Elementary Camp Wrap-up

“Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus EVERY KNEE WILL BOW, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

~ Philippians 2:5-11 ~

Our last plane filled with little ones from our elementary camp just took off. While we are missing them we are overwhelmed with gratefulness that seeds of God’s Word were planted in the hearts and minds of each campers, and we trust it will not return void. 

This year we welcomed thirty-one campers from Tanana, Galena, Ruby, Huslia, Grayling, Selawik, Kobuk, Eagle River, and Fairbanks. These little ones showed great enthusiasm and participation in all the activities (they especially loved the sandbar) and sessions. At the start of the week we set out to continue with the aim of proclaiming Jesus as the Lord over all things (simplifying the terminology a little we referred to Him as “the boss of everything”). Campers brought their Bible’s to each session and were engaged in the preaching and the cabin devotions. Many of them asked good questions and a few professed faith in Jesus Christ.

Our prayer is that as we watered and planted that God would supply the growth. Salvation is a supernatural work of God that He alone can accomplish and we pray that even from a young age these kids would be saved and follow Jesus fully as the Lord of their lives. We also pray for the young one’s who professed faith in Christ going home that they would continue in His Word.