Great Week of Camp

English Camp ended today.  I enjoy camp every year but this year was one of the best.  For me it was the focus on Jesus during our meetings that I really enjoyed.  Every year we share the Gospel but this year was different because every meeting was a different story about Jesus and the people that He encountered.  We tried to take the view of the disciples and what is must have been like to see Jesus do and say the things He did.  With such a strong focus on the person of Jesus, it centered all of the conversation squarely on who He was and what that means for us.

Many of the students shared that they had never heard these stories about Jesus.  Several said that they definitely wanted to continue to learn and see who this Jesus is.  There were even a few that said that they wanted to begin to follow Jesus with their life.  This all was definitely answered prayer.  Even those who seemed hardened to the truth of Jesus all left knowing who Jesus is and that they need to make a choice about what they are going to do with him in their own life.  They know that it is a decision they need to make and to not make a decision is to decide.

The team is doing great.  They have all done a fantastic job.  Tonight we took some much need time to relax and experienced the Estonian sauna and some grilling out.  There is not a better way to recover from a week of English Camp.  As I type this, the team is all already in bed, which is great because this is a 2-3 hours earlier bedtime than the last couple of nights.  I am going to go join them in sleep.  Tomorrow morning we are back at it as we are doing day one of two in our children’s program.

Good night!