As most of you will know, each year the Moreton Rivers Presbytery runs the children’s holiday program Day Camp. For many years now Day Camp has been making a big difference in the lives of children across our community and this year was no different.
One of the constant themes in my conservations with both the children and leaders from Day Camp 2013 is that this year has been the best Day Camp yet. This is very exciting to hear and something that we can be very proud of. I say we because Emmanuel has also has a long tradition of supporting Day Camp.
Not all of us were involved on site, but we were overwhelmed with offers for donations to craft activities as well as the all important ministry of cooking treats for the leaders to enjoy during their down time. On top of this there were a number of people who helped out greeting children and their parents with a friendly smile and a hot drink. I’m also well aware of the many people from Emmanuel who support this ministry in prayer.
Then there were of course the many leaders from Emmanuel who willingly gave up their time and energy (and being a leader at Day Camp requires a lot of energy!) to go out to the Triple C Camp Site and be with the children all week.
One of the privileges of my role here at Emmanuel is to travel with our young people as they continue growing into the people God is calling them to be. It has been great to hear the many stories of the wonderful job our young people did during Day Camp. As the campers returned home from their long day of fun I was thrilled to hear the excitement and passion in the voices of our young leaders as they shared what God had been doing throughout the day.
Often we hear stories of young people for all the wrong reasons so it’s important to remind ourselves of the good stories as well. The future is in good hands.
Well done Day Camp Leaders!
Grace and Peace
Harlee
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