Camp Challenge Blog

We were at Camp Challenge Monday, July 13 thru Friday, July 17, 2009. We had four challenging but fruitful ministry there at camp. We had around 30 junior kids.

Evangelist Ron DeGard was the speaker this week. He did a wonderful job of preaching and teaching. He kept things interesting for those easily distracted kids. Mr. DeGard taught about different characteristics we can learn from various animals. He made balloon animals and then taught the lesson.

One kid, named Johnny that was in Marshall’s cabin had some very interesting quotes. When Marshall asked him how much of your sin did Jesus pay for? He thought about it and then replied “apparently quite a bit.” One of the days we had spaghetti for a meal when Johnny looked up with his huge blue eyes and said with all the ernesty he could muster:”Did you know that it’s almost impossible to tell the difference between spaghetti and baby rattlesnakes? The only difference is that rattlesnakes have little brown spots on their back and a tiny snake head. So if your ever eating spaghetti by a snake hole in the south, be careful” This camper and several more trusted Christ as their personal savior. Those who made professions of faith are as follows: Johnny, Tristan, Isaiah, December, Helen, Suzanne, and Olivia. There were also some that dedicated their life to Christian service, and they are as follows: Sarah and Isabella. Please pray for these new believers to grow in faith and knowledge of God and that they might be discipled from God’s Word. Also pray for those that dedicated their lives to Christian service that they might follow through to the end.

The camp like I said was very challenging but that’s the way of things. We need to see these kids as God sees all of us. God loves each any every one of us and does what is best. May we see others in that light, not accepting their sin but showing them the way to God through Christ in a loving and gracious fashion.

In Christ’s Grace
Joshua Hendricks