field was narrowed to nine on Wednesday and the final winner will perform Thursday night for all campers from the main stage in McDowall Columns Hall.
The Big Event of the evening is worship. As I walked out of the service yesterday evening I was stopped by our camp speaker, Alex Himaya, in the hallway. He said, "This student ministry is never going to be the same. The group in there tonight is not the group that came Monday. God is moving." Truly God is moving. Please continue to pray for our students to worship as God draws them closer to him through the preaching of his word and songs of praise. The students that you dropped off on Monday will be different than the students you pick up tomorrow. Please pray that God would help to sustain them and apply the things that they've learned as we come home on Friday.
Thanks for your continued prayers. We look forward to seeing you all at the Celebration Service at First Baptist Norfolk, in the Sanctuary, at 3PM Friday afternoon.
Living the Mission --
Steve Browning
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