After a long day of traveling on the busses, we finally arrived to what would become our "home away from home" for the week! Students were thrilled to jump off the bus (even amidst the drizzling rain), and head inside to search out their rooms. Once in their rooms they found several surprises that had been carefully placed, which were waiting for them on their beds! Moments later, pizza was delivered to each of their rooms allowing them to relax, unpack, and get settled in before heading to worship!
Our first worship service was full of excitement as Severely Yours, our band for the week, kicked things off with powerful worship! Students had fun playing, "Movie in a Minute" in which three of our rec teams competed against one another by acting out scenes from a popular movie and tried to get the crowd to guess what movie it was. Finally, our beloved pastor, Pastor Kevin, preached a gospel-filled message which reminded our students that God is the author of our lives. With several students making decisions to commit their lives to Christ, it was certainly a great start to what is sure to be an incredible week!
Last night our students congregated on the beach, in the rain, to conclude the evening by competing against each other in our very first "Beach Wars." They were tasked with digging up a puzzle in which they had to carefully flip to find a map on the back which lead them out to find their team flag on the beach. Once they had their flag, an energy-filled game of capture the flag ensued. The rain didn't seem to bother our students at all as they played -- we discovered we have some very competitive students who crave the thrill of victory.
Today we will experience our very first "full" day of camp, and "full" it most certainly will be! Starting off with a morning celebration service, and stellar break-out sessions we're excited about what God desires to teach our students today! Please be praying specifically that the hearts of our students would be open to what God wants to teach them while they are here. Also, please pray that they continue to be flexible and enjoy having fun at the beach, even in the midst of cloudy, rainy conditions!
Feel free to check out the
live webcam of the beach this afternoon, as (weather permitting) the beginning day of our volleyball tournament will be taking place during free time. (4-5:30pm) Who knows -- maybe your student will even look up and wave to you! :-)
While your students are away, please join us in praying for the following things today:
1. Pray that God would give us a clear day, weather-wise, free of lighting and thunder.
2. Pray for our Breakout leaders as they begin leading students to think through different aspects of their faith.
3. Pray for your student (or any student you may know), by name, asking that God would help them go "ALL IN" with Him this week.
