PYV North Camp 2017 – Day 3

Our second morning at camp is a beautiful spring morning, and when you get out of the room on a day like this, you know it’s going to be a great day. That was the thought and we weren’t disappointed.

The day began again with a leader’s meeting, then a prayer meeting before breakfast. One of the great things about breakfast on the final day of camp is that everything needs to be eaten, so eat as much as you like. Two of the boys on my table took up the challenge and had cereal, toast, then four servings of baked beans.

In our worship sessions we have been hearing about some of the key statements of the Reformation – grace alone, faith alone, and Christ alone. Today we read from Romans 4 and were confronted with the wonderful reality of faith alone. Abraham believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness. This example is relevant for us today too – we can simply believe God.

Luke Brownley has spoken clearly and passionately to make the gospel of Jesus clear to those who are here at camp. We are grateful to him for his work before camp to prepare, his work at camp to proclaim that message, and his discussions with leaders and campers on the camp. We also thank Kathryn and the family for joining him at camp.

If you have had someone from your family or from your church at this camp, please ask them about Luke’s messages and what they have learned from that. You could also ask what they have experienced at camp.

Morning tea was great (though I missed out on the hot chocolate) and then we moved into our study groups. We believe that the discussions that have happened in these groups will have an eternal impact.

 

Before we went into lunch, there was a final team activity for the camp. Each team chose one ice-cream container. Each of these had a shirt inside. The race was to be the first team to have someone wearing that shirt. It sounds pretty simple at this point, but these containers had been filled with water and then frozen. I learned that not all materials thaw evenly. One team had a heavy cotton shirt that took so much longer to get out and get on. Perseverance can be a good thing, even if it doesn’t win you anything.

Over lunch, we said “Thank You” to our kitchen team, Anne Harvey and Louise Griffiths. They have been amazing over this weekend and have provided good food in great quantities. I should note that they spoke about those who came into the kitchen to offer to help in any way. Those volunteers were a great help. We thanked the leaders, the executive team, the campers, and finally we thanked Sherif & Lauren Mehanni, our camp conveners. They certainly brought together a great team of people to contribute to this camp. 

Thank You Everyone.

This North Camp has been absolutely fantastic. It has been our biggest north camp, and the campers and leaders have enjoyed the weekend together. If you have been praying for us over the camp, I thank you for doing so. Please keep praying for what God will do with all that has happened.