PYV West Camp 2016 - Day Three

PYV Summer Camp features our own radio show each night. West Camp 2016 has introduced a morning radio show, and it's been a great way to start each day. Tim and Rebecca, supported by the tech skills of Ryan, are providing a fun and informative show with news of the day, weather, (most of which almost resembles reality) and interviews. This has been a good thing to do.

Before Cameron spoke today, we read from John 3 - the visit of Nicodemus to Jesus. Here's an interesting thought - many of us could be like Nicodemus; i.e. we've grown up with the religious life around us and know it all very well, we could even speak well about Jesus, but still need something more. Here in this great chapter we see that the Kingdom of God is open to the world that God loves, and to enter this kingdom you must, and can, be born again. "Don't just set your sight on the new kingdom. We need new people with new hearts." And the Spirit of God provides us with this.

Our studies today brought us to what I think is a confronting chapter of Scripture - John 11. Here we see the story of Lazarus being raised from the dead, which sounds amazing, and it is. But within this story we also see the grief of a family who have been torn apart by death. As we considered this amazing story, and as we discussed the statement of Jesus "I am the resurrection and the life" we were able to see that while death is nothing to be celebrated, it is also nothing to be feared.

After lunch we were out enjoying this beautiful setting, with the adventurous ones walking up to the Pinnacle and back to camp, others heading out for some shorter walks, and a few wandering into the town of Halls Gap for a relaxed stroll and probably an ice-cream.

Before dinner, Sarah led a group in a workshop on prayer. It has been good for our teenagers to learn a bit more of what the Bible teaches about prayer.

Dinner was, once again, magnificent and plentiful. We pray for our daily bread, and we have been answered abundantly.

Tonight, many attended a repeat performance of the workshops from last night and then enjoyed some free time to chat, sit around the camp fire, burn marshmallows, drink hot chocolate, or play some games.

Tomorrow, sadly, is our last day. Already.