In worship today we did what you are probably doing at your church too. We sang songs of praise to our Lord Jesus, we were encouraged by the testimony of one of our leaders, we heard the Scriptures read and then heard those passages applied. Vinesy is preaching from Proverbs on the topic of wisdom, and here we are being encouraged to seek wisdom. Today we were reminded of the reality of consequences that come from foolishness. Lord, help us to be wise in what we do.
During morning tea the group here for training left for their day of learning. I'll say more about this group in a separate post.
The study today was about our comparing the joy that comes from a good action and the joy that comes from a bad action, which might sound odd at first, but you probably know what we mean. The consequences of negative emotions which are uncontrolled is something that will rob us of any joy. These are good lessons for teenagers to learn.
Quiet time is always interesting. It's good to see people sitting quietly reading the Bible and considering what this passage means. Today was looking at the letter of James, gaining wisdom from what God has said and then putting that wisdom into practice.
Fish and chips for lunch today was great! So much food.
The afternoon activity was a treasure hunt. Teams were given a series of clues which would lead to a picture. The full list of pictures and clues would lead to . . . well I don't actually know what it would lead to. The two people who are helping me write this were in teams that didn't finish the treasure hunt. They tell me the clues were very hard. But it was a good walk around the campsite.
During free time in the afternoon, there was the opportunity to gather for a prayer meeting. It's always encouraging to see people praying together, but particularly so when it is happening at a youth camp.
The theme for the camp this year is "Toy Story" so the costumes came out for the camp photo today. Once again, there were some magnificent costumes amongst the campers and leaders, so we want to give a big shout out to the mums who worked really hard to help get these things together. (Of course, some dads might have helped too.)
After dinner we really kicked on with the theme and watched the movie. For some of us it's been a long time since watching this classic film, and it was good to hear some of these lines again.
"This isn't flying. This is falling with style."Now it's time for people to head to bed. It's a cold night, and this might help us all to sleep better. We'll find out in the morning.
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