CAMP2013 // Recap Post #5

CAMP2013 Recap Post #5
By: James Copeland

       As a leader, camp can be quite a whirlwind.  With months of prep work that ramps up to 2-3 really busy weeks, just getting to camp with everything in order can be exhausting.  But then, camp starts….and it is one of my favorite moments.  Students arrive, unpack the bus, eat dinner, and get settled in their rooms, all of which can be a little chaotic.  Then, the students enter the main room for worship.  We have done our work, prayed, prepared, and are ready for camp to begin.  Typically, we welcome the students, give a few rules and details, and then we begin to worship.  It is at that moment that as a leader, I begin to rest.  To be still.  As the students begin to engage in worship, and God’s presence becomes evident, all of the planning and prep seems to make so much more sense.  In essence, camp is about preparing a time and place for students to engage with the Living God.  To experience Him and know Him in ways that they never have known before.  That is why we do camp.  At CAMP 2013, we saw just that.  As students experienced the Lord, they responded to Him.  I know that the seeds that were planted in students hearts at CAMP will continue to grow and bear much fruit!