I forgot to post last night before going to bed... Last night Chris (with help from his wife Jenn) continued speaking on the Armor of God, relating the story of his daughter Jayden.What we knew so far was that Chris and Jenn had discovered that their unborn daughter, just a few weeks before her scheduled birth, was diagnosed with a rare form of dwarfism - a condition, that due to the size of her chest cavity, would give the baby only a 1% chance of survival. However, after some additional testing (and prayer by many on the family's behalf) the doctors were surprised to discover that Jayden DID have some lung tissue and the chance for survival had become 50/50. This Chris, explained, was his and Jenn's opportunity to stand firm in God's power (as our Ephesians 5:11,12 passage teaches.) All around us are forces of evil that seek to do battle against us. In Chris's situation, the Enemy tried to get him to believe the lie that Jayden's condition or her potential death was the result of his sin, that he was not standing right before God. The truth of God is that He has declared us RIGHTEOUS because of Jesus Christ. Because Jesus died for us, He has taken away our sin and so we wear the Breastplate of Righteousness which protects our heart from being discouraged by Satan's weapons. We have more to hear of Chris and Jenn's story, but I'll post as that unfolds in the messages.
More pics are up; yesterday, many tried the zipline in addition to the pool, archery and climbing the giant trees. There were many crazy games and crafts to go with all the learning about Jesus. I'll post again later.
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