Lightseekers 2015 Wrap-up Continued

Wednesday continued: That night Chris' point was, "Jesus is SPEAKING TO YOU THROUGH PRAYER" with Philippians 4:6,7 as our evening's verse. He spoke about the burdens we carry in this life, particularly  the burden of our sin. Jesus wants us to give Him all these burdens in prayer so that He can carry them for us. He has already taken the burden of our sin and nailed it to the Cross. He offers a new life those who bring their sin to Him and give their hearts to Jesus. Chris asked those who wanted to do that to place their hand over their hearts to show that this was what they were deciding. A little later, he asked those who perhaps had made that decision previously before coming to camp to indicate if they wanted to reflect the Son by living for Jesus in the way they act by also putting their hand over their heart.We didn't just leave it there though; after a night game in which the campers "exposed the darkness", the campers met with their individual churches to meet with their leaders to discuss the decisions that were made that night. So many indicated that in fact, they had made decisions to follow Christ. (While I do not know the total number of children giving their hearts to follow Jesus, I do know that there were 19 from two churches who had indicated this. Praise God!)

Thursday: Our last full day of camp had the point that "Jesus is LORD." Colossians 1:17-18 was the verse for that day. Chris spoke about distractions that can keep us from following God and how if we try to mix following God with following what the world along with our friends want, it won't "taste" very good. We best reflect Jesus as Lord when we don't allow these worldly things to get in the way. Along with our usual day of fun, we had a special time after dinner of enjoying some inflatables (bounce house, giant slide, obstacle course). After this time, we went to chapel where we worshiped, Carol wrapped her story with a challenge to shine for Jesus and we then dedicated ourselves to reflecting our lights for Jesus.

Friday: Sadly, this was our time to pack our stuff and wrap up our week. Chris (via video) reminded us of all that we learned, point by point. We saw the campers really do get what it means to "Reflect the Son." Lives were changed forever by this week, many new children of God were born into His family. Our final offering total for the week was revealed and the kids gave over $800 for next year's scholarships. This is the end of Lightseekers Camp 2015, but God will continue to work in and through those whose lives were impacted by this week. We thank all the Design Team members, leaders, counselors, Missionary Kids and volunteers who worked so tirelessly to bring it together. Until next year...