"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." As much as we like to learn wise sayings or principles to guide us in life, wise living begins when we place our trust in Christ. His Spirit then lives inside us, guiding us, teaching us, and enabling to make wise choices in the face of a world hostile to godly wisdom. The campers are learning these truths through song, through teaching in chapel and in their Walk the Talk sessions. Today, we talked about what makes a good friend - a friend who is not leading you astray but one who encourages you as you make wise choices. Our speaker Jim Woolard has lots of stories that help show the importance of having this wisdom in our lives. We are looking forward to hearing the end of the story he told this morning; he left us another cliffhanger to go along with Carol's missionary story one.
Last night was the carnival. Throughout the years at Lightseekers Camp, we have had several different fun midweek activities: movie nights, talent shows, night games to name a few. But, as far as I know, this was the first time we planned a carnival with a bouncy house and an inflatable giant slide. They also played ring toss, shooting arrows through rings, milk bottle toss, ping pong ball games and much more. Each station awarded prizes to the campers and it was a fabulous, although exhausting time.
Tonight is our last night of camp and will be a night of decisions. Some kids will be deciding to ask Jesus to be their Savior while others will seek to walk more closely with Him. There might be tears of confession and squeals of delight as students experience God's love in a new or fresh way. Please pray for us this evening. It is for God's glory that we do Lightseekers Camp, not just because it's fun or that the kids get to be away from home. No, we work all year preparing so that children will encounter God, some for the first time, more deeply than ever. Pray that God would stir little hearts to respond to the invitations.
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