Camp 2012: Day 2

Hey everyone!

I am sorry I didn't get to post an update last night. We were all exhausted! It was a long, hot, tiring day, but our group did great and we are already seeing God work in some powerful ways.

I don't know if you have been able to listen in on the nightly messages, but JR Vassar (our camp speaker) is bringing the Word to these students. JR doesn't shy away from the truth that these students need to here. Last night he confronted the narcissistic culture that we, and especially these students, live in. It hit many of our group deeply when confronted with the idea that we often seek our own glory over the glory of God. So we have been challenging the students to investigate that further in their own lives. We're asking them to identify what ways they glorify themselves over God.

It was a great time at worship! We also had fun in the sun yesterday. Both our groups competed in the "Adrenaline Rush" rec games. It was chaos, but tons of fun. From giant "Dare Jenga" (where the group had to pull a jenga piece and do whatever was listed on it, such as build a human pyramid) to something called "Turkey Ball" where teams tried desperately to keep a massive 8-foot in diameter beach ball from hitting the ground. Lots of laughs, lots of team work.

I have to reiterate, your kids are AWESOME! I am so blessed to have such a respectful group of young people. So now you know they have it in them! We have had one or two hiccups, students misplacing things, not reading the schedule properly and ending up in the wrong place, or being WAY too noisy when people are trying to sleep (I'm betting several of you are thinking of your kid right now, and you're probably right!) but all-in-all when we address these things these students have been very responsible to correct their behavior and continue having fun.

I couldn't be more proud. Thank you for trusting me with your sons and daughters. I hope you are all having a wonderful week. I will post again tonight.

Lastly, if you haven't had an opportunity to send your son or daughter a letter via Student Life's website, I really encourage you to do so. I know you might think, "Well he/she doesn't want to be bothered by me. I am going to give them their space." But I have students looking at me waiting for me to call their name with camp mail. It means a lot to them, so send them some encouragement. You can click the link below to do this.

Also if you would like to you can purchase them a shirt or a gift certificate if you would like.

Click Here to go to the Student Life North Texas "Experience Page"