In 2018, East Camp is at Camp Rumbug (not a great name but
the campsite setting is stunning) near Foster in Gippsland. Our theme for camp
is Gold and the studies and talks are about God’s wisdom as it is found in
Proverbs. It has been amazing on day one to see the links between our theme and
our topic. The Bible uses gold or treasure as both a symbol of wisdom and as a
contrast. We have seen how God’s wisdom
is a great treasure but that it is also worth far more than physical gold and
is available to everyone.
After all leaders and kids had arrived and were registered,
day one began with an introductory session, where we introduced the executive
team and other key leaders, talked about the camp rules and encouraged the kids
to get excited about finding real treasure that lasts for eternity!
Then after a delicious lunch we started our activities. We
are in seven teams all represented by a different jewel and colour so naturally
each team had to decorate a team flag with their jewel in the middle. Following
that the teams competed in some epic tug of war (always a winner) for points
that will add to their tally across the weekend.
Our first full session was focused on how a right fear of
the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and that wisdom is not just knowing what is
right, but doing what is right. That it is not just knowledge but knowing God’s
ways and living them out. Our studies followed on from this and were full of
lively discussions. Some more lively than others but everyone seemed engaged.
To finish off the day we had some enthusiastic team games
involving balloons and stomping (and loud bangs and cheering)! We also had some
memory games where the teams had to remember some specific sequences and be the
quickest team in order to score points.
Our remaining talks over the next two days are about being
wise (God’s way) with money and words.
Can’t wait!
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