We started out this morning with worship -- the song "10,000 Reasons" by Matt Redman is a favorite out here. I love the words to this song, and it's pretty simple so hopefully we can introduce it to one or two of the Wisconsin camps. I think this group of people sings louder than any other camp I've been at, which is absolutely wonderful for me and my fellow worship leader. During work crews, I worked with 4 of the kids/teens to come up with a skit about the day's theme -- "Keeping in touch with God." We ended up putting together our own version of Family Feud for a fun way to present our ideas for how and how not to communicate with God.
Survey says: prayer, reading your Bible, fellowship, worship, going to Church
A few answers that weren't accepted: Facebook, Skype, SnapChat or Instagram, texting, and putting
God on your phone's speed dial
During today's study, I sat in with the teen group. We discussed prayer, and the study leader gave them an acronym to remember what to pray for, as well as verses to go along with it. Here's the acronym, along with a very brief description of what we talked about.
P= praise; we should praise and thank God for all the blessings during our day
R= repent; acknowledge your sins and ask for God's forgiveness
A= ask; ask sincerely for what you think you need, and ask for others in your life as well.
Y= yield; submit to God's will for your life, and ask Him to use you to yield good fruit in your life
I really like this acronym; I think it's a great reminder because all too often I focus too much on the "asking" while it should only be a portion of my daily prayers. There is so much to thank God for each day, and by following this model or similar ones in the past, I have noticed that with the "praise" first I spend so much time on the positives that happen each day and become much more conscious of all that is good in my life.
In the second half of the study time, we worked on Cardboard Testimonies. For those of you who haven't seen these done, here's the basic concept. Each person gets a small piece of cardboard, which is chosen as a material because it represents humility. On the front side, a short message about a struggle we've faced is written. On the back, we write how God has helped us through it. There is no talking; we simply present the written words to speak for themselves. I've done this activity before, and it always amazes me how you can never judge a person by how they appear on the surface. Everyone has some amount of hurt inside -- some more than others -- and faith is what gets each of us through our trials. Without faith, our struggles would seem so hopeless, but when we trust in God, it is clear that he never gives us more than we can handle at a given time. We presented these at night along to the song, "How He Loves" by David Crowder Band.
One of the things I have enjoyed the most about being out here is the fellowship with such great people. Each of them has such unique experiences, and there is such room for growth and new perspectives in interacting with all of them. All of us just enjoy our time together when with each other, regardless of what we're doing. I was glad to be able to get to know many of the teens better, as well as some girl bonding time in the tent later that night (:
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