Jr. High Wrap Up

Jr. High Wrap-up

“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. He is also head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything. For it was the Father’s good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in Him, and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross; through Him, I say, whether things on earth or things in heaven.”

~ Colossians 1:15-20 ~

Kokrine Hills Bible Camp is an odd place without campers. Our staff feels the sting of our campers having left the Jr. High Camp, but we are eagerly anticipating the arrival of many teen campers today. Of course we rejoice in the Lord that the gospel was preached and many seeds were planted and the campers returned home safe and sound.

As for the Jr. High Camp, this year was an exceptional group of campers. We were overjoyed to have just under 70 campers, much more from villages like Buckland, Galena, Selawik, Kobuk, and Huslia. Many returning campers came and many first-time campers as well. At first it can be hard to adjust to a new environment but it was impressive to see counselors and campers bond quickly, and so many campers be attentive during 10 sessions of preaching. All participated in daily bible memory verses, and cabin devotional time.

The Lord blessed us with rain keeping us indoors a lot but gave us a greater appreciation for the glowing sun as we enjoyed waterslides into the Yukon and a beachy sand bar. The annual KHBC Olympics kept us busy throughout the day and those who excelled in Bible memorization, basketball, rifling, obstacle course, and speed stacking were given honor (and candy) at the final award ceremony.

Our primary focus and emphasis here is on the Word of God. We know that it is God’s word that is prefect for converting the soul and that the Scriptures alone give us the wisdom that leads to faith in Jesus Christ (Ps 19:7; 2 Tim 2:15). The theme of our preaching this camp season is Jesus is Lord. Many in our day tip their hat to Jesus, but don’t bow their knee to Him in a joy filled life of surrender and submission. Jesus confronted this kind of attitude all throughout His ministry, so we chose His own words for our theme verse printed on the t-shirt, “Why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?” We started the week with the reality that Jesus is Lord over all things and ended the week with a focus on His Lordship over all the problems of life. By God’s grace the campers were attentive to the Word and engaged in the cabin devotions.

We are confident that Jesus is the Lord of salvation and He graciously grants repentance and forgiveness to all who come to Him. The seed of the Word was spread on many soils this last week. Pray that God would give the growth and draw many to Himself. So that they may know and trust in the Lord Jesus and serve Him all of their life.